Hyde Park BarracksvsManly Beach
Both are praised by experts. On balance, Hyde Park Barracks Museum scores slightly higher than Manly Beach. Hyde Park Barracks Museum is ranked #9 in Sydney with approval from 6 publications like Afar Magazine, Fodor's and Fodor's.
Hyde Park Barracks
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
Afar Magazine
Travel + Leisure Fodor's
Time Out
Frommer's
Hyde Park Elizabeth Street, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
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Fodor's "Macquarie was determined to establish law and order, and in 1819 he commissioned convict-architect Francis Greenway to design this restrained, classically Georgian-style building." Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"Convict architect Francis Greenway designed this squarish, decorously Georgian structure (1819) as convict quarters." Full review
Afar Magazine "The barracks now operate as a museum as part of the city's Historic Houses Trust." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Australia’s bleak history as a penal colony comes to vivid life inside this historic site, where convict men and boys were housed once they arrived in the city." Full review
Fodor's "On a sunny day the courtyard tables of the Hyde Park Barracks Café provide one of the city's finest places to enjoy an outdoor lunch or morning or afternoon tea." Full review
Time Out "On the top level are re-created convict quarters: rough hammocks hang side by side in the dormitories, while recorded snippets of conversation surround you.
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Frommer's "These Georgian-style barracks were designed in 1819 by the convict and architect Francis Greenway. They were built by convicts and inhabited by prisoners." Full review
Manly Beach Fodor's Lonely Planet Travel + Leisure Time Out
Steyne St, Sydney, New South Wales
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Fodor's "The Bondi Beach of the north shore, Manly caters to everyone except those who want to get away from it all." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"Sydney's second most famous beach stretches for nearly two golden kilometres, lined by Norfolk Island pines and scrappy midrise apartment blocks." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Lined by an impressive collection of pine trees, and features three main beaches, lovely bays, and a good collection of snack shacks and bars with a view." Full review
Time Out "Possibly the best known beach to tourists after Bondi Beach, Manly’s long stretch of golden sand is said to have been the location of the first Surf Life Saving Club in the world." Full review
