Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Sydney, Australia

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 9 sights
Distance 3.8 km
Ascend 117 m
Descend 72 m

Explore Sydney in Australia with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Sydney

Sight 1: Chinese Garden of Friendship

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Chinese Garden of Friendship

The Chinese Garden of Friendship is a heritage-listed 1.03-hectare (3-acre) Chinese garden at 1 Harbour Street, in the Sydney Central Business District, City of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Modelled after the classic private gardens of the Ming dynasty, the garden offers an insight into Chinese heritage and culture. It was designed by Guangzhou Garden Planning & Building Design Institute, Tsang & Lee, and Edmond Bull & Corkery. It was built between 1986-1988 by Gutteridge Haskins & Davey, the Darling Harbour Authority, Imperial Gardens, Leightons, and Australian Native Landscapes. The gardens were added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 5 October 2018.

Wikipedia: Chinese Garden of Friendship (EN), Website

319 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 2: Tumbalong Park

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Tumbalong Park David Petit / CC BY-SA 2.0

Tumbalong Park is a park in Darling Harbour, Sydney, Australia. The park was designed using native Australian foliage decorated with fountains as an urban stream. The name "Tumbalong" is from Dharug as spoken by the Eora people and means "place where seafood is found".

Wikipedia: Tumbalong Park (EN), Website

781 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 3: Capitol Theatre

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Capitol Theatre

The Capitol Theatre is a heritage-listed theatre located at 3-15 Campbell Street, Haymarket, in the Sydney central business district, Australia. It was designed by Henry Eli White and John Eberson and built from 1893 to 1928. The property was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. The former circus venue, atmospheric theatre and market venue in owned by Capitol Theatre Management Pty Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Foundation Theatres Pty Limited. Foundation Theatres owns the Sydney Lyric and Capitol Theatre.

Wikipedia: Capitol Theatre, Sydney (EN)

409 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 4: Christ Church St Laurence

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Christ Church St LaurenceSardaka 07:57, 6 September 2011 (UTC) / CC BY 3.0

Christ Church St Laurence is an Anglican church located at 814 George Street, near Central railway station and Haymarket, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is the principal centre of Anglo-Catholic worship in the city and Diocese of Sydney, where the Anglicanism is predominantly Evangelical in character. Anglo-Catholicism is manifested at Christ Church St Laurence by an emphasis on the sacraments, ritual, music and social action, all of which have been prominent features of Anglo-Catholicism since the 19th century.

Wikipedia: Christ Church St Laurence (EN), Website

299 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 5: Belmore Park

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Belmore Park

Belmore Park is a public park at the southern end of the Sydney central business district in the Australian state of New South Wales. Adjacent to the Central railway station, the park is bounded by Hay Street, Eddy Avenue, Elizabeth Street and Pitt Street. The area was previously known as Police Paddock and was part of a section of Crown land which included the Police Barracks, Devonshire Street Cemetery, Female Refuge of the Good Samaritan, Benevolent Asylum and a common.

Wikipedia: Belmore Park (EN)

628 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 6: Harmony Park

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Park is Harmony Park in Australia. It is located in the state of New South Wales, in the southeastern part of the country, 250 km northeast of Canberra with the capital. 47 meters above sea level is located in Harmony Park.

Wikipedia: Harmony Park (parke sa Ostralya, State of New South Wales) (CEB), Website

903 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 7: Sydney Gay and Lesbian Holocaust Memorial

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Sydney Gay and Lesbian Holocaust Memorial Koala:Bear / CC BY-SA 2.0

The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Holocaust Memorial Project was founded by a group of community activists. Over the years they raised funds and decided, with South Sydney City Council, on the site at Green Park in Darlinghurst, in Sydney, Australia. Darlinghurst is considered the heart of Sydney's gay and lesbian population. Green Park is adjacent to the Sydney Jewish Museum, which ensures that the memorial retains its historic meaning.

Wikipedia: Sydney Gay and Lesbian Holocaust Memorial (EN)

55 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: Sydney Jewish Museum

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The Sydney Jewish Museum is a history museum located in the Sydney suburb of Darlinghurst. It showcases exhibits relating to the Holocaust, the history and achievements of Jewish people in Australia, and issues of social justice, democracy and human rights in an Australian context. Emphasis is placed on documenting the lived experiences and individual stories of Holocaust survivors and Jewish-Australians, through the presentation of personal objects and testimonies.

Wikipedia: Sydney Jewish Museum (EN), Website

443 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 9: Stables Theatre

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The Stables Theatre is a 105-seat theatre in Darlinghurst, Sydney. The intimate theatre has a kite-shaped stage.

Wikipedia: Stables Theatre, Sydney (EN), Website

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