If You Like - Sydney - page 37

Views
Sydney Tower Eye Towering over absolutely everything, there's no better place to get an
overview of the entire city. ( CLICK HERE )
Orbit Order a cocktail and enjoy the vista from the rotating bar at the top of the Australia
Square tower. ( CLICK HERE )
Mrs Macquaries Point Jutting out into the harbour, offering the best ground-level views
of the Opera House and the city skyline. ( CLICK HERE )
Observatory Hill Trudge up from The Rocks to this grassy knoll and gaze over Walsh
Bay to the inner harbour. ( CLICK HERE )
Sydney Park The hill at the centre of this Inner West park offers an intriguing perspective
of the city and, in the other direction, Botany Bay. ( CLICK HERE )
Waverley Cemetery A great spot for gazing out to sea and shouting 'thar she blows'
whenever you spot a whale. ( CLICK HERE )
Industrial History
Powerhouse Museum The building once generated power for the tram network and is
now a shrine to technology. ( CLICK HERE )
Cockatoo Island The detritus of defunct shipyards lends a sculptural quality to the island
landscape. ( CLICK HERE )
Walsh Bay Elegant Edwardian warehouses, once part of a bustling port, now housing
theatres, restaurants and apartments. ( CLICK HERE )
Woolloomooloo Finger Wharf The wool bales may have gone, but the winches and
girders remain. ( CLICK HERE )
Carriageworks Cavernous brick train sheds converted into an edgy arts precinct. ( CLICK
HERE )
National Parks
Sydney Harbour National Park Preserving the wild side of the city on numerous head-
lands and islands. ( CLICK HERE )
Blue Mountains National Park A vast swath of forested wilderness guarding the city's
western flank. ( CLICK HERE )