Sydney - Darling Harbour

South-west of the Rocks is Darling Harbour, best seen from the water in all its new splendor. From Chinatown, or from the Town Hall or Central Station, it is only a short walk to the varied attractions of this recently restored and rehabilitated area of 54 ha, formerly occupied by dilapidated docks and railway lines. These have now given place to a huge waterfront leisure and tourist park, with a great variety of entertainments and amusements, exhibitions and museums, reached and circled by a monorail system (TNT Harbour Link Monorail; main station on Haymarket, near the Entertainment Centre) running at a height of 5.5 m above the city streets and often almost grazing historic old buildings.

Powerhouse Museum, the Harbourside Festival Marketplace, Tumbalong Park and the magnificent Sydney Aquarium are all features of Darling Harbour.