The Rocks
The Rocks is sandstone buildings, history, laneways, culture and Australiana by day, and a busy pub scene by night. It is the historical precinct of central Sydney immediately to the north of the City centre on the western side of Sydney Cove, and where the First Fleet set up their first convict settlement.Notable Places in the Area
Darling Harbour
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Darling Harbour is a leisure and entertainment precinct, in central Sydney.
Museum of Contemporary Art Australia
Art gallery
The Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, formerly the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, is located on George Street in The Rocks neighbourhood of Sydney.
Australian Securities Exchange
Photo: Jason7825, Public domain.
Australian Securities Exchange Ltd is an Australian public company that operates Australia's primary securities exchange, the Australian Securities Exchange.
Localities in the Area
Sydney
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Sydney is the Harbour City, and is the oldest and most cosmopolitan city in Australia with an enviable reputation as one of the world's most beautiful and livable cities.
Millers Point
Suburb
Millers Point is an inner-city suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.
The Rocks
- Type: Area
- Location: New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-33.8599° or 33° 51' 36" southLongitude
151.209° or 151° 12' 32" eastElevation
14 metres (46 feet)Open Location Code
4RRH46R5+2JGeoNames ID
6949424The Rocks Satellite Map
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Other Places Named The Rocks
Localities in the Area
- Dawes PointSuburb
- Sydney CBDLocality
- BarangarooSuburb
- City Centre
- Milsons PointSuburb
Landmarks in the Area
- Museum of Contemporary Art AustraliaMuseum
- Harbour Rocks HotelHotel
- First Fleet ParkPark
- Cadmans Cottage Historic Site
- Sydney Town Hall ClocktowerHistorical site
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page The Rocks. Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.