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Blue Mountains Area Attractions
Blue Mountains Area Historical Sites and Heritage Locations by City
Blue Mountains Area Attractions Directory : Historical Sites and Heritage Locations
Blue Mountains Botanic Garden - Mount Tomah
The Blue Mountains Botanic Garden, Mount Tomah is the spectacular cool climate garden of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney. Located in the Blue Mountains, just 90 minutes from Sydney, the garden features thousands of plants from the southern hemisphere and around the world. At 1,000 metres above sea level, the Mount Tomah garden overlooks the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area and boasts stunning panoramic views. A walk around this 28 hectare estate is a botanic journey with many forma...Blue Mountains Botanic Garden - Mount Tomah
Mount Tomah
Blue Mountains National Park
Blue Mountains National Park (BMNP) is located just 60 kilometres west of Sydney. The park conserves more than 247,000 hectares of an area unique in it's history, its wildlife and world famous scenery. The landscape is part of the traditional country of Aboriginal people including Daruk, Gundungurra, Wiradjuri and Dharwal. Blue Mountains National Park contains the Grose Wilderness, dedicated for its wild unspoilt natural beauty. The eastern area embraces Glenbrook, known as the Blue Labyrinth,...Blue Mountains National Park
Blackheath
Blue Mountains Walking Tracks
Enjoy the beauty of the Blue Mountains by taking a walk through the forests. Discover the diversity of the area as you travel through natural landscapes and those that exhibit the shaping hand of human occupation. There is a walk to tempt everyone - from a gentle stroll to the Blue Pool, a more difficult climb to see the Aboriginal hand paintings or the challenging Wentworth Falls track. The Blue Mountains are waiting to be explored by you.Blue Mountains Walking Tracks
Blackheath
Everglades Gardens
The National Trust brings Australia's heritage alive at Everglades Gardens. Drawing from the great traditions of European landscape design as well as the unique Blue Mountains bushland, Everglades will charm with its grace and beauty. Constructed in the 1930s by Danish-born landscape gardener Paul Sorensen in conjunction with owner Henri van de Velde, Everglades Gardens is Australia's most spectacular inter-war period garden and has received acclaim from garden lovers worldwide. A stroll along...Everglades Gardens
Leura
Hartley Historic Site
The need for a police centre in the Hartley Valley led to the construction of the Hartley Court House in 1837. Over the next 50 years a bustling village grew around the court house. The area was the judicial and administrative centre, with churches and accommodation, a post office and staging facilities. It served both travellers and settlers west of the Blue Mountains. In 1887 the village was surpassed by the Great Western Railway, resulting in stagnation and decline. In 1972 the site was...Hartley Historic Site
Hartley
Lennox Bridge In The Blue Mountains
Lennox Bridge on Mitchells Pass at Glenbrook is the oldest stone arch bridge on the Australian mainland. This elegant single span stone arch bridge was built in local stone and completed in 1833 by David Lennox using unskilled convict labour, it took one year to complete. The sandstone was quarried nearby and the bridge carried all the traffic to western New South Wales until 1926.Lennox Bridge In The Blue Mountains
Glenbrook
Megalong Australian Heritage Centre
Discover the lifestyle of the Australian Jackaroo. See the stockmen ride a horse, muster the cattle, work with the sheep and cattle and crack a stockwhip! The Megalong Australian Heritage Centre is part of a unique Pioneering Homestead set in the heart of the magnificent Blue Mountains. It reflects the lifestyles of the pioneers from the past through to today, together with shows and demonstrations for pre booked groups. The Farm Tour includes visiting the old pioneers bush farm and the rust...Megalong Australian Heritage Centre
Megalong Valley
Mitchells Ridge Lookout
This historic lookout and rest area was named after Sir Thomas Mitchell who supervised the building of the Pass by convict labour in 1832. An obelisk at the lookout commemorates the opening of Victoria Pass in 1832 - this Pass is one of the oldest and most significant engineered works in Australia still in use today. From the western end of the lookout there is a good view of the convict hewn and built sandstone rampart across the Pass.Mitchells Ridge Lookout
Mount Victoria
Mount Victoria and District Historical Society Inc Museum
The Mount Victoria and District Historical Society Inc Museum has an amazing collection of Australiana, spanning from the early explorers and convict times to more recent social history, as well as memorabilia, photographs and historic records. There are examples of early farming tools and dairy utensils, natural history including animal and bird life, laundry and kitchenware, the local mining industry and a collection of early photographic equipment. Also on display is the Railway Refreshment...Mount Victoria and District Historical Society Inc Museum
Mount Victoria
National Pass Walking Trail
The National Pass is one of Australia's finest bushwalking trails, just 100 kilometres from Sydney and easily accessible by car or train. The walking trail follows six kilometres of majestic wild scenery and waterfalls in the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area. The trail was built with picks, shovels, crowbars and dynamite between 1906 and 1907. It involved cutting a zigzag staircase into a cliff face and became a very popular walking trail. After 95 years service, the National Pass ...National Pass Walking Trail
Wentworth Falls
Nooroo Gardens
This is one of Australia's most famous gardens featuring world famous wisteria, plus rhododendrons, azaleas and maples. There are a wide range of wisteria for sale. Nooroo was built in 1880 by William Cox and many of the old trees found in the garden were planted then. It was however the Valder family which owned the property from 1917 to 1987 who largely developed the garden. The garden today now covers two hectares. Daffodils, camellias, rhododendrons bloom in profusion from September an...Nooroo Gardens
Mount Wilson
Selwood Science and Puzzles
Hands-on fun for all the family. There are many puzzles to try and solve with lots of displays that will entertain the whole family. There is a hologram display with over 60 holograms and the Selwood room will surprise you with its talking mirror and lots more. You may even see water that looks like it is running uphill. There are science kits and puzzles available to purchase and a bookshop specialising in science and puzzle books generally has over 300 titles in stock. There are even workshops...Selwood Science and Puzzles
Hazelbrook
Three Sisters in the Blue Mountains National Park
The Three Sisters are a famous rock formation in the Blue Mountains. Offering panoramic views into the Jamison Valley, these three prominent rocky pinnacles on the edge of the escarpment at Echo Point Katoomba have become an iconic symbol for the Blue Mountains. The Three Sisters can be viewed from the main lookout or the Queen Elizabeth or Prince of Wales Lookouts on the lower levels. A walk from behind the Visitor Information Centre will lead you to the top of the Three Sisters via Honeymoon...Three Sisters in the Blue Mountains National Park
Katoomba
Valley Heights Locomotive Depot Heritage Museum
Explore the oldest remaining roundhouse in NSW and witness restoration works being carried out on tramway and railway exhibits at the Valley Heights Locomotive Depot Heritage Museum. Take a short ride on a steam tram and view the model railway layout. Locomotives to see include the 32 class express passenger engine 3214 from the 1890s, Standard Goods 53 class Steam Engine 5461 and 46 Class Electric Locomotive 4601 as well as a 1890s Sydney steam tram. 5711 the only survivor of the heaviest ste...Valley Heights Locomotive Depot Heritage Museum
Valley Heights
Wentworth Falls
Wentworth Falls located in the Blue Mountains National Park is a spectacular waterfall with magnificent views. One of the most picturesque falls in the mountains, it is where the Jamison Creek drops over the escarpment and plunges 297 metres over the upper and lower falls into a large pool before flowing down the creek into the Valley of the Waters. Bushwalks in the area vary from short 10 minutes to full day walks in the valley. National Parks and Wildlife Services produce a booklet with ma...Wentworth Falls
Wentworth Falls
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