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Burwood Chinatown — Image credit: Destination NSW

Shopping and Markets

Burwood Chinatown

Burwood Chinatown is a vibrant destination in the heart of Sydney, renowned for its authentic and diverse Asian street food. Home to over 50 hawker-style eateries, it offers a mouth-watering mix of nostalgic home-style dishes and the latest food trends from across Asia. From charcoal-grilled skewers and hand-pulled noodles with slow-cooked beef to hotpot trains and fluffy artisan soufflés, there is something to satisfy every craving. While Chinese cuisine is a highlight, the experience doesn't stop there. Visitors can also discover bold and flavourful dishes from Thailand, Malaysia, Korea, Japan, and beyond—making it a truly Asian culinary adventure. As the sun sets, the excitement continues. The night market transforms the precinct into a buzzing, neon-lit destination, serving creative global flavours in a festive street atmosphere. But Burwood Chinatown is more than just a place to eat. It's a cultural hub where people come together to celebrate food, heritage, and community. With its distinctive local charm and strong identity, it captures the essence of Sydney's multicultural spirit. Whether you are here to explore, savour the food or simply enjoy the lively surroundings, Burwood Chinatown offers something for everyone. Come and discover it for yourself.

Burwood NSW

0.2 km away

Entermission Burwood

Amusement and Theme Parks

Entermission Burwood

Looking for an unforgettable day of fun? Entermission Burwood is an exciting destination for virtual reality and physical group experiences. Choose from a range of action packed virtual reality escape rooms featuring free roam, hand tracking and seated experiences. Perfect for families, friends, birthdays and team adventures. Take on the virtual reality challenge rooms and compete for the highest scores across a range of exciting challenges. Experience Floor is Lava, a fast paced physical challenge where players race, jump and dodge across a digital floor. Test accuracy with the newly launched Hammer Throwing experience. Take aim, throw the hammer and compete for the highest score. Whether it is a birthday celebration, team activity or fun day out, Entermission Burwood offers an exciting mix of virtual reality and physical experiences for groups of all kinds.

Burwood NSW

0.5 km away

Quong Tart 梅光達 Blue Plaque — Image credit: Heritage NSW

Historical Sites and Heritage Locations

Quong Tart Blue Plaque

Visitors can discover the stories behind the people, places and events that have helped shape NSW - where the history happened. A Blue Plaque visit offers more than sightseeing. It creates a direct connection between place and story, turning everyday locations into places of discovery. Each plaque reveals a unique piece of history, encouraging visitors to explore local areas from a new perspective and uncover stories they may never have known. This blue plaque commemorates Quong Tart who was a successful restaurateur, tea and silk merchant, anti-opium campaigner and philanthropist.

Ashfield NSW

2.1 km away

Bayview Park Baths

Natural Attractions

Bayview Park Baths

Bayview Park Baths are an idyllic swimming beach located in Concord. The site is enclosed by a shark net and has an accessible pathway running from the car park to the beach. The baths are backed by a park with picnic facilities, a playground, outdoor fitness equipment and public bathrooms.

Concord NSW

2.9 km away

Sydney Flower Market — Image credit: Sydney Flower Market

Shopping and Markets

Sydney Flower Market

Sydney Flower Market is Australia's largest flower market for fresh-cut flowers. The diverse group of growers at the Sydney Flower Market primarily supply florists in the Sydney area, regional NSW and the ACT, but the market is also open to the general public. Approximately 170 traders hold stands in the hustle and bustle of the modern-day Sydney Flower Market at Sydney Markets. NSW is very fortunate as it has a wide range of climates within the state, meaning that a wide variety of flowers can be locally grown, with the main flower growing areas being on the Central Coast, around Horsley Park and Leppington, and in the Hills area at Dural and Glenorie. All these areas are within two to three hours of travel of the Sydney Markets and fresh cut flowers are brought in from these farms each day.

Homebush NSW

3.1 km away

Sydney Produce Market — Image credit: Sydney Produce Market

Shopping and Markets

Sydney Produce Market

Sydney Produce Market is the largest fresh fruit and vegetable wholesale market in Australia and one of the largest in the world. It caters primarily to professional buyers from supermarkets, restaurants and greengrocers but is also open to the public. People from all over NSW and the ACT, who together constitute almost one-third of Australia's population, consume the fresh produce sold through the market. The Sydney Produce Market, managed by Sydney Markets Limited, are located in Buildings A, B, C and E at Sydney Markets, off Parramatta Road, Sydney Markets – in the heart of Sydney opposite the Sydney Olympic Park.

Homebush NSW

3.1 km away

Sweets Workshop — Image credit: Sweets Workshop

Galleries, Museums and Collections

Sweets Workshop

Sweets Workshop is an art gallery, retail shop and graphic design/illustration studio. They exhibit and stock art, decorative objects, jewellery, giftware and independent publications. They have a strong focus on local and handmade items. Sweets Workshop also offers print based graphic design services as well as custom illustration to creatively compliment any brief. They can provide a wide range of printing solutions. Come in and see what's in store, or take a look at their website.

Summer Hill NSW

3.6 km away

Lake Belvedere — Image credit: Sydney Olympic Park Authority

Natural Attractions

Bicentennial Park

Bicentennial Park is a diverse natural park combining the Badu Mangroves wetlands, with 40 hectares of beautiful parklands featuring gentle hills, lakeside meadows and soothing green vistas. This park features playgrounds, picnic shelters, barbecues, toilets and several car parks. There are so many things to see and do at Bicentennial Park: enjoy a picnic on the grassy banks of Lake Belvedere or under a shady shelter, have your own sausage sizzle using the free electric barbecue, explore the adventure playground with its sandpit, slide, climbing frame, swings and shade sails, walk, run or cycle along the shared pathways, hire a bike from Bike Hire at Sydney Olympic Park, take your dog for a walk (on-leash at all times) or duck and weave through the splashing fountains and water spouts at the water play area.

Sydney Olympic Park NSW

4.1 km away

BlocHaus Bouldering Leichhardt — Image credit: BlocHaus Bouldering

Sports and Recreation Facilities

BlocHaus Bouldering Leichhardt

BlocHaus Leichhardt is all about making bouldering social, accessible and fun so that anyone and everyone can be boulder and better. In the heart of Leichhardt, you’ll find 550 square metres of bouldering, a fun, challenging and rewarding activity that combines rock climbing with shorter walls and padded mats, so no need for ropes, partners, or other gear. Bouldering is for everybody regardless of your background or athletic experience! Their space is fully air-conditioned, making it the perfect place to keep climbing through the summer! Alongside their boulders, you’ll also find in haus: specialised training and functional fitness facilities, specialty coffee, and plenty of room to hang about.

Leichhardt NSW

4.3 km away

Boomalli Gallery — Image credit: Boomalli Gallery

Galleries, Museums and Collections

Boomalli Gallery

In the languages of the Bundjalung, Gamilaroi and Wiradjuri, Boomalli means to strike; to make a mark. Boomalli Gallery is the longest running Aboriginal owned and run arts organisation dedicated to supporting and promoting NSW language group artists. Boomalli provides a safe space for their artists to exhibit, work and tell their stories through their art. They operate within a lateral co-operative structure with senior artists supporting and mentoring new and emerging artists. Boomalli’s gallery, studio and retail space is located at 55-59 Flood Street, Leichhardt in Sydney’s Inner West. They host regular exhibitions and community events here and across other Sydney venues.  They are a welcoming and inclusive space for everyone.

Leichhardt NSW

4.5 km away

Badu Mangroves — Image credit: Sydney Olympic Park Authority

Parks and Gardens

Muru nanga mai, the ‘Dreaming Track’ poem at Badu Mangroves

Muru nanga mai, the 'Dreaming Track', by Lorna Munro, freshwater Wiradjuri poet, and Dharawal interpretation by Shannon Foster, saltwater D'harawal Elder. Experience the poem, inscribed in panels and as an audiovisual, while walking along the mangrove boardwalk in Bicentennial Park. See how the poem honours the Sydney languages and pays respect to the 29 clans that descend from the area. Come and listen in on this piece of work, a conversation between saltwater and freshwater that speaks to a Sydney not many people alive today would recognise. You can experience the poem walking along the mangrove boardwalk in Bicentennial Park, where the poem is inscribed in panels. You might also want to scan the QR code signposted on the boardwalk to view or listen to the poem in language as you take the Dreaming Track journey.

Sydney Olympic Park NSW

4.6 km away

Splashers Playground

Sports and Recreation Facilities

Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre

Swim in the pool of champions, The Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre was the venue for the Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Home to four indoor heated pools, rapid river ride, giant water slide, spa, sauna, steam room, and health club, all surrounded by lush palm trees and colourful mosaics. Splasher's Water Playground features dumping buckets, interactive water cannons and water slides in the shallow pool. It is fun, safe and will provide active play for children of all ages.

Sydney Olympic Park NSW

4.6 km away

Dive Into History

Galleries, Museums and Collections

Dive Into History at Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre

Dive Into History is an exhibition celebrating the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre. Discover the many great stories of this dynamic venue. Immerse yourself in memorable moments of the Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games, world records set in the pool, past legends and present champions, award-winning architecture. Explore costumes, signed shirts, medals and other fascinating memorabilia from the greats including Ian Thorpe, Shane Gould and Geoff Huegill. Watch video packages of the events that made history at the Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and a Day in the Life of the Pool which includes unique time-lapse footage of the competition pool's movable bulkhead and other behind-the-scenes views Get your photo take on the original Olympic dais, and compare your hand prints with world record swimmers. Dive Into History is located on the level two walkway near the entrance under the main grandstand.

Sydney Olympic Park NSW

4.6 km away

The Olympic Cauldron at Cathy Freeman Park

Parks and Gardens

Sydney Olympic Park

Sydney Olympic Park features mangrove boardwalks and bird watching, a children's water playground at the Aquatic Centre, as well as tennis, volleyball and hockey at the Olympic Sports Centre. Visitors can take a tour of heritage precincts, hire a bike to ride through Bicentennial Park, try their skills at the Monster Skate Park or enjoy a picnic lunch at one of the picturesque barbecue areas dotted throughout the parklands.

Sydney Olympic Park NSW

4.8 km away

Memorial Centrepiece — Image credit: KTMW

Galleries, Museums and Collections

Kokoda Track Memorial Walkway

The Kokoda Track Memorial Walkway is a war memorial and walking track that serves as a unique tribute to the Australian troops who fought in World War II Kokoda Campaign from July 1942 till December 1943. The Memorial consists of an Education Centre for school, community groups and the visiting public. A Memorial Centrepiece showcasing sandblasted granite images from the Kokoda Campaign with a cascading waterfall for quiet remembrance. The Memorial Rose Garden, where over 500 plaques are dedicated to the memory of individuals or specific units who primarily served in the war, and the Walkway itself. Consisting of more than 800 metres of pathway, the Walkway starts at Concord Hospital to Rhodes railway station and features 22 information stations, each describing a significant place or engagement of the campaign together with photographs and maps which outline how the campaign was fought. Along the pathway lush tropical vegetation environment has been planted, simulating the conditions of the original Kokoda Track. Support for the Walkway comes from Local, State and Federal Government as well as RSL NSW and their sub-branches.

Concord NSW

5.0 km away

Plaques at Cauldron, Cathy Freeman Park — Image credit: Sydney Olympic Park Authority

Landmarks and Buildings

Olympic Medal Plaques - Cathy Freeman Park

Many will never forget seeing the lighting of the Olympic Cauldron at the start of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. Cathy Freeman walked to a pool of water, and as she swept the flaming Olympic torch across it, a ring of fire sprung from the submerged Olympic Cauldron. The flaming Olympic Cauldron, with water cascading from its lower flutings, then rose to be joined with the mast, which emerged from behind the northern stand of the Stadium. This combined structure then ascended to its maximum height, where it stood for the duration of the Games. If you want to see this structure for yourself, visit Cathy Freeman Park (formerly The Overflow), where the Olympic Cauldron sits today, and features the names of the 1,972 Olympic medallists and 2,627 Paralympic medallists on gold, silver and bronze nameplates at the base. A shallow dome of white marble commemorates the first Olympic Games of the modern era, held in Athens in 1896. Reignited to commemorate special occasions, including future Olympic Games held at other sites, the Olympic Cauldron stands on 24 stainless steel columns and weighs approximately 7 tonnes.

Sydney Olympic Park NSW

5.0 km away

Rodd Island

Natural Attractions

Rodd Island

Rodd Island, located in the sheltered waters of Iron Cove, just off Birkenhead Point, has a colourful history and boasts some of the best views west of the bridge. This perfect picnic spot is in the farthest west of the harbour islands within Sydney Harbour National Park. Pack the hamper for a family picnic once you've booked ahead and planned your route there. You can walk through the expansive gardens, gaze at the spectacular scenic harbour views, and explore the grounds of historic buildings, including a dance hall and 2 summer houses. In 1879, it became the first public recreation reserve in Sydney Harbour. It was also used as a biological laboratory and US army training ground during the Second World War. A unique venue with an impressive backdrop for weddings and special functions, Rodd Island is available for hire, so you can add your own special event to its history. Choose your own transport style and book ahead for this popular site.

Lilyfield NSW

5.0 km away

Take Aim — Image credit: SOPA

Sports and Recreation Facilities

Sydney Olympic Park Archery Centre

The Sydney Olympic Park Archery Centre was the venue for the Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games Archery competition with Simon Fairweather winning the first ever gold medal for Australia at these games. Join one of the weekend or school holidays programs suitable for kids and adults or host a party or corporate team building event. You don’t need any experience, all equipment and instruction in provided in a social and fun setting. Bookings are essential. The Sydney Olympic Park Archery Centre also provides Laser Tag and Laser Clay Pigeon Shooting programs.

Sydney Olympic Park NSW

5.1 km away

Waterbird Refuge Bird Hide — Image credit: Sydney Olympic Park Authority

Landmarks and Buildings

Waterbird Refuge Bird Hide

An oasis for feathered and finned inhabitants, Sydney Olympic Park's 10-hectare wetland is a place transformed from human needs to ecological protection. It demonstrates the unique characteristics of a neighbourhood that balances nature and community development, where an abundance of birds and humans live together. See how the tidal flows into the Waterbird Refuge at Bicentennial Park are carefully optimised for its feathered and finned inhabitants while minimising wetland odours. This is a significant waterbird habitat with a high abundance and diversity of resident and migratory birds. You might spot Pacific Golden Plovers, which were recorded feeding in the wetland in October 2012 for the first time in more than 15 years, and migrate from breeding grounds in the northern hemisphere to Australia each spring. More likely you'll spot migratory Bar-tailed Godwits and Sharp-tailed Sandpipers, as well as resident Black-winged Stilts. Grey Teals, Australian Pelicans and native fish including Silver Bream and Luderick. Endangered Coastal salt marsh vegetation is expanding around wetland fringes. Together with the surrounding mangrove forest, the wetland is listed as a 'wetland of National Importance' by the Australian Government because of its high ecological values.

Sydney Olympic Park NSW

5.1 km away

Accor Stadium (Stadium Australia) — Image credit: Accor Stadium

Entertainment Venues

Accor Stadium (Stadium Australia)

Accor Stadium (also known as Stadium Australia) is one of Australia’s premier sport and entertainment venues. Built in 1999 for the Sydney 2000 Olympic games, it currently holds up to 82,500 people and hosts a range of events like the NRL’s State of Origin, huge international music acts, international soccer matches and international cricket. The stadium sits at the centre of Sydney Olympic Park, a sport and adventure playground, that includes Olympic-standard swimming pools, an archery centre and parklands that house mangroves and one of Sydney’s best playgrounds.

Sydney Olympic Park NSW

5.1 km away

Monster Skatepark

Sports and Recreation Facilities

Monster Skatepark

Monster Skatepark has the only international ramp facility in Australia with an outdoor vert and mini ramps plus an action skate and scooter shop. Sessions for skateboarders, scooters and BMX are all catered for at Monster Skatepark. Monster has a great atmosphere and the tunes pumps up any skater, scooter, or BMX rider to push their limits!

Sydney Olympic Park NSW

5.2 km away

Sydney Bus Museum Entrance — Image credit: Steve Burrows

Galleries, Museums and Collections

Sydney Bus Museum

The Sydney Bus Museum is a not-for-profit organization first established in 1986 at Tempe and now permanently based within the Old Tramshed at Leichhardt in Sydney's inner-west. The Sydney Bus Museum is a working museum made up of over 250 members who help preserve a rare, invaluable collection of historic buses dating from the 1920s to the 1980s. Their organization has continued to exist for over 25 years thanks to our entirely voluntary workforce, who ensure their vehicles are regularly made available for various community and charitable events.

Leichhardt NSW

5.2 km away

Brickpit Ring Walk — Image credit: Destination NSW

Historical Sites and Heritage Locations

Brickpit Ring Walk

The Ring Walk is an elevated circular walkway that allows visitors to access and view the Brickpit from above while preserving the habitat of the endangered Green and Golden Bell frog. The Ring Walk is 550 metres in circumference and is raised 18.5 metres above the sandstone floor of the Brickpit. The Ring Walk allows many people to experience the Brickpit while fully recognising it as a fragile habitat. Once home to the State Brickworks, a self-guided walk past information panels outlines the location's environmental and heritage significance.

Sydney Olympic Park NSW

5.4 km away

Large frog sculpture in Wentworth Common — Image credit: Sydney Olympic Park Authority

Parks and Gardens

Stone sculptures of the lizard and frog, Wentworth Common playground

Many lizards and frogs are call Sydney Olympic Park home -and while most are a lot smaller than the . Green and Golden Bell Frog and Sun Baking Lizard sculptures in Wentworth Common, these large sandstone sculptures remind us of our shared place and to look out for the park's flora and fauna. On a sunny day, as you walk up the spiralling pathway to the top of the Bay Marker lookout, you will very likely see lizards roaming between the reeds and pathway to soak up some sun rays. Mind your step and take care. Wentworth Common is a large grassy park sheltered by trees and nestled where Haslams Creek enters Homebush Bay. There are many things for kids to do and adults can take a moment of calm. Kids will love the adventure playground, complete with an enormous sandpit, slide, climbing frame, swings and shade sails. Ride the flying fox, fire up the barbecue, enjoy a picnic and check out the 360 views of the wetlands and the city skyline atop the Bay Marker lookout. Enter from Marjorie Jackson Drive- you'll find a park at the common's own car park.

Sydney Olympic Park NSW

5.5 km away

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