Sydney has it all – ocean baths, bathhouses, bowling clubs, pickleball clubs, golf clubs, historic cinemas, historic amusement parks, botanic parks, surf parks… And we’ve done it all. At Time Out it’s our job to help people discover the best of Sydney, so we’ve narrowed it down to 29 must-do Sydney experiences that our Time Out editors truly love – from free spots to paid experiences, some in the middle of the city and others further out.
How many have you ticked off? Here are our top Time Out Sydney Recommended Things to Do for 2025:
Auburn Botanic Gardens, Auburn
Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney
BridgeClimb Sydney, The Rocks
Burwood Chinatown, Burwood
Camperdown Commons, Camperdown
Cow and the Moon, Enmore
Hayden Orpheum, Cremorne
Fanny Durack Aquatic Centre, Petersham
Fayshell, Bondi Junction
Flight Club, The Rocks
Golden Age Cinema & Bar, Surry Hills
iFly Penrith, Penrith
Let’s Go Surfing Bondi Beach, Bondi
Luna Park Sydney, Milsons Point
Marrickville Golf Club, Marrickville
Nature’s Energy (Balmain), Balmain
One Playground Merrylands, Merrylands
OzHarvest cooking classes, Alexandria
Petersham Bowling Club, Petersham
Phoenix Central Park, Chippendale
Scenic World, Katoomba, Blue Mountains
Soak Bathhouse, Alexandria
Sydney Zoo, Bungarribee
The Cipher Room, Newtown
The Jar Pickleball Club, Pyrmont
Tokyo Head Spa, Bondi Junction
Urbnsurf, Olympic Park
Vive Cooking School, Rosebery
Wylie’s Baths, Coogee
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