Audio tour · Australia

Sydney

A self-guided audio walking tour of Sydney.

Sydney is a city in constant conversation with its harbour. You feel the water from almost everywhere, in the light off the bay, the ferries cutting across to the north shore, the long curve of the Opera House catching the sun. The walks here move between headlands and beaches, sandstone lanes and open sky, and the whole place has a ease to it that is very hard to leave. In the app, 100 stops in Sydney are narrated aloud, about 2h 50m of listening across 8 walking routes, in 13 languages, offline once downloaded. Choose a route or build your own, then walk while a calm voice tells you the story of each stop. The app also maps 100 Instagram photo spots, social media photo locations with directions to where you stand for the shot.

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What you'll hear in Sydney

The opening lines of a few narrations, straight from the tour.

Sydney Opera House. You might be standing here, looking at the massive, curving roofs and thinking about this structure.
Taronga Zoo. You're standing in a place that literally means "beautiful view" in an Aboriginal language.
Art Gallery of New South Wales. Art Gallery of New South Wales.
Sydney Tower. You might be thinking about how this tower became so massive.
St Mary's Cathedral. You are standing in a place that has seen some serious drama, both spiritual and architectural.
Crown Sydney. You're standing here looking up at this massive tower.

All 100 stops in Sydney

Every stop is narrated. Walk them in any order, or follow a route.

Landmark (39)

Sydney Opera House
Taronga Zoo
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Sydney Tower
St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney
Crown Sydney
International Convention Centre Sydney
Atlassian Central
One Central Park
Fort Denison
General Post Office, Sydney
Anzac Memorial
St John's, Ashfield
Sirius Building
Museum of Contemporary Art Australia
Quay Quarter Tower
Sea Life Sydney Aquarium
Garden Palace
Dr Chau Chak Wing Building
Bronte Beach
Paddy's Markets
Blues Point Tower
1 Bligh Street
El Alamein Fountain
Statue of Queen Victoria, Sydney
UTS Tower
Sydney Cenotaph
Cadmans Cottage
Yasmar
White Rabbit Gallery
Boomerang, Elizabeth Bay
Wild Life Sydney
State Savings Bank Building
Chief Secretary's Building
Department of Lands Building
Hong Kong House
1 Macquarie Place
MLC Building, North Sydney
Department of Education Building

Religious (12)

Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview
Christ Church St Laurence
Great Synagogue (Sydney)
St Mark's Church, Darling Point
Al-Zahra Mosque
St Stephen's Uniting Church
St Patrick's Church, The Rocks
St Barnabas Anglican Church, Broadway
St Thomas' Anglican Church, North Sydney
St David's Uniting Church
Garden Island Naval Chapel
St Jude's Church, Randwick

Park (10)

The Domain, Sydney
Centennial Parklands
Sydney Park
Paddington Reservoir
Archer Park
Nielsen Park
The Goods Line
Victoria Park, Sydney
Observatory Park, Sydney
Redfern Park

Theatre (10)

State Theatre (Sydney)
Capitol Theatre, Sydney
Enmore Theatre
Sydney Lyric
Roslyn Packer Theatre
City Recital Hall
Metro Theatre, Sydney
Seymour Centre
Theatre Royal Sydney
Plaza Theatre, Sydney

Stadium (8)

Leichhardt Oval
Hyde Park, Sydney
Hordern Pavilion
North Sydney Olympic Pool
Henson Park
Redfern Oval
Pratten Park
Lambert Park (Leichhardt)

Skyscraper (7)

Salesforce Tower (Sydney)
25 Martin Place
International Towers, Sydney
Deutsche Bank Place
1 Elizabeth
Grosvenor Place (Sydney)
1 Denison Street

Museum (6)

State Library of New South Wales
Australian Museum
Hyde Park Barracks, Sydney
Sydney Observatory
Museum of Sydney
Sydney Mint

Tower (5)

First Government House, Sydney
Campbell's Stores
101 George Street, The Rocks
The Judges House
AMA House, Sydney

Monument (1)

Statue of James Cook, Hyde Park

Bridge (1)

Iron Cove Bridge

Castle (1)

Middle Head Fortifications

Walking routes in Sydney

Curated orders through the city. Or build your own and press Play All.

From the Opera House to Circular Quay. A short harbourfront loop past colonial stores, sandstone cottages and contemporary art with the Opera House sails as your opening act. (8 stops)
Harbour Headlands and Hidden Coves. A ferry-assisted journey through the harbour taking in the zoo clifftops, a harbour fort, a naval chapel and the wild headland fortifications at Middle Head. (5 stops)
The Domain and Macquarie Street. A stroll through the oldest colonial precinct linking the Art Gallery lawns, the Mint, Hyde Park Barracks and the grand institutions of Macquarie Street. (8 stops)
Theatres Towers and the Heart of the CBD. A compact loop through Sydney's golden mile past the Tower Eye, grand theatres, the old GPO and the ornate synagogue tucked between the skyscrapers. (8 stops)
Barangaroo Crown and the Observatory Ridge. A ridge-to-waterfront walk connecting the gleaming towers of Barangaroo with the hilltop Observatory and its sandstone park above the historic Rocks precinct. (8 stops)
Iron Cove to Ashfield Villages. A longer inner-west ramble connecting Leichhardt Oval and the Iron Cove Bridge with the historic churches and Victorian estates of Haberfield and Ashfield. (7 stops)