Lightning Ridge Opal Fields
World’s best find of black opals.
Sydney Harbour Bridge
Iconic 139 meters high arch bridge, built in 1932.
Sydney Opera House
One of the iconic buildings representing not only Australia but 20th-century architecture in general. Constructed in 1973.
Mungo Lady
Find of the oldest cremated human remains in the world. Contrary to the name it seems that here rests a male, who was cremated and sprinkled with red ocher some 41,000 (or even 42,000) years ago. This is the oldest use of ocher for burials in the world. Nearest find of ocher is some 200 km from this site.
Brewarrina fish traps
Impressive and complex system of stone settings serving as a trap for fish. It is possible that these structures have existed here for some 40 000 years that would make this structure the oldest in the world.
Red Hands Cave
Contains numerous 1,600 – 500 years old hand prints and stencils. There are numerous sites with such hand stencils in Australia.
Ku-ring-gai rock engravings
Diverse rock engravings in a comparatively soft sandstone including engravings of Emu constellation showing interpretation of star constellation in the sky.
Kiama Blowhole
One of the most popular blowholes – a location where sea waves through the passage in the cliffs create water spray that is up to 25 meters (reportedly even 60 m) high. One of the highest blowholes in the world.
Jenolan Caves
Possibly the oldest caves in the world – it is determined that the clay sediments of the caves are approximately 340 million years old. 10 caves opened for tourism. Length of passages exceed 40 km and there are more than 300 entrances.
Wollemi pine stands
The three only existing populations of Wollemia nobilis pine in deep, inaccessible gorges with less than 100 Wollemi pines remaining. This tree was thought to be extinct 150 million years ago until it was discovered not far from Sydney in 1994.
