Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney

The Art Gallery of New South Wales is the leading museum of art in New South Wales and Sydney, and one of Australia's foremost cultural institutions. It holds significant collections of Australian, European and Asian art, and presents nearly forty exhibitions annually. Free admission!

Open every day: 10am - 5pm
Late closing every Wednesday: 9pm

Sydney - St Mary's Cathedral

St Mary's Cathedral is the first place hubby and I went. It is located very near the hotel we stayed. So we just walk and walk until wow, what a grand church! Without knowing about any restriction of public visit, we went in to explore!

St Mary’s Cathedral stands in the centre of Sydney as a Christian statement of grace and beauty. Generations of artists have bequeathed to it their magnificent gifts in stone and glass, designing a unique space of solace and prayer within this vibrant city. This Cathedral represents the spiritual origins of the Catholic Church in Australia. It is one of Sydney's most treasured historic buildings and one of the finest examples of English-style gothic churches in the world. William Wilkinson Wardell, the 19th century architect, dreamed of a gothic structure shaped from the local yellow-block sandstone on which this city is built. The building was finally completed 100 years after the architect's death. The Cathedral is dedicated to Mary Help of Christians.