Sydney is hard to beat when it comes to incredible ways to spend your time and coin, thanks to the city’s mind-blowing landscapes and iconic attractions. With so many options, it can be hard to know which ones are worthy of your time, so we’ve narrowed it down to these 50 experiences that Time Out editors truly love – things to do in the city, but also in the north, east, south and west. There’s a mix of hugely popular as well as lesser-known gems.
Looking for fun? Get yourself over to these Time Out Sydney Recommended Things to Do places for 2024. (Time Out Recommends 2024 is presented in partnership with Tyro.)
- Urbnsurf Sydney, Olympic Park
- Phoenix Central Park, Chippendale
- Sydney By Kayak, Lavender Bay
- Golden Age Cinema & Bar, Surry Hills
- Auburn Botanic Gardens, Auburn
- Luna Park Sydney, Milsons Point
- Sydney Architecture Tours, Sydney
- Sydney Observatory, Millers Point
- Chinese Garden of Friendship, Darling Harbour
- iFly, Penrith
- Bare Island fort guided tour, La Perouse
- Aboriginal Harbour Heritage Tour, Royal Botanic Garden
- Hyper Karting, Moore Park
- Clay Sydney, Enmore
- Chau Chak Wing Museum, Camperdown
- Wylie’s Baths, Coogee
- Q Station ghost tour, Manly
- Treetops Adventure Western Sydney, Abbotsbury
- The Cipher Room, Newtown
- Old Government House, Parramatta
- OzHarvest cooking classes, Alexandria
- Australian National Maritime Museum, Darling Harbour
- Elizabeth Farm, Rosehill
- The Australian Botanic Garden, Mount Annan
- Bondi Icebergs Pool, Bondi
- Lantern Ghost Tour, The Rocks
- Parramatta Aquatic Centre, Parramatta
- Sea Life Sydney Aquarium, Darling Harbour
- Let's Go Surfing, Bondi
- Kingpin Macarthur Square, Campbelltown
- Flight Club, The Rocks
- Uturn Punchbowl, Punchbowl
- Prince Alfred Park Pool, Surry Hills
- Taronga Zoo, Mosman
- Bonza Bike Tours, The Rocks
- Sydney Indoor Climbing Gym, St Peters
- Marrickville Library and Pavilion, Marrickville
- IMAX, Darling Harbour
- Wild Life Sydney Zoo, Darling Harbour
- The Grand Electric, Surry Hills
- Archie Brothers Cirque Electriq, Alexandria
- Maniax Sydney, Marrickville
- Hijinx Hotel, Alexandria
- Havenstone, Parramatta
- Strike, King Street Wharf
- Theatre Bar at the End of the Wharf, Dawes Point
- MCA, The Rocks
- Flip Out Caringbah, Caringbah
- The Australian Museum, Darlinghurst
- BridgeClimb Sydney, The Rocks
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