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Sydney, New South Wales · October 2026 figures

Best tourist attractions in Sydney, NSW

The top-ranked tourist attractions in Sydney are Snorkelling Shelly Beach (5.0 from 198 reviews), Grand Canyon Walking Track (4.9 from 2,397 reviews) and Mind Games: Art Alive! - Illusion Museum SYD (4.9 from 1,292 reviews). 402 are ranked here by proven rating.

Ranked
402
Median rating
4.6
Reviews behind the list
427,282
Open Saturday
275 of 283

The ranked list

  1. Rank 1.

    Snorkelling Shelly Beach

    Manly

    5.0 198 reviews Proven 4.91

    Open 7 days

  2. Rank 2.

    Grand Canyon Walking Track

    Blackheath

    4.9 2,397 reviews Proven 4.89

    Open 24/7

  3. Rank 3.

    Mind Games: Art Alive! - Illusion Museum SYD

    Chippendale

    4.9 1,292 reviews Proven 4.89

    Open 7 daysOpen late

  4. Rank 4.

    Australian Wildlife Sanctuary

    Bargo · Wildlife Sanctuary

    4.9 612 reviews Proven 4.87

  5. Rank 5.

    Feature Creatures

    Seven Hills · Zoo

    5.0 98 reviews Proven 4.83

    Open 24/7

  6. Rank 6.

    Friendly Orange Cat

    Haymarket

    4.9 199 reviews Proven 4.82

    Open 24/7

  7. Rank 7.

    Bondi to Bronte Coastal Walk

    Bondi Beach

    4.8 6,677 reviews Proven 4.80

    Open 24/7

  8. Rank 8.

    City Lookout from Milsons Point

    Kirribilli

    4.9 157 reviews Proven 4.80

    Open 24/7

  9. Rank 9.

    Sydney Charter Fishing

    Manly

    4.9 157 reviews Proven 4.80

    Open 7 daysOpens early

  10. Rank 10.

    Barrenjoey Lighthouse

    Palm Beach

    4.8 3,554 reviews Proven 4.80

    Open 24/7

  11. Rank 11.

    Wentworth Falls

    Wentworth Falls

    4.8 3,283 reviews Proven 4.79

    Open 24/7

  12. Rank 12.

    Cahill's Lookout

    Katoomba

    4.8 1,885 reviews Proven 4.79

    Open 24/7

  13. Rank 13.

    Sublime Point Lookout

    Leura

    4.8 1,105 reviews Proven 4.79

    Open 24/7

  14. Rank 14.

    Grand Pacific Drive

    Stanwell Tops

    4.8 886 reviews Proven 4.78

    Open 24/7

  15. Rank 15.

    Spit to Manly Walk

    Clontarf

    4.8 691 reviews Proven 4.78

    Open 24/7

  16. Rank 16.

    Long Reef Point Lookout

    Collaroy

    4.8 519 reviews Proven 4.77

  17. Rank 17.

    Mount Blackheath Lookout

    Blackheath

    4.8 419 reviews Proven 4.76

  18. Rank 18.

    Circular Quay Harbour Lookout

    The Rocks

    4.9 109 reviews Proven 4.76

    Open 24/7

  19. Rank 19.

    Circular Quay Wharf

    Sydney

    4.8 306 reviews Proven 4.75

  20. Rank 20.

    Portal Lookout

    Mulgoa

    4.8 300 reviews Proven 4.75

    Open 7 days

  21. Rank 21.

    SCG and Allianz Stadium Tour

    Moore Park

    4.8 264 reviews Proven 4.74

    Open 7 days

  22. Rank 22.

    South Head

    Watsons Bay

    4.8 233 reviews Proven 4.74

    Open 7 daysOpens early

  23. Rank 23.

    Body Worlds Sydney: The Anatomy of Happiness

    The Rocks

    4.9 83 reviews Proven 4.72

    Open 7 days

  24. Rank 24.

    Curl Curl Boardwalk

    Freshwater

    4.8 189 reviews Proven 4.72

    Open 24/7

  25. Rank 25.

    Sydney Park Wetlands

    Erskineville

    4.8 188 reviews Proven 4.72

    Open 24/7

  26. Rank 26.

    Feathered Friends

    Bargo · Wildlife Sanctuary

    4.8 157 reviews Proven 4.71

  27. Rank 27.

    Darling Harbour

    Sydney

    4.7 65,488 reviews Proven 4.70

  28. Rank 28.

    Royal Botanic Garden Sydney

    Sydney · Botanical garden

    4.7 25,555 reviews Proven 4.70

    Open 7 daysOpens early

  29. Rank 29.

    Art Gallery of New South Wales

    Sydney

    4.7 15,791 reviews Proven 4.70

    Open 7 daysOpen late

  30. Rank 30.

    Echo Point Lookout

    Katoomba

    4.7 12,236 reviews Proven 4.70

    Open 24/7

  31. Rank 31.

    AquaZoo Aquarium

    Gregory Hills · Aquarium

    4.8 138 reviews Proven 4.70

    Open 7 days

  32. Rank 32.

    BridgeClimb Sydney

    The Rocks

    4.7 6,573 reviews Proven 4.70

    Open 7 days

  33. Rank 33.

    Blue Mountains Botanic Garden Mount Tomah

    Mount Tomah · Botanical garden

    4.7 5,345 reviews Proven 4.70

    Open 7 days

  34. Rank 34.

    Barangaroo Reserve

    Barangaroo

    4.7 4,867 reviews Proven 4.70

    Open 24/7

  35. Rank 35.

    Katoomba Falls

    Katoomba

    4.7 4,004 reviews Proven 4.70

    Open 24/7

  36. Rank 36.

    BridgeMuseum

    The Rocks

    4.7 1,933 reviews Proven 4.69

    Open 7 days

  37. Rank 37.

    Cabbage Tree Bay Aquatic Reserve

    Manly

    4.7 1,324 reviews Proven 4.69

    Open 24/7

  38. Rank 38.

    Leura Falls

    Leura

    4.8 125 reviews Proven 4.69

  39. Rank 39.

    Giant Stairway

    Katoomba

    4.7 1,122 reviews Proven 4.69

    Open 24/7

  40. Rank 40.

    Eagle Hawk Lookout

    Katoomba

    4.7 920 reviews Proven 4.68

    Open 24/7

  41. Rank 41.

    Sydney Harbour National Park Gap Bluff

    Watsons Bay

    4.7 691 reviews Proven 4.68

    Open 24/7

  42. Rank 42.

    Bronte to Coogee Coastal Walk

    Coogee

    4.9 62 reviews Proven 4.68

    Open 24/7

  43. Rank 43.

    Ballast Point Park

    Birchgrove

    4.7 656 reviews Proven 4.68

    Open 24/7

  44. Rank 44.

    Jacaranda Trees

    Kirribilli

    4.7 628 reviews Proven 4.68

    Open 24/7

  45. Rank 45.

    Cliff's Edge

    Clovelly

    4.9 61 reviews Proven 4.68

  46. Rank 46.

    Diamond Bay Cliffwalk

    Vaucluse

    4.7 456 reviews Proven 4.67

  47. Rank 47.

    North Head Sanctuary

    Manly

    4.7 409 reviews Proven 4.67

    Open 24/7

  48. Rank 48.

    Pulpit Rock Lookout

    Blue Mountains Nat'l Park

    4.7 389 reviews Proven 4.67

    Open 24/7

  49. Rank 49.

    National Pass

    Wentworth Falls

    4.8 94 reviews Proven 4.66

    Open 24/7

  50. Rank 50.

    Elizabeth Bay House

    Elizabeth Bay

    4.7 308 reviews Proven 4.66

Tourist Attractions in Sydney at a glance

  • 402 tourist attractions in Sydney are ranked here, with 427,282 Google reviews between them and a median rating of 4.6.
  • 65% list a website and 53% a phone number on Google.
  • 275 of the 283 that list opening hours open on Saturday, and 273 on Sunday.
  • 161 list round-the-clock hours, every day of the week.
  • Darling Harbour in Sydney has the most Google reviews (65,488), averaging 4.7.
  • The suburbs with the most: Katoomba (17), Wentworth Falls (12) and The Rocks (10).

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Questions

Who are the best tourist attractions in Sydney?

The top-ranked tourist attractions in Sydney are Snorkelling Shelly Beach (5.0 from 198 reviews), Grand Canyon Walking Track (4.9 from 2,397 reviews) and Mind Games: Art Alive! - Illusion Museum SYD (4.9 from 1,292 reviews). Each is ranked by proven rating, its Google rating weighted by the number of reviews behind it.

How many tourist attractions are there in Sydney?

The Agentize Directory ranks 402 tourist attractions in Sydney, each with a Google rating from at least five reviews. Their median rating is 4.6, from 427,282 reviews in all.

Which tourist attractions in Sydney are open on weekends?

270 of the 283 that list hours on Google open on both Saturday and Sunday. The highest ranked of them are Snorkelling Shelly Beach, Grand Canyon Walking Track and Mind Games: Art Alive! - Illusion Museum SYD.

Which tourist attractions in Sydney are open 24 hours?

Grand Canyon Walking Track, Feature Creatures, Friendly Orange Cat, Bondi to Bronte Coastal Walk and City Lookout from Milsons Point and 156 more list round-the-clock hours every day on Google. Call ahead to confirm.

Which tourist attraction in Sydney has the most reviews?

Darling Harbour has the most Google reviews of any tourist attraction ranked in Sydney: 65,488, averaging 4.7.

How is this list of tourist attractions ranked?

Every list is ranked by proven rating: a business's Google rating weighted by the reviews behind it, so a perfect score from five reviews cannot outrank a near-perfect one from five hundred. No business pays to be listed or to move up. How the ranking works.

Ratings and review counts are Google's, as listed in October 2026. Phone numbers, websites and opening hours are the ones each business lists on Google. No business pays to be listed or to move up, and none is verified or endorsed by Agentize. How the ranking works.