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The best of Australia, city by city (2026)

From Sydney Harbour to the Great Barrier Reef. Pick a city to see every guide we publish for it, plus its picks from our Australia-wide lists.

Sydney

The Harbour, the Opera House and Bondi — plus Australia's most competitive restaurant scene and beaches from Manly to Coogee.

Laneway cafés, the country's coffee capital, Queen Victoria Market, the MCG and the Great Ocean Road on the doorstep.

Subtropical river city — South Bank's lagoon and galleries, Fortitude Valley's bars and koalas at Lone Pine.

Kings Park, Indian Ocean sunsets, Fremantle, Rottnest Island's quokkas and the wineries of the Swan Valley.

Central Market, festival season, and the Barossa, McLaren Vale and Adelaide Hills wine regions within an hour.

Surfers Paradise, the theme parks, surf breaks from Burleigh to Coolangatta and the hinterland rainforest.

The gateway to the Great Barrier Reef and the Daintree Rainforest, with Port Douglas an hour up the coast.

MONA, Salamanca Market, kunanyi/Mount Wellington and Tasmania's world-class produce, wine and whisky.

The national capital — Parliament House, the Australian War Memorial, the National Gallery and Lake Burley Griffin.

Uluru, Kata Tjuta and Kings Canyon — the spiritual heart of the country, in Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park.

Every guide we publish, filterable by city and category.