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Hyde Park Barracks Museum (Queens Square, Macquarie Street, Sydney) — In June 1819 the Hyde Park Barracks opened to house convict men and boys working in government gangs, and over the next three decades as many as 50,000 convicts passed through its gates. With the end of transportation, the building was converted to a hostel […]

Gold Coast Wax Museum (56 Ferny Avenue, Surfers Paradise) – this is Australia’s largest museum of its kind (displaying over 110 life-life wax figures, copies of the British Crown Jewels, and artifacts from Australia’s history. Come face to face with Presidents and former Prime Ministers, Entertainers, members of the Royal Family, Dictators, and many others […]

Fort Denison (located off of Sydney harbor) – during the early days of Australia’s colonial period, this was originally a prison island. During the 1850s, concerns over the defense of Sydney harbor prompted the local authorities to convert it into a fort (naming it after the Governor of New South Wales province at that time). […]

Cadman’s Cottage (110 George Street, The Rocks, Sydney) — built in 1816, Cadman’s Cottage is one of only a handful of Sydney buildings that remain from the first 30 years of the area’s colonization. It was named after John Cadman, who was a convict in 1798 and who lived in the cottage until 1846. Over […]

Australian National Maritime Museum (2 Murray Street, Sydney) — Australians are closely linked to the sea through commerce, defense, exploration, immigration, adventure, sport and play. Australia’s oceans and waterways have influenced the locals and their development…as well as who they are. The museum captures these themes with fascinating artifacts, lively exhibitions, fun activities and even […]

Australian Museum (6 College Street – opposite Hyde Park, Sydney) – this is the country’s first museum (established in 1827). Along with collections of natural science and cultural artifacts, this museum is also known for its indigenous studies research, as well as exhibits of the continent’s unique animals (including dinosaurs – with a section of […]