Sydney
Sydney counts 24 notable places in this snapshot — museums, landmarks and points of interest surfaced from OpenStreetMap. That places it 1st of 3 cities in Oceania. The most common label on the list is attraction, on 8 of the 24 entries.
What the numbers say
Sydney accounts for 24 notable places listed on OpenStreetMap in this cycle, all of them on August 2, 2026. Every row below is a record as its source published it — no estimate, no interpolation, and nothing carried over from a previous run.
That places Sydney 1 of 3 among Oceania, which is within a rounding error of the median for that group.
The most recent entries are Powerhouse Museum, Locomotive Workshop, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. This page is a view of public data and not a substitute for it — check the original before acting on any row.
The list, read out
Attractions account for 8 of the 24: Locomotive Workshop, Bug, Little Nipper, Museum of Illusions, HMAS Vampire, HMAS Onslow, HMAS Advance and HMB Endeavour. Memorials account for 8 of the 24: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Baudouin and Fabiola of Belgium, Governor Marie Bashir Rose, Governor Macquarie Rose, 100 Not Out Rose, 175th Anniversary Rose, Lady of Australia Rose and Firefighter Rose. Museums account for 8 of the 24: Powerhouse Museum, Chau Chak Wing Museum, Qtopia, Australian Museum, Sydney Jewish Museum, Madame Tussauds Sydney, Australian National Maritime Museum and Hyde Park Barracks. Alphabetically the register runs from 100 Not Out Rose to Sydney Jewish Museum.
That is 3 place types across 24 listings for Sydney. Attractions are the largest group at 8, museums the smallest at 8 — the mix is the map speaking, not this page: a type is whatever the OpenStreetMap record says it is.
The addresses OpenStreetMap files these places under touch 13 distinct localities, and they cluster: Forecourt holds 7 (Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and Governor Marie Bashir Rose among them), North Wharf holds 4 (HMAS Vampire and HMAS Onslow among them) and 1 holds 2 (Bug and Little Nipper), while 9 localities carry one entry each — a rough sketch of where Sydney keeps its notable ground.
Places worth knowing about in Sydney
24 places · snapshot of 2026-08-02 · sourced from OpenStreetMap
| Place | Locality |
|---|---|
| museum Powerhouse Museum | Harris Street, Ultimo |
| attraction Locomotive Workshop | 2, Locomotive Street |
| memorial Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II | Forecourt, Quay Quarter |
| museum Chau Chak Wing Museum | University Place, Camperdown |
| attraction Bug | 1, Olympic Drive |
| memorial Baudouin and Fabiola of Belgium | Sydney Harbour Tunnel, Harbour Tunnel Air Intake |
| museum Qtopia | Forbes Street, Darlinghurst |
| attraction Little Nipper | 1, Olympic Drive |
| memorial Governor Marie Bashir Rose | Forecourt, Quay Quarter |
| museum Australian Museum | 6-8, Cross City Tunnel |
| attraction Museum of Illusions | George Street, Wynyard |
| memorial Governor Macquarie Rose | Forecourt, Quay Quarter |
| museum Sydney Jewish Museum | Burton Street, Darlinghurst |
| attraction HMAS Vampire | North Wharf, Sydney |
| memorial 100 Not Out Rose | Forecourt, Quay Quarter |
| museum Madame Tussauds Sydney | 1-5, King Street Offramp |
| attraction HMAS Onslow | North Wharf, Sydney |
| memorial 175th Anniversary Rose | Forecourt, Quay Quarter |
| museum Australian National Maritime Museum | 2, Murray Street |
| attraction HMAS Advance | North Wharf, Sydney |
| memorial Lady of Australia Rose | Forecourt, Quay Quarter |
| museum Hyde Park Barracks | Prince Albert Road, Sydney |
| attraction HMB Endeavour | North Wharf, Sydney |
| memorial Firefighter Rose | Forecourt, Quay Quarter |
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