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(65 Katoomba St; mains $10-17; breakfast & lunch)
This heritage-listed 1916 cafe is Katoomba's
undisputed art deco masterpiece, filled with dark wood and classical reliefs. It's not one of
Katoomba's better cafes, but sampling handmade chocolates in its salubrious surrounds is
a compulsory Blue Mountains experience (Bob Dylan and Ginger Rogers both seemed to
enjoy themselves). Wander through to the
Great Gatsby
-esque mirrored cocktail bar at
the rear.
MT VICTORIA
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With its isolated village vibe, National Trust-classified Mt Victoria was once more influ-
ential than Katoomba. At 1043m, it's the highest town in the mountains. Crisp air,
solitude, towering foliage and historic buildings are what bring you here.
VILLAGE
MEGALONG VALLEY
OUTDOORS
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(Megalong Valley Rd)
The only Blue Mountains gorge you can drive into, Megalong Valley is a
straw-coloured slice of rural Australia - a real departure from the quasi suburbs strung
along the ridge line. A 15km road snakes down from Blackheath through pockets of rain-
forest; it's mostly well-surfaced, but gets rougher towards the end.
dells, stands of mountain ash and sun-stained sandstone cliffs.
RED HANDS CAVE
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The section of Blue Mountains National Park southwest of Glenbrook contains Red
Hands Cave, an Aboriginal shelter with hand stencils on the walls dating to between 500
and 1600 years ago. It's an easy, 7km return walk southwest of the
Glenbrook Visitor
Centre
(
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
8.30am-4pm Mon-Sat,
8.30am-3pm Sun)
.
LEURALLA NSW TOY & RAILWAY MUSEUM
( 4784 1169;
www.toyandrailwaymuseum.com.au
; 36 Olympian Pde, Leura; adult/child $14/6, gardens only $10/
5; 10am-5pm)
Leuralla is an art deco mansion set amid 4.9 misty hectares of handsome
English gardens. The house is a memorial to HV 'Doc' Evatt, a former Australian Labor
Party leader and the first UN president. Kids love the toy and model-railway museum
(everything from Barbie to Bob the Builder). Cross the road to check out the awesome
valley view.
MUSEUM, GARDENS
EVERGLADES
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GARDENS
