Milsons Point
Milsons Point is a suburb on the lower North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Milsons Point is a suburb on the lower North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is located three kilometres north of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of North Sydney.
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Worth seeing in and around Milsons Point
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Australian Museum
The Australian Museum, originally known as the Colonial Museum and Sydney Museum, is a state public museum in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is operated and funded as a cultural institution by the state government of New South Wales.
3 km · museum in Sydney, Australia · Wikipedia - 02Taronga Zoo
Taronga Zoo Sydney is a government-run public zoo located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, in the Lower North Shore suburb of Mosman, on the shores of Sydney Harbour. It has views of Sydney Harbour and the city.
2.7 km · zoo in Australia · Wikipedia - 03Art Gallery of New South Wales
The Art Gallery of New South Wales, founded as the New South Wales Academy of Art in 1872 and known as the National Art Gallery of New South Wales between 1883 and 1958, is located in The Domain, Sydney, Australia. It is the most important public gallery in Sydney and one of the largest in Australia.
2.4 km · public art gallery and museum in Sydney, Australia · Wikipedia - 04Museum of Contemporary Art Australia
The Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, formerly the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, is located on George Street in The Rocks neighbourhood of Sydney. The museum is housed in the Stripped Classical/Art Deco-styled former Maritime Services Board building on the western side of Circular Quay.
1.4 km · art museum in Sydney, Australia · Wikipedia - 05Citigroup Centre
Citigroup Centre is a 243-metre skyscraper located on Park Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The building draws its name from Citigroup Australia who is the anchor tenant.
2.8 km · skyscraper in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · Wikipedia - 06Chifley Tower
Chifley Tower is a 53-storey skyscraper in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by New York City-based architects Travis McEwen and Kohn Pedersen Fox, with John Rayner as project architect.
2 km · skyscraper in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · Wikipedia - 07St Mary’s Cathedral
The Cathedral Church and Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Mother of God, Help of Christians, Patroness of Australia, locally known as Saint Mary's Cathedral, is a Catholic basilica and the seat of the Archdiocese of Sydney. The cathedral is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary under the venerated title of “Our Lady, Help of Christians" and Patroness of Australia.
2.6 km · cathedral in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · Wikipedia - 08Hyde Park
Hyde Park, is an urban park, of 16.2-hectare, located in the central business district of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is the oldest public parkland in Australia.
2.9 km · park in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · Wikipedia - 09Sydney Town Hall
The Sydney Town Hall is a late 19th-century heritage-listed town hall building in the city of Sydney, the capital city of New South Wales, Australia, housing the chambers of the Lord Mayor of Sydney, council offices, and venues for meetings and functions. It is located at 483 George Street, in the Sydney central business district opposite the Queen Victoria Building and alongside St Andrew's Cathedral.
2.9 km · city hall and performance venue · Wikipedia - 10Anzac Memorial
The Anzac Memorial is a heritage-listed war memorial, museum and monument located in Hyde Park South near Liverpool Street in the CBD of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The Art Deco monument was designed by C. Bruce Dellit, with the exterior adorned with monumental figural reliefs and sculptures by Rayner Hoff, and built from 1932 to 1934 by Kell & Rigby.
3.1 km · memorial and museum in Sydney, Australia · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Taronga Zoo
Bradleys Head Road, Mosman (Taronga Zoo has its own ferry service departing Circular Quay), tz@zoo.nsw.gov.au.
- 02Blues Point Reserve
Blues Point Road, McMahon's Point (from North Sydney it is at the end of Blue's Point Road; from Circular Quay, catch the Darling Harbour Route ferry to McMahons Point).
- 03Sawmillers Reserve
- 04Balls Head Reserve
Ball's Head Road, Waverton (follow Bays Road and then Balls Head Road to the south-west of Waverton Station).
- 05Berry Island Reserve
- 06Cremorne Reserve
Cremorne Reserve is a small park along the water near Cremorne Wharf, with sweeping views southwest to the city and Harbour Bridge.
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Things to do
- 01Luna Park
1 Olympic Drive, Milsons Point (walk straight down the hill from Milsons Point station and follow the signs, or take the ferry to Milsons Point wharf.),.
- 02North Sydney Olympic Pool
- 03Victoria Street Pedestrian Mall
- 04Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace
The Orpheum shows mainstream and art house films in beautiful refurbished theatres.
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Where to eat
The Lower North Shore has plenty of great eating options. Milsons Point has a good selection of Italian and Thai restaurants and cafes, many overlooking the Bridge and Harbour. North Sydney has plenty of food courts for office workers, although not much for evenings and weekends.
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Getting to Milsons Point
- Airports
- Sydney Kingsford Smith (SYD), 11 km · Newcastle (NTL), 130 km
- Stations
- Sydney Harbour Bridge, 500 m · Port Jackson, 2.3 km · Central railway station, 3.9 km
- Williamtown → Milsons Point129 km · quickest by road, 2h 55m · A$21–28
- Gold Coast → Milsons Point684 km · quickest by air, 5h 10m · A$230–340
- Toowoomba → Milsons Point702 km · quickest by air, 4h 58m · A$220–340
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
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No local-transport research exists yet for Milsons Point
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Milsons Point. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inBoth wharfs provide access to North Sydney for ferry travellers.
- Get inThe rest of the eastern area of the region also has ferry services, to Mosman, Cremorne, Neutral Bay and Taronga Zoo services.
- Get inTo the far west, a little known private ferry operation connects the Lane Cove River to Circular Quay and Darling Harbour by Captain Cook ferries.
- Get inThe ferry may be a slower way of travelling around the region.
- Get aroundAway from the railway line and ferries, a car can be a good option for getting around the Lower North Shore.
From Wikivoyage: Sydney/Lower North Shore, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Milsons Point
Milsons Point is 2 km from Sydney, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Sydneycapital city of New South Wales, Australia2.2 km
- The Rocksurban locality in Sydney's city centre in New South Wales, Australia1 km
- Circular Quaylocality in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia1.5 km
- North Sydneysuburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia1.4 km
- Woolloomooloosuburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia2.6 km
- Darlinghurstsuburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia3.6 km