Hyde Park Barracks

Heritage museum · Sydney

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Best Things to Do in Sydney: My 15 Favorite Activities in 2025

"I always make time for the Hyde Park Barracks — set in the old 18th-century convict barracks, it does an amazing, detailed job of chronicling colonial life through settlers’ stories, artifacts, and historical recreations, and it’s consistently the highlight of my museum visits in Sydney because few people go there and it feels refreshingly non-touristy." - Matthew Kepnes

https://www.nomadicmatt.com/travel-blogs/best-things-sydney/

Queens Square, Macquarie St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia Get directions

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