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Sydney is the largest city in Australia, located some 10 km to the south-east from Balmain. The capital city Canberra is in 330 km to the south-west. According to the latest census, the population of Sydney is about 4,627,400 people, making it the largest city in Australia. Many people visit Sydney to experience its gardens and zoos.

The nearest airport Sydney Intl (IATA: SYD) is about 20 km away.

Must see attractions in Sydney

1. Chinese Garden of Friendship
The Chinese Garden of Friendship (simplified Chinese: 谊园; traditional Chinese: 誼園) is a Chinese garden in Chinatown, Sydney, Australia. Modelled after the classic private gardens of the Ming Dynasty, the garden offers an insight into Chinese heritage and culture.

2. Taronga Zoo
Taronga Zoo is the city zoo of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Officially opened on October 7, 1916, it is located on the shores of Sydney Harbour in the suburb of Mosman. Taronga Zoo is managed by the Zoological Parks Board of New South Wales under the trading name Taronga Conservation Society along with Dubbo's Taronga Western Plains Zoo.

3. St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney
The Cathedral Church and Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Mother of God, Help of Christians (colloquially, St Mary's Cathedral) is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney and the seat of the Archbishop of Sydney, currently Anthony Fisher OP. It is dedicated to the " Immaculate Mother of God, Help of Christians" Patroness of Australia and holds the title and dignity of a minor basilica, bestowed upon it by Pope Pius XI on 4 August 1932.

4. Bondi Beach, New South Wales
Bondi Beach (pronounced " BOND-eye" or /'bɒndaɪ/) is a popular beach and the name of the surrounding suburb in Sydney, Australia. Bondi Beach is located 7 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Waverley Council, in the Eastern Suburbs. Bondi, North Bondi and Bondi Junction are neighbouring suburbs.

5. Luna Park Sydney
Luna Park Sydney (originally Luna Park Milsons Point, also known as Sydney's Luna Park) is an amusement park, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Luna Park is located at Milsons Point, on the northern shore of Sydney Harbour.

6. Sydney Opera House
The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre on Bennelong Point in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was conceived and largely built by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, who in 2003 received the Pritzker Prize, architecture's highest honour. The citation stated

7. Art Gallery of New South Wales
The Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW), located in The Domain in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, is the most important public gallery in Sydney and one of the largest in Australia. The Gallery's first public exhibition opened in 1874. Admission is free to the general exhibition space, which displays Australian art (from settlement to contemporary), European and Asian art. A dedicated Asian Gallery was opened in 2003.

8. Darling Harbour
Darling Harbour is a harbour adjacent to the city centre of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is also a large recreational and pedestrian precinct that is situated on western outskirts of the Sydney central business district. Originally named Long Cove, the locality extends northwards from Chinatown, along both sides of Cockle Bay to King Street Wharf 3 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 n…

If you have already seen Sydney, there are still plenty of things to do on the outskirts of the city. Are you fancy to travel around a bit? Here is our list:

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Chinese Garden of Friendship

The Chinese Garden of Friendship (simplified Chinese: 谊园; tra

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Taronga Zoo

Taronga Zoo is the city zoo of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney

The Cathedral Church and Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Mother of

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Bondi Beach, New South Wales

Bondi Beach (pronounced 'BOND-eye', or /'bɒndaɪ/) is a popular beach a

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Luna Park Sydney

Luna Park Sydney (originally Luna Park Milsons Point, also known as

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Sydney Opera House

The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre on

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Art Gallery of New South Wales

The Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW), located in The Domain in

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Darling Harbour

Darling Harbour is a harbour adjacent to the city centre of Sydney,

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Australian National Maritime Museum

The Australian National Maritime Museum, a maritime museum operated as

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Museum of Contemporary Art Australia

The Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (abbreviated MCA), located in

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Hillsong Church

Hillsong Church is a Pentecostal megachurch affiliated with Australian

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Sydney Harbour Bridge

The Sydney Harbour Bridge is a steel arch bridge across Sydney

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Powerhouse Museum

The Powerhouse Museum is the major branch of the Museum of Applied

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Hyde Park, Sydney

Hyde Park, the oldest public parkland in Australia, is a

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The Westin Sydney

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Grace Hotel

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Adina Serviced Apartments Sydney Martin Place

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Centrally Locate with City Skyline views - A2502

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Light Filled Sydney Central Apartment - A2504

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Spacious Apartment in the Heart of the CBD -A1803

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City Lodge Hotel

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Wynyard Hotel

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