Sydney - On a Shoestring

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For those on a budget, a good option is to climb to the top of the South-Eastern Pylon of the Harbour Bridge to the Pylon Lookout for an exhilarating view. Alternatively, you can walk across the bridge on the railed-off pedestrian lane or head down to Circular Quay and take your pick of harbourside ferry destinations. Manly is the most popular, but other routes, like McMahons Point/Balmain or Rose Bay/Watsons Bay are just as scenic. Peak hours will see you share the deck with thousands of commuters who travel to work by water.

Sydney has some beautiful historic houses such as Elizabeth Bay House, Rouse Hill Estate, and Vaucluse House. You can purchase the "Ticket Through Time," which includes entry to 11 properties including the Museum of Sydney, Hyde Park Barracks Museum and the Justice & Police Museum. Tickets are valid for three months and available from any Trust property.

Walking through the regal, glass-domed 19th century Queen Victoria Building (QVB), provides an alternative form of retail therapy. Guided tours depart daily from the customer service desk on the ground floor. Also, be sure to check out the sandstone columns of the Art Gallery of New South Wales guard paintings by Australian masters Tom Roberts, Frederick McCubbin and Sidney Nolan. Guided tours are a great way to learn more about the gallery's local and international collections; and they are free.







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Sydney Harbour Bridge Pylon Lookout


The other bridge climb
 Entrance to Pylon via Cumberland St
(The Rocks)
Sydney, NSW 2000
+61 (0)2 9240 1100
http://www.pylonlookout.com.au
Sydney Harbour Bridge Pylon Lookout
Queen Victoria Building


Superb shopping in historical surroundings
 455 George St
Sydney, NSW 2000
+61 (0)2 9264 9209
http://www.qvb.com.au
Queen Victoria Building
Elizabeth Bay House


Mr Macleay's folly
 7 Onslow Avenue
Elizabeth Bay
Sydney, NSW 2011
+61 (0)2 9356 3022
Elizabeth Bay House
Vaucluse House


An Australian feudal estate
 Wentworth Rd
Vaucluse
Sydney, NSW 2030
+61 2 9388 7922
http://www.hht.net.au
Vaucluse House
Hyde Park Barracks Museum


Convicts and women
 Macquarie St
(Queens Square)
Sydney, NSW 2000
+61 2 8239 2311
http://www.hht.net.au/museums/hyde_park_barracks_museum/hyde_park_barracks_museum
Hyde Park Barracks Museum
Museum of Sydney


Innovative museology
 Corner of Bridge Street and Phillip Street
Sydney, NSW 2000
+61 (0)2 9251 5988
http://www.hht.net.au/museums/museum_of_sydney/museum_of_sydney
Museum of Sydney
Circular Quay


Major destination of water travel
 Opera Quays
Sydney, NSW 2000
+61 2 9255 1788 (The Rocks Visitors Centre )
Circular Quay
Justice & Police Museum


Crooks, criminals and coppers
 Corner Albert & Philip Sts
Circular Quay
Sydney, NSW 2000
+61 2 9252 1144
http://www.hht.net.au
Justice & Police Museum
Rouse Hill Estate


One of Australia's major heritage sites
 Guntawong Rd, off Windsor Rd
Rouse Hill
Sydney, NSW 2155
+61 (0)2 9627 6777
http://www.hht.net.au
Rouse Hill Estate
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