Must-see attractions in New South Wales

  • Hargraves Lookout

    Blue Mountains

    Seven kilometres southwest of Blackheath, this offers super vistas from the edge of the Shipley Plateau out over the Megalong Valley.

  • Borenore Karst Conservation Area

    New South Wales

    Bushwalking trails, picturesque picnic spots and karst caves are all highlights at this nature reserve, located 17km west of Orange.

  • Cowra Regional Art Gallery

    New South Wales

    This humble regional gallery has a small permanent collection of local and Australian art and hosts regular visiting exhibitions.

  • Pat Morton Lookout

    Byron Bay & Northern NSW

    This lookout on Lennox Head itself, immediately south of the turn-off to the town, is a great spot for whale watching in winter.

  • King Edward Park Obelisk

    Newcastle

    The obelisk at the top of King Edward Park provides sweeping views over ocean and city.

  • Pioneer Park Museum

    Southern NSW & The Murray

    North of town, with a re-creation of an early Riverina village and an exhibition on the history of winemaking in the region.

  • Brangayne of Orange

    New South Wales

    A boutique winery and cellar door specialising in cool-climate boutique wines produced from single-vineyard grapes.

  • Printhie

    New South Wales

    Located 33km northwest of Orange, the cellar door of this small winery is celebrated for its sparkling varieties.

  • Clarence River Historical Society

    Byron Bay & Northern NSW

    Based in pretty Schaeffer House (1903), this little museum displays treasures liberated from attics across town.

  • Southern Highland Wines

    Southern NSW & The Murray

    Cellar-door sales, tastings and a restaurant specialising in regional Italian flavours (mains $28 to $40).

  • Orange Botanic Gardens

    New South Wales

    Not as manicured as you'd expect. All the same, a nice spot of greenery with a few walking trails.

  • Bellevue Hill Lookout

    New South Wales

    Head to this lovely lookout for great views over Cowra, especially lovely at sunrise and sunset.

  • Lambing Flat Folk Museum

    New South Wales

    This quirky museum has exhibitions about rural life in the region in times gone by.

  • Memorial Hill Lookout

    New South Wales

    This lookout atop Memorial Hill offers great views over Parkes and surrounds.

  • Wollundry Grove Olives

    Southern NSW & The Murray

    Award-winning olive oil and table olives. Visiting only by appointment.

  • Merimbula Aquarium

    South Coast NSW

    Get to know your wrasse from your kingfish at the aquarium beneath the very good seafood restaurant Merimbula Wharf. It's an educational, if not very…

  • Neild Avenue Maze

    Sydney

    This tiny maze of thigh-high hedges hides behind a gargantuan plane tree on a Paddington backstreet, squished into a cranny between a textile showroom and…

  • Clontarf Cottage

    Sydney

    Balmain’s jacaranda-filled streets contain dozens of historically significant buildings, most of which are privately owned. The squat, shingle-roofed…

  • Hampton Villa

    Sydney

    Balmain’s hibiscus-scattered streets contain dozens of historically significant buildings, most of which are privately owned. The most notable is this…

  • Parramatta Square

    Sydney

    This $2 billion project is the centrepiece of Parramatta's major redevelopment and features office towers, a university campus and public space, built to…

  • Dr Mary Booth Reserve Foreshore Walkway

    Sydney

    Squeezed between the Harbour Bridge and the politicians, the diminutive Dr Mary Booth Reserve Foreshore Walkway offers great views of the Opera House and…

  • Breakwater Lighthouse

    South Coast NSW

    Presently more of a landmark than an attraction, this heritage lighthouse on the harbour was built in 1871 (and switched on the following year). It was…

  • Cahermore

    Sydney

    Balmain’s hibiscus-studded streets contain dozens of historically significant buildings, most of which are privately owned. Darling St has Cahermore,…

  • Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences

    Sydney

    One of the key pieces of Parramatta's riverside development will be this museum, which will move much of the collection of the current Powerhouse Museum…

  • Nowra Museum

    South Coast NSW

    In the former police station (1901), a 30,000-item collection is packed into a small museum of local history.

  • Surry Hills Library

    Surry Hills & Darlinghurst

    This beautiful modern library and community centre is sustainably built and on a busy Surry Hills corner. Libraries are cool again and locals have taken…

  • Bega Valley Regional Gallery

    South Coast NSW

    This small regional gallery adjoining Bega's library hosts high-calibre temporary exhibitions featuring the work of artists from around the South Coast.

  • Waterman’s Cottage

    Sydney

    Just up from the ferry slip, this cute sandstone cottage was built in 1841. It's one of many historic houses of this era scattered through Balmain.

  • McIlveen Park Lookout

    New South Wales

    This lookout on the edge of Inverell has impressive views and is a good spot for a picnic.

  • St Mary’s Hall

    Sydney

    This brick former church hall, built around 1851, is in a rather dilapidated state.

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