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BEYONDTHEOPERAHOUSE
Fromacafé:
TheMuseumof
ContemporaryArt inTheRocks, a
three-minutewalk fromCircularQuay
in theoppositedirection to theOpera
House, isamust-visitwhetheryou
loveartornot.You’llbecaptivated
by theviews from this institution’s
rooftopsculpturegardenandby its
veranda-styleeatery, theMCACafe.
It’s theperfectplace tohavebrunch
andplanyourdayaheadwhile taking
insweeping, almost-aerialviewsof
theharborandOperaHousewithout
having tohireaseatonaseaplaneor
climb theHarbourBridge
— j
ust take
the lift to the fourthfloor.Visitduring
weekdays toensureyoucanswiftly
secureaseat in thesun.
From“theBridge”:
Ifyou’renot
squeamishaboutheights,BridgeClimb
isoneof themostrewarding
experiencesyoucanhave inSydney.
Onceyouhavebeenbuckledup in
asafetysuitandclippedonto the
handrailof theworld’s largeststeel
archedbridge, youwill feelsecure
asyouclimb its1,332steps toview
apanoramaunlikeanyother in the
world.You’llalsoskirtalongsuspended
catwalks,wellabove thewater, and
climbservice laddersabovezooming
trafficasyoucompleteyour thrilling
three-and-a-half-hour journeyacross
this iconichunkofmetal.
Fromafunpark:
Ifyouareafraid
ofheights, Irecommendvisiting the
historic fairgroundLunaPark instead.
Opened in1935,LunaParkwasbased
on the funparkof thesamename in
See Sydney
from all angles
