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Hyde Park BarracksvsPowerhouse Museum
Hyde Park Barracks Museum and Powerhouse Museum are both endorsed by experts. Overall, Powerhouse Museum scores slightly better than Hyde Park Barracks Museum. Powerhouse Museum comes in at #10 in Sydney with accolades from 5 reviews such as Lonely Planet, Time Out and Fodor's.
Hyde Park Barracks
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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
Powerhouse Museum Fodor's Lonely Planet Time Out Time Out Frommer's
500 Harris St Ultimo, Haymarket, Sydney, New South Wales 1238
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Fodor's "Learning the principles of science is a painless process with this museum's stimulating, interactive displays ideal for all ages." Full review
Lonely Planet "A short walk from Darling Harbour, Sydney’s most kid-focused museum whirs away inside the former power station for Sydney’s defunct tram network." Full review
Time Out "385,000 objects, 22 permanent and five temporary display spaces, and more than 250 interactive exhibits. It covers science, technology, creativity, decorative arts and Australian popular culture." Full review
Time Out "Part of the Sydney Science Festival, this intriguing exhibition explores humanity’s core motivations and influences, and asks what we might become in the future." Full review
Frommer's "Inside, you’ll find displays, sound effects, and gadgets relating to the sciences, transportation, human achievement, decorative art, and social history" Full review
