Sydney Historical Walks
Uncover the hidden past of Sydney with our historical walking tours. Led by knowledgeable guides, these courses reveal the stories behind the city’s buildings, monuments, and streets. Explore Sydney’s unique heritage while enjoying the charm of one of the world’s most beautiful cities.
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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
...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
...Available Classes
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
...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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The Rum Rebellion - A Walking Tour
<p>The Rum Rebellion was both dramatic and influential, yet it remains curiously low key in public memory. As our only military coup orchestrated by the volatile, brilliant, and opportunistic
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Dickensian Sydney - His Stories and Ours
<p>Dickens created world full of secrets, scandals, and drama – and on this tour we can find that world right here through many of Sydney’s stories from the past. This is your chance to discover or
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Kirribilli - Water, Stone and Tree
<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 marine
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Circling the Square: A Story Saunter around Hyde Park
<p>Hyde Park forms a green heart to the City of Sydney, rimmed round with some of our most significant and beautiful historic buildings. Join us as we saunter through the park appreciating St Mary’s
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Castle Hill - Living on the Edge
<p>On 4 March 1804 convicts rose from this Castle Hill penal settlement for the Battle of Vinegar Hill. Today we can re trace their steps, exploring the now-lovely parkland to discover the traces of
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Australian Women's History in the City: A Walking Tour
<p>Join professional Tour Guide Jo Henwood as she reveals the stories of significant but often-forgotten women who changed our lives as we walk the Sydney CBD. There are few statues or plaques to
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Fishing Nets to Olympic Rings - The Many Chapters of Sydney Olympic Park
<p>Storyteller Jo Henwood will share tales of the Blaxlands and the Wentworths, and the colonising farmers before them who, from 1788, claimed the tidal wetlands of the Wangal. We will be looking at a
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