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Australian Museum
Australia's oldest museum, specializing in natural history and Indigenous Australian culture with world-class collections.
1 km · about 5 min drive
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Surry Hills
New South Wales, Australia · Oceania
About Surry Hills
Surry Hills works well as a base: 1km from Australian Museum.
Surry Hills is in New South Wales, Australia, with about 16,000 people. You drive on the left here.
Surry Hills is an inner-east suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is immediately south-east of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Sydney. Surry Hills is surrounded by the suburbs of Darlinghurst to the north, Chippendale and Haymarket to theRead more
west, Moore Park and Paddington to the east and Redfern to the south. It is often colloquially referred to as "Surry".
Surry Hills is bordered by Elizabeth Street and Chalmers Street to the west, Cleveland Street to the south, South Dowling Street to the east, and Oxford Street to the north. Crown Street is a main thoroughfare through the suburb with numerous restaurants, pubs and bars. Central is a locality in the north-west of the suburb around Central station. Prince Alfred Park is located nearby. Strawberry Hills is a locality around Cleveland and Elizabeth Streets and Brickfield Hill to the east of that.
A multicultural suburb, Surry Hills has had a long association with the Portuguese community of Sydney.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Surry Hills?
Within an hour or so of Surry Hills: Australian Museum (1 km), Cafe de Wheels (Woolloomooloo) (2 km), SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium (2 km), Deus Ex Machina Camperdown (3 km).
Are there any good drives near Surry Hills?
The nearest famous roads are Grand Pacific Drive and Macquarie Pass.
Where is Surry Hills?
Surry Hills is in New South Wales, Australia.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 15,828
- Continent
- Oceania
- Country
- Australia
- Region
- New South Wales
- Timezone
- Australia/Sydney
- Coordinates
- -33.8837, 151.2128
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Worth the detour from Surry Hills
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
cafe
Cafe de Wheels (Woolloomooloo)
A legendary Sydney pie cart that has served hot pies and peas to locals, sailors, and road trippers from its harbourside van since 1945.
2 km · about 5 min drive
landmark
SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium
Darling Harbour aquarium showcasing Australia's unique marine life including platypus, dugongs, and Great Barrier Reef displays.
2 km · about 5 min drive
cafe
Deus Ex Machina Camperdown
The original Temple of Enthusiasm in Sydney, a pioneering cafe-motorcycle-surfboard-fashion concept that spawned a global cult following.
3 km · about 5 min drive
landmark
Sydney Opera House Forecourt
Harbourside promenade at Bennelong Point offering the classic combined view of the Opera House and Harbour Bridge together.
3 km · about 5 min drive
cafe
Rising Sun Workshop
A motorcycle workshop, cafe, and barbershop in Newtown, Sydney, fusing Japanese aesthetics with Australian moto culture.
3 km · about 5 min drive
tunnel
Sydney Harbour Tunnel
A 2.3 km immersed-tube tunnel opened in 1992 that dives beneath Sydney Harbour, the underwater twin to the Harbour Bridge linking the CBD with North Sydney.
3 km · about 5 min drive
landmark
Sydney Harbour Bridge
Massive steel arch bridge spanning Sydney Harbour, affectionately nicknamed 'the Coathanger' and open for bridge climbs.
4 km · about 5 min drive
Driving roads near Surry Hills
- Right hereSydney Harbour TunnelA 2.3 km immersed-tube tunnel opened in 1992 that dives beneath Sydney Harbour, the underwater twin to the Harbour Bridge linking the CBD with North Sydney.
- 43 kmGrand Pacific Drive140 km coastal route from the Royal National Park to Wollongong and beyond, sweeping past Bald Hill's hang-glider lookout, seaside villages and the famous Sea Cliff Bridge.
- 43 kmBald Hill LookoutClifftop lookout and hang-gliding launch at Stanwell Tops overlooking the Sea Cliff Bridge and Illawarra coastline, with roadside parking.
- 46 kmSea Cliff BridgeA 665 m balanced-cantilever bridge that curves off the Illawarra escarpment and hangs over the Pacific, the photogenic centrepiece of Grand Pacific Drive south of Sydney.
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