Seeing animals around Sydney

Another list to get started! Here's a list of zoos, animal parks and other places where you can meet some wildlife:

Paying to see animals

1. Taronga Zoo
2. Wild Life Sydney
3. Featherdale Wildlife Park
4. Sydney Aquarium
5. Manly Sea Life Sanctuary
6. Koala Park
7. Australian Reptile Park
8. Symbio Wildlife Park
9. Golden Ridge Animal Farm
10. Australia Walkabout Wildlife Park

Wildlife for free

Don't forget that you can see plenty of Australian wildlife by simply walking outside in Sydney.  I'll update this post later with good places for spotting the amazing animals and birds in the area.

List of museums

Okay, I know that it isn't great just to make a big list, but the aim here is to provide an overview of what's available and then to write standard blog posts on each of these over the next few months.

Museums in the city

• Australia museum
• Museum of Sydney
• Powerhouse museum
• Barracks
• The mint
• Macleay museum
• Tramway museum
• Maritime museum
• Sydney observatory

Museums not in the city

• Australian Aviation museum
• Valley Heights Locomotive Depot Heritage Museum
• Trainworks
• Hawkesbury Regional Museum
• Leuralla Toy and Railway Museum
• Museum of Fire

Getting started

Nobody would deny that Sydney is a wonderful city for bringing up kids.  It has spectacular beaches, zoos, museums and weather, but many of the best places are hidden away and not well advertised.  Sure we all know about Taronga Zoo, Manly Beach and the Botanical Gardens, but what about the wonders of Umina Beach with its large playground, or the Australiana Pioneer Village or Fagan Park.  I've only discovered many of these recently and the aim of this blog is to share these discoveries and to provide a place for comment and discussion.