Historical Walks
Sydney's history is etched into its buildings, streets, monuments and sites. Learn more about Sydney's past, its people and the places they built, and appreciate the charms of our beautiful historic city. So, take a walk and have a talk with our well-informed guides who will reveal the wonders of Sydney.
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Haiku at Barangaroo
<p>The haiku form was developed by Basho in seventeenth-century Japan and has spread round the world. Haiku writing is a way to deepen perception of the nature around us. It is meditative and
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The Improving Macquaries: Lachlan
<p>This walk will help you imagine early nineteenth-century Sydney Town. At the edges of Empire the penal colony was riven by conflicts and Colonel Macquarie was tasked with bringing order. His
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Kirribilli - A Walking Tour
<p>Just north of the major settlement of colonial Sydney Town, a small community developed slowly around significant land purchases by Robert Campbell and later James Milson. In time some grand
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The Improving Macquaries: Elizabeth
<p>This walk will help you re-imagine early nineteenth-century Sydney under Governor Macquarie. It encompasses both the natural environment and built heritage. Elizabeth’s husband had to bring order
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The Domain: A Walking Tour of Self-Expression
<p>The Domain is a place for people to express themselves - as artists in the Art Gallery, as writers in the State Library, as Red Cross workers, and balloonists, and as protesters at the Domain
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Art Deco and More - Sydney CBD Walking Tour
<p>When we think of Sydney, the first things that spring to mind are often the magnificent harbour, our unique Opera House and the mighty Harbour Bridge. But often unnoticed is its wealth of beautiful
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Victorian and Federation Sydney - Sydney CBD Walking Tour
<p>The story of the founding of colonial Sydney is well known, but what is less well known is the Victorian and Federation period, where the city we know today really took shape. Between 1850 and 1900
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