For many people, a tour of Sydney would be largely incomplete without giving a visit to the world famous Sydney Harbor Bridge – which appears on many postcards and stamps as one of Sydney’s greatest attractions.

The bridge gives the many thousands of people who pay it a visit annually not only the opportunity to see it – but actually also to climb it, thanks to the climbable pylon on its southern side. And with more than a couple of hundred stair steps- a climb to the top of Sydney harbor bridge’s pylon can prove to quite a challenging affair for some.

Once you make it to the top of the Sydney harbor bridge pylon, however, you get rewarded for your effort in a number of ways. From the top of the Sydney harbor bridge, for instance, you a vantage point from where you can see a much of Sydney’s widely touted sky-line, as well as the few less developed surroundings of the city.

It would seem that builders of the Sydney harbor bridge had a lot of foresight – and correctly foresaw that the bridge would one day grow to be a major tourist attraction – hence their inclusion of the pylons in its plan. This is because as it turns out the pylons are purely meant to add the ‘wow’ factor to the bridge, and they actually don’t serve any structural role on the bridge. But again someone could argue that we need not bestow the honor of having too much foresight on the part of the people who built the bridge because with the architectural ingenuity that went into the bridge’s construction, one would obviously have known that the bridge would one day grown into a major tourist attraction.

It is also at the Sydney harbor bridge pylon that you get a lot of information – actually as much of it as you would possibly want – about the Sydney harbor bridge, particularly its history and what went into its construction (which by the way includes a number of lives). Legend has it, for instance, that one of the of bridge’s builders – must have been a very clever fellow – fell off from the bridge when constructing, and was obviously headed for a certain death (because the bridge is so high). This fellow had a no-brainer in a flash of a second, and decided to throw the builders tool box he had in his hand when he fell off into the sea at the approximate spot where he was bound to fall into the water at, thereby breaking the water tension, and in a way of speaking creating a soft landing spot for himself in the ocean. Mark you, all this was happening in the short duration between falling from the top of the bridge and landing on the sea bellow. Thanks to his quick thinking and acting, the guy survived the accident and was seen working back at bridge’s construction site after a few weeks time! And this is just one of the many Sydney bridge harbors you stand to hear and learn from, by paying a visit to the bridge, and giving it a climb at its southern pole.

If you are a lover of science and technology (especially the modern gadgetry) – or if you are touring Sydney with your young ones, be sure to give the powerhouse museum a visit.

It should not be hard for you to locate the Powerhouse museum, as it is a well known location in Sydney that almost every Sydney resident should surely know. In case you are at a location from where you can easily walk to the Powerhouse museum, the place to find it is in Ultimo at the edge of the Darling Harbor – and the road to take you there is ‘Harris Street’.

Once you are inside the Powerhouse museum, you will be in for a truly great treat – and you can sure that you will get to see at least one gadget or technology you have never seen. If you are visiting with your young one, be ready to answer the tons of question they are sure to bombard you regarding this or that thing they set their eyes on in the museum. The Powerhouse Museum is not just a place for kids only though – there is pretty much something for everyone.

Depending on the time of the year you happen to be visiting the Powerhouse Museum, you will be sure to find one or another exhibition – from the purely science oriented exhibitions to the technology themed exhibitions to the space exploration themed exhibitions. And for things that can’t be physically exhibited in the museum, there is always the opportunity to get to watch them on the museums three dimensional displays which simulate reality as much as realistically possible – and which make the scenes being depicted truly vivid.

Another good thing about Sydney’s Powerhouse Museum is that it created (both architecturally and on the programs run there) in a family friendly way – such that it makes a truly good place to go for a family Saturday or Sunday out.

People who get to visit the Powerhouse Museum describe their experience there as anything from truly educative to highly informative to great fun. And as it turns out, the exhibits at the Powerhouse Museum are truly educative in their nature and you are bound to learn something or two on your trip there. And the various exhibitions held at the Powerhouse museum can be truly informative – giving visitors real good insights into recent technologies and the direction in which technology is taking us.

If you happen to be visiting the Powerhouse Museum with your kids, and the visit happens to coincide with the school holidays, then you can be sure that your kids will get to benefit from the extra special programs that are developed specially for kids in the school holiday months.

All in all, the Powerhouse Museum is Sydney is truly a powerhouse in scientific and technological exhibits. It is also makes a good place to take your kid, if your really want to motivate your kid towards a career in technology without having to lecture them about the benefits of science and technology – because with the stuff exhibited at the Powerhouse museum, a kid is likely to develop an interest on how to make such stuff – and thus ‘naturally’ develop an interest in a science or technology career.

If you are a reptile lover – or want to develop a love for this slimy and scaly group of animals, Australia which is world famous home to world’s most amazing animals is the place to see them – and the Australian Reptile Park at Sydney is the precise place to do that.

The Australian Reptile Park is located a considerable distance from the city center – precisely about a hour’s drive away – and this means a trip to the place will give you the opportunity to see most of Sydney. It is located near what used to be the old Sydney town theme park – an old time popular haunt for youngsters and parents visiting with Sydney with their youngsters.

The signpost which heralds your entry to the Australian Reptile Park at Sydney are signs you surely won’t miss. On the diversion which leads to the park from the freewheel for instance; there is a huge dinosaur-themed billboard sign, which announces that you are around the Australian Reptile Park at Sydney. And at the park’s exact entrance, there is a huge lizard sign – based on a lizard species called the Priscilla Queen of the Desert Lizard – and which besides announcing your entry to the Australian Reptile Park, is also quite a sight in itself.

The reptile park was made with the whole family in mind – and the whole tour to the Australian reptile park is clearly family themed.

And apart from the actual creatures on display here, there are even some reptile shows – with amusing (and possibly illuminating) tales about reptiles which your youngster (if you happen to be visiting with your young ones) will surely enjoy.

What almost everyone who gets to visit the Australian Reptile Park affirms is that the park has a remarkable collection of all reptiles one can ever imagine – from lizards to crocodiles – and including snakes, spiders and alligators.

Some of the rare reptiles on display at the Australian Reptile Park at Sydney include the Cassowary – which can prove to a scary sight for a sensitive youngster. As it turns out, Cassowaries are classified as an endangered species and are indeed very hard to find, which means that the Australian reptile park must have gone to very considerable pains to get its very own cassowary which is proudly on display here.

And to underline its family theme – the Australian reptile is also equipped with facilities specifically targeted at the child visitors to the park – and these include the children’s park, the picnic area (for whole family enjoyment) and an area with animals that would not be considered reptiles – Kangaroos and emus – but that nonetheless make enjoyable sights for the whole family.

The complaint that might be raised about the Australian reptile park is its lack of water tours- which most other parks of this nature offer, though again it could be that the park desists from offering these because of safety concerns.

All in all though, a tour to the Australian reptile park gives good value for money.