Top. Best Museums in Sydney - Travel Australia
Top. Best Museums in Sydney - Travel Australia:
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney Jewish Museum, Australian National Maritime Museum, Hyde Park Barracks Museum, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney Observatory, Museum of Contemporary Art, Madame Tussauds Sydney, Australian Museum, The Rocks Discovery Museum, White Rabbit Gallery, Susannah Place Museum
WELCOME TO THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM
For an unforgettable experience, climb on board our vessels with and get a glimpse of life at sea. The Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney's Darling Harbour has one of the largest and most diverse fleets of any museum in the world – tall ships, navy vessels, a submarine and beautifully restored historic boats.
HM BARK ENDEAVOUR
Explore the acclaimed replica of James Cook’s famous ship. See how 18th-century seafarers lived and worked during one of history’s greatest maritime adventures, Cook’s epic 1768–71 world voyage. Her masts and spars carry 28 sails spreading 10,000 square feet (930m²) of canvas, with almost 30 kilometres of ropes and 750 wooden blocks or pulleys!
BARQUE JAMES CRAIG (1874)
Sydney Heritage Fleet’s magnificent 1874 iron-hulled barque James Craig was recommissioned in 2000 after an award winning, 30-year restoration. One of only four such vessels in the world still sailing, she represents the pinnacle of sail in its last days, moving produce from the colonies and bringing manufactured goods to our shores.
HMAS ONSLOW, OBERON CLASS SUBMARINE (1969)
Delve into the secret world of submarine warfare. Onslow was commissioned during the tense Cold War years to watch, listen and collect intelligence without detection. Explore her fascinating spaces, from torpedo compartments to her diesel–electric engine room. Peer through her periscopes and marvel at the crew’s cramped living arrangements.
HMAS VAMPIRE, DARING CLASS DESTROYER (1956)
Explore Australia’s largest museum vessel and the last of the nation’s big-gun warships – a powerful, fast destroyer packed with the machinery and weapons of air and sea warfare. See how hundreds of sailors lived and worked together and where they ate, slept and relaxed.
South West Victoria, Australia
Ancient volcanic craters, crystal clear coastal waters, impossibly intricate rock formations carved from the rush of the infinite swell, lushly populated wetlands, sweeping rural vistas.
The smorgasbord of natural beauty in this region should never be underestimated.
20 years of the Australian National Maritime Museum
On 29 November 2011, the Australian National Maritime Museum celebrates its 20th anniversary!
Thank you for the support over the last two decades. Here's to another 20 years!
Help us celebrate by entering our Museum Moments photography competition. You could WIN a Canon SLR valued at $4000! Check our website for more details and other 20 Year celebrations.
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Innes National Park | South Australia, 5577
Innes National Park is on the southwest tip of Yorke Peninsula in South Australia, 300 kilometres west of the Adelaide city centre.
A great way to discover Innes National Park is bushwalking the many trails, ranging from 30-minute strolls to four-hour treks.
You’ll spot an abundance of birds and animals while you catch some of the best coastal views in South Australia. Also is a favourite destination for camping, fishing and surfing.
All of the park is accessible by 2WD vehicles, so it’s perfect for day visits and a paradise for beach lovers.
There is something for everyone at Innes National Park. By taking a stroll from your campsite, visiting one of the lighthouses and shipwrecks or learning about the tumultuous maritime history of South Australia.
Have you been to Innes National Park? Share your experiences by adding comments and tips below.
Haunted Places in Sydney
From disturbing, historic, and haunted mental institutions, holding more than just dusty old equipment... to eerie and chilling renovated structures, literally built atop old and forgotten cemeteries... Australia as a whole boasts some fearsome hauntings... where better to start than the Harbour City itself? Enjoy our picks for the most haunted places in Sydney!
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“Sydney Central Railway Station” by Hpeterswald ( is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
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“Garden Folly c.1870” by Frederick Manning ( is licensed under CC BY 2.0
“Wards 20A & 20B c.1905” by Frederick Manning ( is licensed under CC BY 2.0
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“Former English, Scottish & Australian Chartered Bank - The Rocks, Sydney, NSW” by sv1ambo ( is licensed under CC BY 2.0
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Great Ocean Road, Victoria
The Great Ocean Road region hugs the contours of Victoria's rugged south west coast and offers visitors one of Australia's greatest and most spectacular coastal drives.
Start your journey in Geelong and the Bellarine Peninsula and discover beautiful beaches, great eateries, a fascinating heritage and an enormous range of recreational opportunities from fishing and golfing to diving and surfing. Take in the colourful and lively ambience of bayside Geelong, Victoria's second largest city, or visit quaint Queenscliff and discover the town's rich maritime history, excellent restaurants and heritage hotels.
Along the coast, seaside resort towns such as Lorne and Apollo Bay are the perfect base for a seaside escape. They offer stunning beaches and water sports as well as some of Australia's best rainforest scenery in the nearby Otway Ranges.
One of the most visited stretches of the road is Port Campbell. Buffeted by wild seas and fierce winds, the coastline around Port Campbell has been sculpted over millions of years to form a series of striking rock stacks that rise out of the Southern Ocean. Known as the Twelve Apostles, they are one of the most spectacular natural attractions in Victoria.
The Great Ocean Road region also has a rich maritime past. Historic towns such as Warrnambool, Port Fairy and Portland allow you to enjoy seafaring village life, with their fishing wharves, beautifully preserved colonial buildings and maritime museums recounting the stories of ships that have foundered off the rugged shipwreck coast.
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Rock art conservation: impact of microclimates on reactions of the environment with the engravings
Presented by Dr Ian D. MacLeod, Executive Director, Fremantle Museums and Collections, Western Australian Maritime Museum
Part of the WA Museum’s 2014 In the Wild West Lecture Series.
The remarkable rock engravings found in the Burrup Peninsular are internationally acknowledged as being rich in diversity and intensity. Rock engravings in the Burrup are subject to natural weathering in an arid and hot climate.
Dr Ian MacLeod has spent 35 years studying the decay of materials in the cultural landscape and has worked on conservation of rock art in the Kimberley, Murchison and in the Wheatbelt. Dr MacLeod will present the results of a study on the chemistry of the rock surfaces and the impact that natural and man-made materials have on the micro-organisms that control the rate of biodeterioration on the rocks.
Rangelands Natural Resource Management is the Presenting Partner of the 2014 In the Wild West series.
Funny place for a Lighthouse
Did you know that at the Australian National Maritime Museum we have three very large objects relating to lighthouses? One is a 'real' lighthouse which was relocated to Sydney from Cape Bowling Green, a low sandy spit 70 km south of Townsville, Queensland.
Travel Log | Sydney SJ4000 HD (1080p)
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A simple travel log to sum our Sydney trip.
Our journey include
Bondi Beach | State Library of New South Wales | Darling Harbour | Queen Victoria Building | Australian National Maritime Museum | New Town | The Rocks | Haymarket |
IMAX Theatre Sydney | Blue Mountain | Taronga Zoo | Sydney Fish Market
5 Days | Sydney
All video footage shot on SJ4000 and edited on Final Cut Pro X. I do not own the rights to these songs used.
Music
Want That Old Thing Back (Matamo Remix) | The Notorious B.I.G
Fiona Coyne | Saint Pepsi
Sleepless (Cosmo's Midnight Remix) | Flume
World On Fire | The Royal Concept
D-D-Dance | The Royal Concept
Break My Fall (Rainer & Grim Remix) | Golden Coast
Peanut Butter (Moonboots Remix) | Alison Valentine
Over and Over | Small Pools
Abandoned Warships : HMVS Cerberus & HMQS Gayundah - Australia
Jervis Bay and the Killer Whales
Filmed and supplied by the fishing charter business Simo's Afloat Jervis Bay.
Featuring Whales, seals and Killer Whales all filmed during a one day charter from Jervis Bay to Drum and Drumsticks.
Top 10 Attractions in Australia (by Lonely Planet)
Top 10 Attractions in Australia (according to Lonely Planet)
10. Bridge Climbing
You can climb to the top of the arch of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. For those who are good with heights and enjoy an spectacular view of the harbour, there are organised climbs to the top of the bridge. This climb is more demanding than climbing a set of stairs although it is not so demanding as the name implies.
9. The Whitsundays
The Whitsunday Islands are a group of 74 islands that lie off the coast of Queensland and form part of the Great Barrier Reef. The vast majority of islands are designated national parks and major attractions include access to coral reefs for snorkeling and diving, pristine beaches, especially Whitehaven Beach on Whitsunday Island and clear aquamarine warm waters.
8. Great Ocean Road
The Great Ocean Road is more than a road -- it represents a coastal region of south-west Victoria, Australia, running from Bellarine Peninsula near Geelong to Portland near the border with South Australia. The Great Ocean Road is a fantastic drive, not only for the scenery but also for the winding cliff-top roads. Motoring enthusiasts travel the road for the sheer excitement of feeling the corners and having fun.
7. Byron Bay
Byron Bay is a coastal town in the Northern Rivers of New South Wales, located just off the Pacific Highway, approximately 800 km north of Sydney and 175 km south of Brisbane. Nearby Cape Byron is the easternmost point on the Australian mainland. Byron Bay is famed worldwide for its surfing beaches, scuba diving, whale watching, rural beauty and a laid back lifestyle.
6. Daintree Rainforest
The park consists largely of broadleaf lowland tropical rainforests and upland tropical rainforests, although there are also significant mangrove and fan palm communities. The rainforest is an amazing array of biodiversity. Look out for the cassowary, a large non-flying bird with a helmet growth on its head to protect it as it runs through the forest.
5. Museum of Old and New Art (MONA)
The Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) is an art museum located within the Moorilla winery on the Berriedale peninsula in Hobart, Tasmania. It is the largest privately funded museum in Australia. The museum presents antiquities, modern and contemporary art from the David Walsh collection. Walsh has described the museum as a subversive adult Disneyland.
4. Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park is a park in the southern portion of the Northern Territory of Australia, part of the so-called Red Centre of the continent. It is best known for Uluru (also known as Ayers Rock), a single massive rock formation, and also for Kata Tjuta (also known as The Olgas), a range of rock domes.
3. Melbourne
Melbourne is Australia's second largest city, and the capital of the south-eastern state of Victoria, located at the head of Port Phillip Bay. Melbourne is Australia's cultural capital, with Victorian-era architecture, extensive shopping, museums, galleries, theatres, and large parks and gardens. Many of its 4 million residents are both multicultural and sports-mad.
2. Great Barrier Reef
The Great Barrier Reef is a coral formation, the largest in the world, located off the Pacific coast of Queensland. It is home to a spectacular array of marine life and offers awesome diving opportunities. The Great Barrier Reef can be seen from outer space and is the world's biggest single structure made by living organisms.
1. Sydney Opera House
The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in Sydney. Situated on Bennelong Point in Sydney Harbour, close to the Sydney Harbour Bridge, the facility is adjacent to the Sydney central business district and the Royal Botanic Gardens, between Sydney and Farm Coves. Identified as one of the 20th century's most distinctive buildings and one of the most famous performing arts centres in the world, the facility is managed by the Sydney Opera House Trust, under the auspices of the New South Wales Ministry of the Arts.
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Wreck of the Zuytdorp
Presented by Dr Michael Mack McCarthy, Curator, Maritime Archaeology
Presented as part of the In the Wild West Lecture Series in 2012.
Since the 1960s WA Museum staff have been searching for answers to the mysteries surrounding the Dutch East India Company trading ship Zuytdorp. Dr McCarthy will discuss the ship and its loss, as well as the discovery of the wreck and subsequent archaeological research.
Australian Museum - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Australian Museum Sydney
Established in 1827, Australia's first museum has a remarkable reputation in the field of natural history and indigenous studies.
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Sydney's Top 10 Travel Attractions
Sydney's Top 10 according to DK
10. Bondi Beach
The closest ocean beach to the centre of Sydney, Bondi Beach has become synonymous with Sydney's beach lifestyle and is very popular with tourists, daytrippers, backpackers, residents and all Sydneysiders. Bondi Beach is famous for its glistening ocean, pristine sands, reliable surf and seaside spirit. It's laid back coastal lifestyle, cafe culture, boutique shops and thriving, eclectic community is equally enticing.
9. Taronga Zoo
Taronga Zoo is the city zoo of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and is located on the shores of Sydney Harbour in the suburb of Mosman. It was officially opened on 7 October 1916. Taronga Zoo is managed by the Zoological Parks Board of New South Wales, under the trading name Taronga Conservation Society, along with its sister Zoo Dubbo's Taronga Western Plains Zoo.
8. Powerhouse Museum
The Powerhouse Museum is the major branch of the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences in Sydney, the other being the historic Sydney Observatory. Although often described as a science museum, the Powerhouse has a diverse collection encompassing all sorts of technology including Decorative arts, Science, Communication, Transport, Costume, Furniture, Media, Computer technology, Space technology and Steam engines.
7. Darling Harbour & Chinatown
Darling Harbour is an extensive area almost completely dedicated to entertainment and tourism. For many decades acting as the core of the working port of Sydney, Darling Harbour was developed for the Australian Bicentenary in 1988. It has a large exhibition space, a convention centre, the National Maritime Museum, Sydney Aquarium, Wildlife World, and a Madame Tussauds museum.
6. Art Gallery of New South Wales
The Art Gallery of New South Wales, located in The Domain, was established in 1880 and is the most important public gallery in Sydney and the fourth largest in Australia. Admission is free to the general exhibition space, which displays Australian (from settlement to contemporary), European and Asian art.
5. Royal Botanic Gardens & The Domain
The Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney, is the most central of the three major botanical gardens open to the public in Sydney. The gardens were opened in 1816, and are managed by the same trust that manages the adjoining The Domain. The gardens are open every day of the year, and access is free.
4. The Rocks & Circular Quay
The Rocks is sandstone buildings, history, laneways, culture and Australiana by day, and a busy pub scene by night. It is the historical precinct of central Sydney immediately to the north of the City centre on the western side of Sydney Cove. The Rocks is very different in character and atmosphere from the neighbouring commercial and retail centre of Sydney
3. Sydney Harbour
Port Jackson, containing Sydney Harbour, is the natural harbour of Sydney. Widely considered to be one of the world's finest harbours, it is known for its beauty, and in particular, as the location of the Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge which connects central Sydney with the Northern Suburbs region extended metropolitan area.
2. Sydney Harbour Bridge
The Sydney Harbour Bridge is an unmissable landmark of Sydney. It is fondly known as the Coat Hanger and is visible from many parts of the Rocks, and elsewhere in the City Centre. It isn't the longest bridge or hold any other records for size. However the sheer scale of the structure right in the centre of Australia's largest city is unrivalled.
1. Sydney Opera House
The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in Sydney. Situated on Bennelong Point in Sydney Harbour, close to the Sydney Harbour Bridge, the facility is adjacent to the Sydney central business district and the Royal Botanic Gardens, between Sydney and Farm Coves. Identified as one of the 20th century's most distinctive buildings and one of the most famous performing arts centres in the world, the facility is managed by the Sydney Opera House Trust, under the auspices of the New South Wales Ministry of the Arts.
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Australian Museum to Undergo $50m Refurbishment
The Australian Museum will receive $50 million to expand its touring exhibition halls, opening with the exclusive blockbuster exhibition, Tutankhamun: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh – the largest and most impressive Tutankhamun exhibition to ever leave Egypt.
NSW Minister for the Arts Don Harwin revealed Sydney will host Tutankhamun in early 2021 for a six-month run at the Australian Museum – the fifth city as part of a 10-city world tour to mark the centenary of the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922 by British archaeologist Howard Carter.
“The Tutankhamun exhibition is a game-changer for Sydney and Australia. Sydney is the major cultural city in the Pacific/South East Asian region, and the significant upgrades to the Australian Museum will ensure we have world-class museum exhibition spaces for visitors to our State as well as residents to enjoy,” Mr Harwin said.
The funding enables the Australian Museum to repurpose existing storage space to significantly expand the touring exhibition halls to 1500 square metres across two levels – allowing the AM to host either one big blockbuster or two exhibitions simultaneously.
“As well as the transformed exhibition spaces, the refurbishment will also create new education facilities, enabling school student visitors to double to 100,000 a year, and space for a new museum shop and café and other amenities – all completed in time to host the Tutankhamun exhibition,” Mr Harwin added.
The expanded touring exhibition halls will be able to accommodate up to 800,000 visitors during a blockbuster the size and scale of Tutankhamun.
Director and CEO of the Australian Museum, Ms Kim McKay AO said that the refurbishment is a critical step in the future development of the Australian Museum.
“By expanding our exhibition space to secure international blockbusters, we’re creating new facilities and visitor amenities, allowing us to remain competitive and relevant for generations of Australians and international visitors,” Ms McKay said.
“The project has a BCR of 1.55 and it will provide great flexibility to the AM to ensure the very best exhibitions and experiences are presented at the AM in the future. We have a world-class collection and now we’ll have world-class spaces to exhibit them.
“Tutankhamun: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh is the ultimate museum exhibition for Sydney and I’m very proud that the Australian Museum will be able to host this international blockbuster,” Ms McKay added.
Tutankhamun: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh features more than 150 objects from King Tut’s tomb, including 60 treasures never previously displayed outside Egypt. Produced by IMG, it is the last time these objects will travel outside Egypt now that the new Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza is nearing completion.
Currently on exhibit to sold-out crowds at the California Science Center in Los Angeles – the first stop on the 10-city world tour – the exhibition also features advanced display technology and the latest science about King Tut's life, health, death and lineage.
End of world's first floating hotel which went from Australia to Korea
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For any copyright, please send me a message. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered the demolition of a bizarre 1980s floating hotel which was first moored at the Great Barrier Reef before making its way to Vietnam.A world first in 1988, the seven-storey Four Seasons Barrier Reef, was decked out with 200 rooms, a nightclub, bars, a tennis court and was anchored using state-of-the-art oil rigging technology around 40 miles off the coast of Australia.But the 'floatel' was only open for a year before it was sold to a Vietnamese corporation and moved to Ho Chi Minh City where it was moored on the Saigon River.From 1989, it became a booming nightspot in the city, referred to as 'the floater,' before it ran into financial difficulties and was sold to Hyundai Asan in 1997.The South Korean arm of the Hyundai conglomerate was developing the Mount Kumgang tourist resort in North Korea, where South Koreans could visit the secretive country under tight security regulations. It was known as Hotel Haegumgang and sat in port at the resort which was seen as a symbol of North-South cooperation and which hundreds of thousands of Southerners would visit.However in 2008, Southern tours were suddenly halted after the shooting of a female tourist by a North Korean sentry. Three years later, all of the remaining Southern officials were kicked off the resort and South Korean assets were seized by the regime. This week, North Korea's state news agency announced that Kim had vowed to destroy all traces of the South's development and the North would begin its own constructions anew. The floating hotel was the brainchild of Doug Tarca, a salvage and survey diver throughout the 1950s, who fell in love with the Great Barrier Reef, Messy Nessy reported.His original idea was to have three boats anchored to the reef and roped together, but by chance he was introduced to a Swedish company which built floating dormitories for oil rigs. Share this article Share 102 shares The plans for the hotel were hugely criticised by environmentalists who said its six moorings to John Brewer reef would damage marine life. Nevertheless, the £10million hotel was completed in Singapore and Tarca's design was towed over 3,000 miles to the reef, ABC reported.Belinda O'Connor who worked on a water taxi driving guests to and from the hotel told the broadcaster: 'I remember so many amazing days living on the hotel, fishing trips, crew parties, diving under the hotel, having pizzas flown out by chopper.'Robert de Jong, managing curator at the Maritime Museum of Townsville, told Stuff: 'There are floating hotels in other parts of the world now but not moored in the middle of nowhere. People say, you looked out the window and saw sea and more sea.' However,
Sound of The Ocean, Canal Rocks, Western Australia
Queensland (Australia) Vacation Travel Wild Video Guide
On this episode we will explore eco-expeditions in Queensland. southern sub-tropical rainforests of the Gold Coast hinterland, swims with dolphins at Seaworld, meets the local wildlife characters to the west of Cairns and relaxes in one of Australia’s lushest tropical paradises.
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