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Sydney’s attractions are quite spread out, so don’t expect to see all of them on a swift visit.

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Nothing can prepare you for this Aussie emblem’s real-life splendor. Admire it from the harbor, then come in for a close-up of this $90+ million structure by Danish architect Jørn Utzon.

Bennelong Point; Sydney; 011-61-2-9250-7111; www.sydneyoperahouse.com

This 440-ft high, 3,770-ft-long bridge is among the world’s largest single-span bridges. Walk across or climb it (groups of 12 are decked out in space suits, harnessed to cables, and guided up stairs to the top).

The Rocks; Sydney; 011-61-2-8274-7777; www.bridgeclimb.com

You’ll get a bird-eye’s city and harbor view from the turret at the top; on a clear day, you can even discern the Blue Mountains in the distance.

100 Market St.; Sydney; 011-61-2-9333-9222; www.sydneytower.com.au

Set in a striking Art-Deco building on Circular Quay West, this illustrious permanent collection includes several Warhols and Lichtensteins.

140 George St.; Sydney; 011-61-2-9245-2400; www.mca.com.au

Explore the most extensive anthology of homegrown Aussie artworks (see pieces by down-under-greats like Charles Condor and Arthur Streeton), as well as noteworthy displays of European and Asian art.

Art Gallery Rd.; Sydney; 011-61-2-9225-1700; www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au

Founded in 1827, this natural history extravaganza is Australia’s first museum. In Spring 2008 their collection, which encompasses 16 million cultural objects and animal, fossil, and mineral specimens, will emerge from $41-million renovations.

6 College St.; Sydney; www.austmus.gov.au

Set beside the Opera House in a breathtaking harbor-side location, this lush 74-acre refuge was established by original settlers in 1816.

Mrs Macquaries Road; Sydney; 011-61-2-9231-8111; www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au

Pristine bushland pockets and five outlying islands packed with Aboriginal rock art, incredible lookout points, beaches, subtropical forest, and historic buildings comprise this protected area.

Cadmans Cottage, 110 George St.; Sydney; 011-61-2-9247-5033; www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au

Topping the world charts as a happening sun and surf mecca, this much-photographed 0.62-mile strip of sand in the eastern suburbs is quintessential Sydney.

50 minutes by bus (buses #326 and 327 run from Circular Quay to Bondi Junction)

Manly’s popular, sunbather-packed beaches rival Bondi’s and are accessible by a quick 30-minute ferry from “The Rocks.” In a hurry? Hop on a high-speed jet boat and arrive in fifteen.

Sydney Ferries; Sydney; www.sydneyferries.info

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