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Darling Harbour

Darling Harbour is the easiest area for tourists to stay in Sydney, with enough sights, shops, eateries and night life to keep you busy for days. The whole area has been transformed from old shipyards and warehouses to a beautiful harbourside shopping and entertainment area.

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Major attractions around Darling Harbour include:

Restaurants
Modern Cockle Bay and King Street Wharf restaurants along the harbourfront
Harbourside shopping centre restaurants, cafes and food court eateries
Chinatown's fast, cheap, filling, delicious Asian meals

Shopping
Harbourside shopping centre for Australiana souvenirs and lots more
Chinatown bargains and the City Centre a short walk or Monorail ride away

Nightlife
A wide range of pumping bars and clubs
Home – a 2000 person capacity superclub in Cockle Bay

Performance venues
IMAX Cinema – a huge screen including 3D movies

Museums & Galleries
Powerhouse Museum with interactive science for all ages
National Maritime Museum, including ships and a submarine on the harbour

Nature
Sydney Aquarium housing the world's largest collection of Australian water life
Sydney Wildlife World housing 6000 Australian animals in 10 different habitats
Chinese Garden of Friendship

Views
City skyscrapers across the harbour any time of day or night
Walk across old Pyrmont Bridge, or take the Monorail above the city streets