Sydney Escort Travel Guide
HARBOURSIDE COMPLEX
Offers restaurants and cafes with superb views over the water to the city skyline. There is also a wide range of specialty shops, selling unusual gifts and other items.
THE CHINESE GARDEN OF FRIENDSHIP
Is a haven of peace and tranquillity in the heart of Sydney. Its landscaping, with winding pathways, waterfalls, lakes and pavilions, offers an insight into the rich culture of China.
PYROMONT BRIDGE
The swingspan bridge opens for vessels up to 14m (46ft) tall. The monorail track running above the walkway also opens up to allow access for even taller boats.
COCKIE BAY WHARF
Is a vibrant and colourful, and an exciting food and entertainment precinct.
AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM
The seafaring history of the nation is recorded in a range of compelling exhibits.
THE VAMPIRE
Destroyer (1959) is the largest in the vessel fleet moored outside the museum.
SYDNEY AQUARIUM
The aquatic life of Sydney Harbour, the open ocean and the Great Barrier Reef is displayed in massive tanks which can be seen from underwater walkways.
AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM
Bounded as it is by the sea, Australia's history is inextricably linked to maritime traditions. The museum displays material in a broad range of permanent and temporary thematic exhibits, many with interactive elements. As well as artifacts relating to the enduring Aboriginal maritime cultures, the exhibits survey the history of European exploratory voyages in the Pacific, the arrival of convict ships, successive waves of migration, water sports and recreation, and naval life. Historic vessels on show at the wharf include a flimsy Vietnamese refugee boat, sailing, fishing and pearling boats, a navy patrol boat and a World War II commando raider.
PASSENGERS
The model of the Orcades reflects the grace of 1950's liners. This display also charts harrowing sea voyages made by migrants and refugees.
NAVIGATORS
This 1754 engraving of an East Indian sea creature is a European vision of the unchartered, exotic "great south".
MUSEUM FACADE
The billowing steel roof design by Phillip Cox suggests both the surging sea and the sails of a ship.
MERANA EORA NORA - FIRST PEOPLE
Traces the seafaring traditions of Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islanders.
THE TASMAN LIGHT
Was used in a Tasmanian lighthouse.
THE SIRUS ANCHOR
Is from a 1790 wreck off Norfolk Island.
THE NAVY EXHIBIT
Examines naval life in war and peace, as well as the history of colonial navies.
LINKED BY THE SEA
Honours enduring links between the US and Australia. American traders stopped off in Australia on their way to China.
COMMERCE
This 1903 Painters' and Dockers' Union banner was carried by waterfront workers in marches. It shows the Niagara entering the dry dock at Cockatoo Island.
WATERMARKS
This 1960's poster for Bondi beach is part of the museum's Watermarks - adventure, sport and play exhibition. The displays, including fully-rigged boats and profiles of world champion scullers and swimmers, celebrate Australia's love affair with the water.
VAMPIRE
The museum's largest vessel is the 1959 Royal Australian Navy destroyer, whose insignia is shown here. Tours of "The Bat" are accompanied by simulated battle action sounds.
A REPLICA
Of Captain Cook's Endeavour moors at this wharf while in Sydney.
LIGHTHOUSE
Sailors were guided by this 1874 lighthouse for over a century. It was rebuilt complete with original kerosene lamp.