The Rocks

Sydney Visitor Centre at The Rocks

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Open Time
Daily 9.30am - 5.30pm.

The Rocks and Circular Quay
Fast facts

* Where Sydney's convict days blend with life today
* City centre
* Five-minute walk from Circular Quay

Why go there

Bursting with a colourful history dating back to convict days, The Rocks is a maze of sandstone lanes, cul-de-sacs and courtyards, jam-packed with shops, warehouses and terraces that were built in the early 19th century.

While The Rocks was once home to Sydney’s dockworkers and stevedores, it’s now a magnet for international visitors, who flock to its many shops, boutiques, pubs and restaurants.

Things to do

* Visit the Sydney Visitor Information Centre for the latest on what to do and see in The Rocks.
* Walk the foreshore from Circular Quay to below the Harbour Bridge.
* Climb the span of the Harbour Bridge with BridgeClimb or visit the Pylon Lookout.
* Explore shops and galleries in converted workmen’s cottages and sandstone terrace houses in Playfair Street.
* Book a Rocks Ghost Tour and learn about macabre tales of murder, suicide, hanging and hauntings.

Don’t miss it

* A Rocks Walking Tour.
* Sydney’s oldest pubs, including the Fortune of War, Hero of Waterloo, Lord Nelson and the Orient.
* Museum of Contemporary Art.
* Rocks Markets on weekends.
* Australia Day celebrations on 26 January.

To: The Rocks and Circular Quay
Towns within The Rocks and Circular Quay