DK Travel : Sydney

Sydney is blessed with stunning ocean beaches, magnificent national parks and a wonderful subtropical climate that makes the great outdoors irresistible to its four million inhabitants. The Eora people, the Aborigines who settled around Sydney Harbour, arrived approximately 50,000 years ago, while the white settlers arrived just over 200 years ago. Free settlers soon followed in the wake of the First Fleet of transported convicts, and after them several waves of migrants seeking a new life. Now, two centuries later, the once far-flung penal colony has matured into a culturally diverse, tolerant and mesmerizing city. Ideally located on the world’s most beautiful harbour, Sydney is as exciting and bustling as it is laid back and relaxing.

National Maritime Museum

Darling Harbour is the ideal spot for this museum dedicated to life at sea. From the water-craft of indigenous Australians to the history of the Royal Australian Navy, the Maritime Museum has it all covered. It’s also possible to tour some of the historic boats moored nearby.
Naturally Australian

Come here to find a bowl or box carved from one of the beautiful Australian woods such as sassafras or Huon pine.
Neighbours Night!

This is held on the last Sunday of every month at the coolabar on Pitt Street. A must if you've ever watched the Australian soap Neighbours. Three of the cast are on stage for a question and answer session. We got Karl, Steph and Toadie! Then they wander round and meet everyone while you're completing a pub quiz. A perfect snap to show your friends at home and worth it for the pure randomness! They hold these every week in Melbourne at the Elephant and Castle in St. Kilda.
Neutral Bay & Cremorne

Neutral Bay was named by Governor Phillip, who ordered that all foreign ships entering Sydney Harbour anchor here. The area includes Careening Cove, so named because ships were laid on their sides here for refitting. Now this tranquil bay is home to the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron, the Ensemble Theatre, and the Sydney Flying Squadron. May Gibbs’ charming residence, Nutcote, can be found on the eastern slope. Further east is Cremorne, a long, narrow peninsula with a popular harbourside reserve.
New Brighton Hotel

Built in 1926, this Egyptian Classical Revival Style pub on The Corso is a popular summer watering hole.
Nicholson Museum

In Sydney University’s Gothic sandstone Quadrangle, the Nicholson Museum building is worth visiting for its architecture alone. It’s a fitting venue for an impressive collection of antiquities, including a large range of Eastern Mediterranean artifacts.
Nicole Kidman

The famous Australian actress lives in a large Point Piper house for at least part of the year.
Nielsen Park

Nielsen Park makes its way from winding Vaucluse Road down to Shark Bay, so named for the sharks caught here in the days before shark nets. In the centre of the park is the Mt Trefle Walk, and near the beach are changing pavilions, a great kiosk, Greycliffe House and a memorial to the Harbour Foreshore Vigilance Committee (see Harbourside Walks). The Hermitage Foreshore Walk starts west of Shark Beach, and offers some of the best views of Sydney as it meanders along the shoreline back to Rose Bay via Hermit Point. Don’t forget to carry your swimming gear.
Nielsen Park

On summer weekends, this sheltered harbour beach is packed with picnicking families. The adjacent park has good spots for cricket or frisbee. Small children can safely play in the water, but keep in mind that the harbour floor dips away suddenly.
Nielsen Park

Overlooking Shark Bay, this park has been a Sydney favourite since 1912. At its north end is Shark Beach and the historic Greycliffe House. To the west is Shark Point, site of a former defensive battery, and the start of the 1.5-km (1-mile) Hermitage Foreshore Walk back to Rose Bay.