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