Katoomba
The Blue Mountains' essential sight is a rocky trio called the Three Sisters. Just an hour outside of Sydney, they stand at over 2953ft (900m) and a…
Must-see attractions in Blue Mountains
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Far from other Blue Mountains attractions, the limestone Jenolan Caves is one of the most extensive, accessible and complex systems in the world – a vast…
Katoomba
Echo Point's clifftop viewing platform offers a magical prospect of the area's most essential sight, a rocky trio called the Three Sisters, sacred to the…
Blue Mountains
Part of the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area, this vast national park has over 140km of walking trails.
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Southeast of Leura, this sharp, triangular outcrop narrows to a dramatic lookout with sheer cliffs on each side. It's much, much quieter than Katoomba's…
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From Leura, it’s only 2km to Katoomba, the region’s main town, whose often misty steep streets are lined with art-deco buildings. The population here is…
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The falls that lend the town its name launch a plume of spray over a 300m drop. This is the starting point of several walking tracks that delve into the…
Blue Mountains
Signposted 4km from the highway in Blackheath, this lookout presents a magnificent perspective of sandstone cliffs dropping to the valley and canyon below…
Blue Mountains
Leura, 3km east of Katoomba, is a gracious, affluent town, fashioned around undulating streets, unparalleled gardens and sweeping Victorian verandahs. The…
Katoomba
This long-time favourite, the Blue Mountains' most touristy attraction, offers spectacular views. Ride the glass-floored Skyway gondola across the gorge…
Blue Mountains Botanic Garden Mount Tomah
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Saved from the brink of destruction after devastating bushfires roared through in December 2019, this botanic gardens between Bilpin and Bell is the cool…
Leuralla NSW Toy & Railway Museum
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The striking art deco mansion is the home of the Evatt family, the most famous member of which was HV ‘Doc’ Evatt, the third president of the UN General…
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Reaching from north of Bells Line of Road to the Hunter Valley, Wollemi National Park is the state’s largest forested wilderness area (nearly 5000 sq km)…
Blue Mountains
Adjoining the Blue Mountains National Park and stretching between Katoomba and the Jenolan Caves, this park covers 68,000 hectares of plateau and valley…
Blue Mountains
A good stop while exploring the Bells Line of Road, this cordial ciderhouse has few rules – just show up, taste some of their delicious cider (scrumptious…
Blue Mountains Cultural Centre
Katoomba
It's a captivating experience to walk through the main display here, with a satellite image of the Blue Mountains beneath your feet, mountain scenery…
Blue Mountains
From Blackheath, the next town on the highway past Katoomba, you can enjoy amazing views from a series of impressive clifftop lookouts. Crowds here aren’t…
Blue Mountains
This vertiginous lookout offers jaw-dropping perspectives over the valley below from a rock pinnacle. You can walk here along the cliffs from Govetts Leap…
Blue Mountains
This popular lookout is a focal point for visitors to Blackheath. It offers great views up the valley of the Grose River, with an interesting explanatory…
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Eight kilometres from Blackheath, the last couple of those on a dirt road, this is a spectacular lookout over the Grose Valley. There's a campsite here,…
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Celebrated artist, author and bon vivant Norman Lindsay, famed for his saucy artworks and his wonderful children's book The Magic Pudding, lived in…
Blue Mountains
With its isolated, unadulterated village vibe, National Trust-classified Mt Victoria was once more influential than Katoomba. At 1044m, it’s the highest…
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Less a cave than an alcove, this Aboriginal shelter is decorated by Darug people with hand stencils dating from between 500 and 1600 years ago. It's an…
Everglades Historic House & Gardens
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National Trust-owned Everglades was built in the 1930s. While the house is moderately interesting, the magnificent 5 hectares of garden created by Danish…
Blue Mountains
By the station in Mount Victoria, the local museum is chock-full of quirky Australiana, including old farm equipment, taxidermy and Ned Kelly’s sister’s…
Blue Mountains
This lookout accessed from Blackheath offers amazing views over the Grose Valley and spectacular rock formations. It's about a five-minute walk from the…
Blue Mountains
Seven kilometres southwest of Blackheath, this offers super vistas from the edge of the Shipley Plateau out over the Megalong Valley.
Katoomba
Formerly providing a light introduction to Aboriginal culture, this popular attraction near Echo Point has disappointingly now focused its regular 30…
