This could easily take up a whole day. Check out some of Sydney's top sites, cafes, galleries and harbour scenery. Make sure you have comfortable shoes and plenty of water.

 
Opera House:

Start at Circular Quay and walk to the Opera House. On Sundays, there is a craft market at the Opera House.

 
Botanic Gardens/ Mrs Macquarie's Chair:

From there walk to and through the Botanic Gardens. Then up to Mrs Macquarie’s Chair for some good views. Mrs Macquarie’s Chair is just outside the Botanic Gardens. You can reach it by walking along the harbour path that leads from the Opera House. During summer, there’s an outdoor cinema at Mrs Macquarie’s Chair which attracts hundreds. www.stgeorgeopenair.com.au/

Art Gallery/ Woolloomooloo:
Then, make your way to Art Gallery Road (it’s the extension of Mrs Macquarie’s Rd), and check out the Art Gallery of NSW. www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/
The gallery has a good café, or if you feel like holding off for a drink and food, make your way down the hill to Woolloomooloo Wharf and its upmarket outdoor cafes. Or try some of the pubs. Check the Woolloomooloo profile for more information.

Potts Point:
If you are still in the mood for some more food and inner city culture, make your way to Potts Point. Walk up Cowper Road Wharf, past Harry’s Café de Wheels (a Sydney institution with good cheap pies), and cross over to the Shell service (gas) station. Keep walking along the main road until you see a steep set of steps. Go on. Walk up all 112 of them.

This will bring you to Victoria St in Potts Point. There are cafes to the right. Or for something a little more upmarket, turn left at the top of the steps, then take the first right into Challis Ave. Fratelli Paradiso in Challis Ave on the left does good modern Italian food.

Otherwise, walk to the end of Challis Ave, turn left into Macleay St for the Yellow café, or right for a few more good dining options. For more information, check out the Potts Point profile.

 
Kings Cross:

Macleay St becomes Darlinghurst Road and leads you into the heart of Kings Cross, Sydney’s notorious red light district.

Darlinghurst:
If you keep walking along Darlinghurst Rd and cross a large intersection at the Coca Cola sign, you will end up in the inner city suburb of Darlinghurst. Victoria St has plenty of cafes, and exudes a combination of grunge, cool, and grit. The Tropicana Cafe is here - the birthplace of the Tropicana short film festival. Victoria St is full of cafes and shops. Half way down Victoria St is the Green Park Hotel – a pub that has so far avoided gentrification and attracts a good alternative crowd. In Darlinghurst Rd, you can check out Govinda’s – a vegetarian institution and movie house. For more information, check out the Darlinghurst profile.


GETTING THERE

Make your way to Circular Quay and be prepared to do lots of walking. Comfortable shoes are a must. This is a full day trip.

For further information on directions: go to www.whereis.com/whereis/directions.do