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Family travel in Sydney
With Family Funday Sunday fares, you can explore the city and nearby regions on buses, trains, ferries and light rail for just $2.50 per person. Make sure you take the kids on a ferry ride to one of Sydney's harbourside locations such as Manly or Watsons Bay.
Kid-friendly attractions: Things to do in Sydney with Kids
Sydney is packed with kid-friendly things to do that will keep the whole family entertained. The good news is that most of them are close to the city centre and easily accessible by public transport.
Take a virtual tour to the moon, planets or another solar system at the Sydney Observatory in The Rocks where you'll see the universe come to life through amazing 3D technology. Head off on a different voyage of discovery under the sea or through the human body at the world's largest IMAX Theatre in Darling Harbour. Take the express lift to The Sydney Tower Eye, the city's tallest structure standing 250 metres high, and be wowed by the views from the observations desk. There's a skywalk on a glass platform outside the tower if you're feeling adventurous.
Keep the kids entertained with interactive exhibits at any of the following attractions. Close to Circular Quay, the Justice and Police Museum lets the kids play cop for a day in a thrilling exploration of law and order. The Powerhouse Museum at Darling Harbour has more than 250 fun-packed exhibits that feature an assembly of technical, scientific and industrial wizardry while the Australian Museum has a kids' program and a dedicated area for under-fives. Right on Sydney Harbour at King Street Wharf, SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium has an amazing all-Australian collection of aquatic life. Madame Tussauds at Darling Harbour is lots of fun for kids of all ages - all the stars are here in waxed perfection.
The much-loved, harbourside Luna Park promises fun and excitement for everyone with rides such as the rotor and the wild mouse or the more gentle giant ferris wheel. If keeping it simple is more your style, hire a bike or pony and ride through Centennial Park; alternatively, catch a ferry on Sydney Harbour and enjoy Sydney at a leisurely pace.
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May Gibbs Birthday Celebration at Nutcote Sydney North, Sydney, Surrounds
Nutcote's special anniversary day celebrates the birthday of May Gibbs every year. It's a day for Scottie Dogs (you will find many - real Scot...
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- Sunday 19 January 2014
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Royal Botanic Gardens and the Domain
Sydney City, Sydney, City Centre
Welcome to the Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney, an oasis of 30 hectares in the heart of the city. Wrapped around Farm Cove at the edge of Sydney Harbour,...
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NCIE Inner City NAIDOC Family and Sports Day
Inner Sydney, Sydney, Redfern & Waterloo
NAIDOC day at the National Centre of Indigenous Excellence is a day for the whole family to celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. ...
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- Friday 12 July
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Sydney Opera House
Sydney City, Sydney, City Centre
Experience Sydney Opera House - one of the world's most creative and busiest performing arts centres and greatest triumphs of modern architecture. Spe...
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Southern Orchid Spectacular
Sydney South, Sydney, Surrounds
This October the 2013 Southern Orchid Spectacular is being held at the Caringbah High School. Come along and see the beautiful Orchid displays, plants...
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- Friday 4 October to Sunday 6 October
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TreeTop Adventure Park - Sydney
Sydney West, Sydney, Surrounds
With their adrenaline pumping, participants move through a series of suspension bridges, flying foxes and trapezes throughout the canopy of the tree t...
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IMAX Theatre Sydney
Sydney City, Sydney, Darling Harbour
See more, hear more, feel more!IMAX is the ultimate movie experience. With crystal clear images towering eight stories high and 15,000 watts of digita...
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Festival of the Winds
Sydney East, Sydney, Bondi
Make sure you don't miss Sydney's most colourful spring festival, The Festival of the Winds kite flying festival which promises to be a great day ...
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- Sunday 8 September
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Sydney Olympic Park Archery Centre
Sydney West, Sydney, Sydney Olympic Park
The Sydney Olympic Park Archery Centre was the venue for the Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games Archery competition with Simon Fairweather winni...
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Sydney Classic and Antique Truck Show Sydney West, Sydney, Penrith
After an outstand inaugural event last year the Museum is proud to present the third Annual Sydney Classic and Antique Truck Show. Classic trucks, bu...
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- Sunday 16 June
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