| Located across the harbour from the Sydney | | | | pioneers - the convicts, sailors, whalers and |
| Opera House and adjacent to Circular Quay, | | | | traders who forged this land into the great |
| the city's transport hub, today's The Rocks | | | | city of Sydney. |
| is a popular tourist area of museums, cobbled | | | | |
| streets, picturesque buildings, charming | | | | For the more energetic and those with a taste |
| shops and a lively nightlife and dining | | | | for Australia's famous brews, there's The |
| scene. Forming one side of Sydney Cove, the | | | | Rocks Pub Tour. This early evening event |
| Rocks stretches down from Circular Quay to | | | | involves a crawl around some of the area's |
| Dawes Point under the Sydney Harbour Bridge. | | | | historic watering holes in the capable hands |
| | | | of a knowledgeable guide to bring history |
| Here on George Street you can find Sydney's | | | | alive. The Rocks Pub Tour runs from 5.00pm to |
| oldest house - Cadman's Cottage that dates | | | | 6.45pm. and is a great way to explore the |
| from around 1816. Once the home of John | | | | back streets of The Rocks and sample the lore |
| Cadman, it's now the National Park | | | | and legend of some of Sydney's best old pubs. |
| Information Centre. In fact, George Street, | | | | It makes the perfect prelude to dinner or a |
| the main Rocks thoroughfare, is the oldest | | | | start to a night on the town. Tours leave |
| street in the whole of Australia. It's home | | | | daily except public holidays from in front of |
| to such interesting places as the Billich | | | | Cadman's Cottage. |
| Gallery, the Old Police Station, the union | | | | |
| Bond Store, the Vault Restaurant and the | | | | A major landmark in The Rocks and one with |
| nearby Art Deco-styled Museum of Contemporary | | | | superb Harbour views is the Sydney |
| Art. | | | | Observatory in the hillside Observatory Park. |
| | | | It houses the Museum of Astronomy and Public |
| There's much to see and do in The Rocks and | | | | Observatory. The park is a great spot for a |
| the best place to start is The Rocks | | | | picnic under the trees. |
| Discovery Museum. | | | | |
| | | | The Rocks is also a great shopping spot |
| Located in a restored 1850s sandstone | | | | especially for gifts, Australian souvenirs, |
| warehouse, the Rocks Discovery Museum | | | | fashions, Aboriginal art, and duty-free. |
| displays the story of The Rocks from the | | | | George Street, Nurses Walk, the Argyle Centre |
| times before the settlers arrived all the way | | | | and Playfair Street, are the best shopping |
| up to the present day. | | | | areas. |
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| These displays take the form of images and | | | | So go and make The Rocks a part of your |
| locally-found artefacts. The collection is | | | | Sydney holiday and if you want to stay |
| interactive with history being brought to | | | | awhile, you'll find The Rocks is also home to |
| immediate life through the use of touch | | | | some of Sydney's finest hotels such as the |
| screens, and audio and visual presentations. | | | | Park Hyatt, Orient, Glenmore, Observer, |
| You'll learn the complete history of The | | | | Mercantile, the Shangri La Hotel Sydney and |
| Rocks including how life was for the hardy | | | | the Russell Hotel Sydney. |