A leering clown face provides a strangely sinister welcome to 1930s Luna Park (lunaparksydney.com; day pass adult/child $44/34), located just below the Harbour Bridge in Milsons Point. Other old-fashioned treats include a carousel, a swing ride, the Coney Island funhouse and traditional sideshow stalls. Newer, more gut-wrenching rides have names like Sledgehammer and Hair Raiser (pay per ride or purchase a day pass). A new-tech addition with a retro edge is the hour-long immersive Dream Circus ($19), involving 360-degree projections and holograms. All rides operate from Friday to Sunday. From Monday to Wednesday, only a few are open except during school holidays, when the park runs in full.
There's a bar-restaurant on-site with a great harbor view.
