Old South Head Road, Vaucluse, Sydney Suburbs, New South Wales 2030, Australia
Explore Australia's first and longest operating navigational light. Macquarie Lighthouse was originally built in 1818, designed by convict architect, Francis Greenway. Macquarie Lighthouse has an important place in the history of Sydney's settlement and still provides a guiding light for ships entering the harbour.
The lighthouse grounds are open every day and have spectacular harbour, city an ...
Greycliffe Avenue, Vaucluse, Sydney Suburbs, New South Wales 2030, Australia
The park is part of Sydney Harbour National Park with outstanding views of the harbour. Neilsen Park has the right mix of open space and shady reserves, as well as one of the best beaches on Sydney Harbour - Shark Beach - which is a great spot for snorkelling and swimming. The park has a long tradition as a favourite family beach and picnic area in the Eastern Suburbs.
Neilsen Park is part of t ...
Wentworth Road, Vaucluse, Sydney Suburbs, New South Wales 2030, Australia
Vaucluse House survives as one of Sydney's only nineteenth century harbourside estates with house, kitchen wing, stables and outbuildings and is still surrounded by ten hectares of formal gardens and grounds.
Built in 1803, Vaucluse House was once owned by William Charles Wentworth, father of the Australian Constitution, his wife Sarah and their immediate family of 10 children who lived in the ...
