Hidden gems - Historical landmarks in Sydney, Australia not to miss (Updated December, 2023)

Hidden gems: Historical landmarks in Sydney

Discover the city's hidden treasures—remarkable spots that are relatively undiscovered but offer exceptional experiences. Our selection criteria? A rating of 4.5 or higher with fewer than 150 reviews. Explore these lesser-known yet outstanding places that promise a delightful visit in Sydney. This list contains 89 places from Historical landmark category.

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Oldbury Cottage Berrima

Cottage rental

👍👍 We loved this cottage at Berrima. Beautifully presented and ready for our arrival with fresh linen and towels, fire wood and fire lighting utensils as well as a complimentary bottle of red. This place was so relaxing and so different to our normal lives in this country setting. Spectacular experienc...

5.00 (95 reviews) (~106.26 km from centre)

Balmoral Tramway Cutting

Historical landmark

👍👍 This is a really cool little find. Up a path from road level is this small memorial to the Balmoral Tram. Yes there used to be a tram to Balmoral Beach Pavilion. A couple of signs and old rails and other memorabilia mark the spot in the old cutting through the rocks. A bit of Sydney history most peo...

5.00 (6 reviews) (~6.15 km from centre)

St Michael's Anglican Cathedral - Wollongong + Corrimal

Anglican church

👍👍 This Anglican Church in the heart of Wollongong is probably in the crown jewels of Wollongong. St Michael's has a solid and grounded teaching of the Bible. They also stand firm for the kingdom of God and honor him as citizens of heaven. St Michael's has a great community of Christian brothers and si...

4.90 (57 reviews) (~67.98 km from centre)

Fernleigh Track Tunnel

Historical landmark

👍👍 The tunnel is truly remarkable—long and exceptionally well-constructed for its time.

4.90 (56 reviews) (~112.43 km from centre)

Historic Waterloo Bridge Memorial

Historical landmark

👍👍 I love the Historic Waterloo Bridge Memorial and really enjoyed checking it out on my way to Parliament House. You have incredible views, top visuals and good paths to either walk, jog or ride on. Great spot and loved it!

4.90 (34 reviews) (~247.8 km from centre)

"The Oaks" Historical Residence

Historical landmark

👍👍 Truely amazing tranquil property. Stunning maintained homestead beautiful architecture with detailed history magnificent gardens excellent hospitality such a loving comfortable home to have the pleasure to visit.

4.90 (20 reviews) (~37.34 km from centre)

George Street Gatehouse

Historical landmark

👍👍 Great entrance to a stunning park.

4.90 (15 reviews) (~20.24 km from centre)

The Rozelle Hospital

Historical landmark

👍👍 Very good spot for underage smoking, drinking and consumption of illegal substances. No need to bring a bong as there are many Gatorade bongs scattered throughout the place. However it is infested with evil spirits barking incomprehensible words and playing with their imaginary friends. Other than t...

4.90 (12 reviews) (~4.64 km from centre)

Lober House

Historical landmark

👍👍 A lovely building, now owned by anglicare.

4.90 (8 reviews) (~23.28 km from centre)

Pool of Reflection

Historical landmark

👍👍 Nice place

4.80 (96 reviews) (~0.64 km from centre)

St Mary's Towers Retreat Centre, Douglas Park

Historical landmark

4.80 (45 reviews) (~59.29 km from centre)

Barnes Rocks

Historical landmark

👍 The Best Part Of Jimmys Beach Has To Be Barnes Rocks. Local Myth Is That Barnes Rocks Were Formed Thousands Of Years Ago From Lava Cooling And Solidifying Into Rock And Barnes Rocks Are A Great Place To Swim, Snorkal And Spot Dolphins

4.80 (36 reviews) (~158.83 km from centre)

Windang Island Wheels

Historical landmark

4.80 (29 reviews) (~80.99 km from centre)

Storm Bay, Kiama

Historical landmark

👍👍 Storm Bay surprised me as a by the way point as we visited Blowhole point. the awful blue and beautiful bay, stunning scenery of the nature power, watching waves in joy for a whole day.

4.80 (27 reviews) (~94.85 km from centre)

Haslams Pier

Historical landmark

👍👍 A lovely walk out onto the pier with information boards and buttons with different frog sounds. So much history in this area.

4.80 (21 reviews) (~13.85 km from centre)

Redhead Beach Shark Tower

Historical landmark

👍👍 A long beach, suitable for camping close the deach.

4.80 (17 reviews) (~106.31 km from centre)

Yerranderie Private Town

Historical landmark

👍👍 Excellent camping spot, nice hiking and swimming spots are close by, a lot of interesting historical landmarks, we saw a lot of wildlife, clean facilities and the caretaker Mark is a good bloke - he gave us some good tips and dropped us some firewood on our first night. 11/10

4.80 (12 reviews) (~95.99 km from centre)

The Poplars

Historical landmark

👍👍 The site is on private property and tours run on Saturdays. Winter tours start at roughly 2pm, last I was there they were planning on starting the summer tours later (6pm?) to avoid the heat of the day. Visited twice now, the abandoned shale oil works is a great trip back into industry of the 1950s...

4.80 (12 reviews) (~119.17 km from centre)

Tarpeian Way

Historical landmark

👍👍 景色がいいです。

4.80 (12 reviews) (~1.39 km from centre)

Canberra Tracks - Mount Ainslie

Historical landmark

4.80 (11 reviews) (~243.89 km from centre)

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Hidden gems: Historical landmarks in Sydney, Australia