#1 of 30 Things To Do in Blacktown
Sydney Olympic Park
Sydney
~10.61 miles from Blacktown city center
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#2 of 30 Things To Do in Blacktown
Australia National Maritime Museum
Sydney
~17.97 miles from Blacktown city center
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#3 of 30 Things To Do in Blacktown
Done Sydney Observatory
Sydney
~18.09 miles from Blacktown city center
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This is Australia's oldest observatory and one of the most significant sites in the nation's scientific history, also listed as heritage. It's located near Sydney's historic Rocks district and close to the famous Sydney Harbour Bridge. The Observatory comprises a virtual reality 3-D space theatre, exhibitions, a lecture theatre and many more.
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#4 of 30 Things To Do in Blacktown
Sydney Aquarium
Sydney NS
~18.20 miles from Blacktown city center
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#5 of 30 Things To Do in Blacktown
Luna Park (Sydney)
Sydney
~18.21 miles from Blacktown city center
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#6 of 30 Things To Do in Blacktown
The Rocks
Woolloomooloo Bay
~18.25 miles from Blacktown city center
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#7 of 30 Things To Do in Blacktown
Downtown Business District (Neighborhood)
Woolloomooloo Bay
~18.31 miles from Blacktown city center
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#8 of 30 Things To Do in Blacktown
Darling Harbour
Woolloomooloo Bay
~18.32 miles from Blacktown city center
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Darling Harbour, a locality of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is a large recreational and pedestrian precinct that is situated on western outskirts of the Sydney central business district. The locality extends northwards from Chinatown, along both sides of Cockle Bay to King Street Wharf on the east, and to the suburb of Pyrmont on the west. Cockle Bay is just one of the waterways that makes up Darling Harbour, which opens north into the much larger Port Jackson.
The precinct and its immediate surroundings are administered independently of the local government area of the City of Sydney, by a New South Wales state government statutory authority, the Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority.
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#9 of 30 Things To Do in Blacktown
Sydney Convention Centre
Woolloomooloo Bay
~18.32 miles from Blacktown city center
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#10 of 30 Things To Do in Blacktown
Powerhouse Museum
Sydney
~18.33 miles from Blacktown city center
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#11 of 30 Things To Do in Blacktown
Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA)
Sydney
~18.33 miles from Blacktown city center
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#12 of 30 Things To Do in Blacktown
Sydney Town Hall
Sydney
~18.37 miles from Blacktown city center
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#13 of 30 Things To Do in Blacktown
Circular Quay
Woolloomooloo Bay
~18.44 miles from Blacktown city center
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Circular Quay is a locality in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the northern edge of the Sydney central business district on Sydney Cove, between Bennelong Point and The Rocks. It is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney.
Circular Quay is made up of walkways, pedestrian malls, parks and restaurants. It hosts a number of ferry quays and a train station.
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#14 of 30 Things To Do in Blacktown
Chinese Garden of Friendship
Sydney
~18.45 miles from Blacktown city center
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The Chinese Garden of Friendship (Chinese: ??) is a Chinese garden in Darling Harbour and close to Chinatown in Sydney, Australia. Modelled on the typical private gardens of the Ming Dynasty, the garden offers an insight into Chinese heritage and culture.
The Chinese Garden of Friendship was designed by Sydney's Chinese sister city, Guangzhou in China. Sydney's Chinatown complements the area's already rich Chinese heritage and culture. The gardens were officially opened in 1988 as part of Sydney's bicentennial celebrations and they were named the Garden of Friendship symbolising the bond established between China and Australia.
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#15 of 30 Things To Do in Blacktown
Pitt Street Mall
Sydney
~18.53 miles from Blacktown city center
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#16 of 30 Things To Do in Blacktown
Queen Victoria Building
Sydney
~18.53 miles from Blacktown city center
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#17 of 30 Things To Do in Blacktown
Customs House
Sydney
~18.53 miles from Blacktown city center
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The Customs House is an historic Sydney landmark located in the city's Circular Quay area. Constructed initially in 1844-1845, the building served as the headquarters of the Customs Service until 1990. Ownership was then transferred from the Commonwealth Government of Australia to the City of Sydney Council in 1994, when it became a venue for exhibitions and private functions. After being refurbished in 2003, it has also become the new home of the City of Sydney Library.
The ground floor of the building houses a 4.2m x 9.5m scale model of Sydney's CBD, viewed through a glass floor. The model was built by Modelcraft in 1998 and weighs one tonne. Images of the various versions of the building across its history are also displayed.
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#18 of 30 Things To Do in Blacktown
Museum of Sydney
Sydney
~18.58 miles from Blacktown city center
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#19 of 30 Things To Do in Blacktown
Sydney Tower
Sydney
~18.60 miles from Blacktown city center
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#20 of 30 Things To Do in Blacktown
Sydney Opera House
Woolloomooloo Bay
~18.62 miles from Blacktown city center
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#21 of 30 Things To Do in Blacktown
University of Sydney
Woolloomooloo Bay
~18.65 miles from Blacktown city center
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#22 of 30 Things To Do in Blacktown
St. James Church
Sydney
~18.67 miles from Blacktown city center
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#23 of 30 Things To Do in Blacktown
Government House
Sydney
~18.68 miles from Blacktown city center
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#24 of 30 Things To Do in Blacktown
State Library of New South Wales
Sydney
~18.69 miles from Blacktown city center
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#25 of 30 Things To Do in Blacktown
Sydney Parliament House
Sydney
~18.69 miles from Blacktown city center
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#26 of 30 Things To Do in Blacktown
Hyde Park Barracks Museum
Sydney
~18.73 miles from Blacktown city center
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#27 of 30 Things To Do in Blacktown
Chinatown (Sydney)
Woolloomooloo Bay
~18.81 miles from Blacktown city center
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The current location is the third in Sydney to be known as Chinatown. In the late 19th century, it was located in the Rocks area of Sydney and later moved to the area near Market Street at Darling Harbour. By the 1920s, it began to be established in its current location. Chinatown is centred around Dixon Street, a pedestrian street mall with many Chinese restaurants, and with a Paifang at each end. At the eastern side, running parallel with Dixon Street, are Sussex Street, which has a number of shops, and George Street, one of Sydney's main thoroughfares. At the eastern end of Chinatown, at the corner of George Street and Hay Street, there is a sculpture made from a dead tree trunk; named Golden Water Mouth, it was said by its instigators to bring good fortune to the Chinese community. Other streets and lanes within Sydney's Chinatown include Factory Street, Goulburn Street, Little Hay Street, Kimber Lane and Thomas Street.
At the southern side of Chinatown, next to Hay Street, a large complex called Market City has been built, behind the walls retained from the site's old produce markets. It contains a modern shopping centre, restaurants, boutique shops, a cinema complex, and a Friday-to-Sunday produce and flea market trading as Paddy's Market, as well as a large residential high-rise building.
Unlike the Chinatowns in some other countries, Sydney's Chinatown has been relatively free of crime and hygiene issues. However since there are many skyscrapers in Sydney, there are some concerns within the Chinese community about the building height restrictions imposed by the image-conscious local government authorities.
There are also satellite Chinatowns that have emerged in the past two decades in several Sydney suburbs such as Cabramatta, Ashfield, Hurstville, Eastwood, Campsie, Parramatta, Chatswood, Burwood and Flemington. But Sydney's Chinatown still remains a major focus for the Chinese Australian community.
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#28 of 30 Things To Do in Blacktown
St Mary's Cathedral
Sydney
~18.83 miles from Blacktown city center
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#29 of 30 Things To Do in Blacktown
Australian Museum
Sydney
~18.88 miles from Blacktown city center
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#30 of 30 Things To Do in Blacktown
Centerpoint (AMP) Tower
Woolloomooloo Bay
~18.89 miles from Blacktown city center
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Sydney Tower (also known as the AMP Tower, AMP Centrepoint Tower, Centrepoint Tower or just Centrepoint) is Sydney's tallest free-standing structure, and the second tallest in Australia (with the Q1 building on the Gold Coast being the tallest). It is also the second tallest observation tower in the Southern Hemisphere (after Auckland's Sky Tower, though Sydney Tower's main observation deck is almost 50 m (164 ft) higher than that of Auckland's Sky Tower). The Sydney Tower is a member of the World Federation of Great Towers.
The tower stands 305 m (1,001 ft)[1] above the Sydney CBD, being located at 100 Market Street, between Pitt and Castlereagh Streets. It is accessible from the Pitt Street Mall, and sits upon Centrepoint (to which the tower is often referred), an office and shopping centre development. The tower is open to the public, and is one of the most prominent tourist attractions in the city, being visible from a number of vantage points throughout town and from adjoining suburbs.
While AMP managed the Centrepoint shopping centre, the tower was officially referred to as "AMP Tower". After the Westfield Group took over ownership of Centrepoint in December 2001, the name was changed to Sydney Tower. Locals almost always refer to it as Centrepoint Tower.
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