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Botany Bay National Park | Botany Bay National Park has a rich history and was the initial meeting place between Aboriginal and European culture in 1770. At Kurnell check out the Discovery Centre for good historical displays of the meeting between the Endeavour crew of Captain Cook and the local Aborigines. At La Perouse there is the Bare Island Fort and at Cape Solander there is a chance to see whales in their seasonal migrations north or south. Link - Botany Bay National Park | Phone 9311 3379. |
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Discovery Centre | Eight Days That Changed the World, an extensive display that shows the meeting between local Aboriginal Culture and the crew of the Endeavour, led by Captain Cook in 1770. There is also info on the delicate wetlands and coastal areas of this region, inhabited by the wildlife that was originally studied by Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander, scientists who accompanied James Cook on his historic journey to chart the east coast of Australia and the South Pacific. Link - Discovery Centre | Ph 02 9542 0649 |
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La Perouse Museum | Near the site where Captain Cook first landed at Botany Bay in Jan 1788 and a day later the French explorer Comte de Laperouse arrived. There are exhibitions and artefacts on Australian history. You can take tours of Bare Island Fort, a defense complex set up to protect Botany Bay from sea incursions. Link - La Perouse Museum | Phone 9311 3379. Open Wed to Sunday 10am to 4pm, except Christmas Day and Good Friday. | Cable Station, Anzac Parade NSW |
Meroogal | Meroogal, in the South coast town of Nowra, was built in 1885-1886. This delightful timber house, with its 'gothic' trimmings, is a charming testament to early days and early ways. By guided tour only. Tours depart on the hour. Link - Meroogal | Cnr West & Worrigee Streets NSW | |
Royal National Park | The first National Park and second in the world after Yellowstone in the USA. Offers over 100 kms of walking tracks, with a 26km coastal walk with stunning headland views, beautiful beaches and rainforest valleys. Link - Royal National Park | Access is 32km south of Sydney via the Princes Highway. |
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Sydney Tramway Museum | Shoot through on a Bondi tram! or Take the tram with PARKLINK to the Royal National Park! Australia's oldest tramway museum (founded in 1950) and the largest in the southern hemisphere. Link - Sydney Tramway Museum | Phone 02 9542 3646 | Royal National Park NSW |
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