Top rated Historical landmarks in Sydney

Experience the best that Sydney has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 57 places from Historical landmark category.

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Paddington Reservoir Gardens
Park
Urban sunken garden in an old reservoir, with arches of salvaged masonry & modern steel boardwalks.
4.50 (1K reviews)
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Everglades House & Gardens
Tourist attraction
Graceful, 1930s art deco home with landscaped gardens, traditional tea rooms & guided tours.
$$ $$
4.50 (906 reviews)
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Government House
Government office
This 1800s mansion is the official residence of the New South Wales governor & offers house tours.
4.50 (430 reviews)
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Brickpit Ring Walk
Historical landmark
👍👍 Interesting find in Sydney Olympic Park. Great walk or ride path. 550 metres in circumference and is 18.5 metres above the floor of the Brickpit. Brickpit Ring Walk design won the 2006 National Trust Heritage Award. Depending on the time of day, you can take some interesting photos as you venture on...
4.50 (426 reviews)
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El Alamein Fountain
Historical landmark
Fountain built to honor Australian WWII soldiers featuring an iconic, modernist spherical design.
4.50 (360 reviews)
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Old Government House
Historical place museum
Convict-built 19th-century governors' residence, now housing a collection of colonial furniture.
$$ $$
4.50 (343 reviews)
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Dr H J Foley Rest Park
Park
👍👍 Great little park surrounded by food😎
4.50 (212 reviews)
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Terrys Creek Waterfall
Historical landmark
👍👍 Wonderful little waterfall in the creek. You can get to it after a 10 min easy walk through either side (Essex Street or Epping Road). Or there is access from the Vimiera Road side which saves the walk.
4.50 (191 reviews)
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Aboriginal Rock Engravings
Historical landmark
Elevated site featuring ancient aboriginal engravings in the rocks, plus sweeping ocean views.
4.50 (142 reviews)
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The Convict Trail
Historical landmark
👍👍 Great trail to soak in the views of the river. Trail is nice and wide with a well formed track. Space for a few cars at the bottom. There are POI every few hundred meters with a story or some facts about the history along with figurines or props. Will come back and do a longer stint
4.50 (90 reviews)
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Randwick Gates
Historical landmark
👍👍 🙌
4.50 (89 reviews)
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Parramatta Gaol
Historical landmark
👍👍 A beautiful day out place for car lovers
4.50 (81 reviews)
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Experiment Farm Cottage
Museum
👍👍 A fantastic place to discover a piece of Australia's history amongst the urban jungle. Our guide William kept us excited throughout our guided exploration of the property and kept our imagination tantalised with many facts and tales from the past. Thoroughly recommended place to visit.
$$ $$
4.50 (54 reviews)
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Captain Cook
Sculpture
😐 One Star for honouring someone who claimed this land as "Terra Nullius" when it was occupied for thousands of years before. Five Stars for being a nice canvas, bringing my final score to Three Stars.
4.50 (51 reviews)
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Elizabeth Farm
History museum
Historical estate & museum featuring a colonial bungalow with a verandah & an 1830s-style garden.
4.40 (388 reviews)
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Shipwreck Lookout
Historical landmark
👍👍 Great eco system, definitely worth seeing 👍🏾
4.40 (369 reviews)
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Rouse Hill Estate
Museum
Set in a historic, 19th-century home, this living museum features guided tours, orchards & a farm.
4.40 (213 reviews)
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The Barracks Precinct
Historical landmark
👍👍 Once an artillery base, defending Sydney Harbour, and later the Australian Army's School of Artillery, now home to a variety of small businesses, and a gang of dedicated volunteers, who are restoring the local bush, which may not look like much, but with more than 400 species of flowering plants, it...
4.40 (160 reviews)
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Grotto Point Lighthouse
Historical landmark
😐 Sydney, Balgowlah Finally made it to the grotto. Similar difficulty to a normal bushwalk. Interesting views looking back towards Balmoral and also out towards the head. Lighthouse was a little disappointing. Better panoramic view from the lookout less than 1 km away +
4.40 (56 reviews)
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Parramatta Female Factory Friends
Heritage building
👍👍 This has to be Parramatta's most underrated land mark building! Explore its long and disturbing colonial history as a penal building. Substantial grounds to explore with terrific architecture.
4.40 (53 reviews)
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