Darling Harbour
 Darling Harbour is an extensive area in
central Sydney, located just to the west of the City,
almost completely dedicated to entertainment and tourism.
For many decades the core of the working Port of Sydney,
Darling Harbour was subsequently
developed by the NSW State Government as a revitalization
project for the Australian Bicentenary in 1988.
As a district, Darling Harbour embraces
significant portions of the inner city suburbs of Ultimo (to
the south) and Pyrmont (to the west).
 During Friday and Saturday nights Darling
Harbour is populated by club goers and can be quite
crowded sometimes.
During the day the area there are waterviews, ice-cream,
playgrounds, parks, fountains and often free attractions on
weekends at Darling Harbour. It can get crowed on weekends and
during school holidays. There is nowhere to swim, so if it is
hot, you will need to run under a fountain.
Darling Harbour Attractions
The Darling Harbour precinct is home to a
number of major public facilities and attractions,
including:
- Harbourside Shopping Centre which includes Kingpin
Bowling Alley, M9 Laser wars as well as Australia's first
retail jet-Flight simulator.
- Sydney Entertainment Centre
- Paddy's Market
- Sydney's Chinese Gardens
- Tumbalong Park
- Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre
- Australian National
Maritime Museum (featuring museum ships including
HMAS Vampire) Australian maritime history and
technology. Free entry to core galleries; charges for
the large ships and special events.
- Star City Casino
- Powerhouse
Museum. The Powerhouse Museum specializes in
history, science, technology, design, industry,
decorative arts, music, transport and space exploration
exhibits.
- Sydney
Aquarium. this massive aquarium, in addition to
various display tanks (penguins, seals, platypus,
various fish species), has two underwater walks where
visitors walk in glass corridors underneath and between
the sharks, rays and ocean fish. Not to be missed!
- the IMAX theatre - the largest in the world
- Sydney Wildlife World
- Aboriginal Centre
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