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Mrs Macquarie's Chair
Mrs Macquarie's Road The Rocks Visitors Centre
Sydney
Australia
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“Mrs Macquarie's Chair” Wcities.com
“Sydney intoxicates by land and by sea” sfgate.com / San Francisco Chronicle
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #48 of 388 attractions in Sydney
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Attraction type: Landmark/point of interest, Monument
Address: Mrs Macquarie's Road
The Rocks Visitors Centre Sydney
Australia
Tel: 61 02 9255 1788

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“World class views for the price of shoe leather”
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4 of 5 stars
Victorianlad 477 contributions
Melbourne, Australia
Apr 27, 2009
2/2 found this review helpful

Despite being a Melburnian, I am happy to admit that most view Sydney as Australia's only 'international' city. Mrs Macquarie's Chair offers free views of the Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour. It deserves a seven out of 10, not a four out of five, but we are limited by TA's selection of increments. It tends to be frequently visited... more

“Worth a visit because of the views”
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4 of 5 stars
scottcabal 347 contributions
Kent, UK
May 21, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

Mrs Macquaries chair is on a peninsula just to the east of the Sydney Opera House and Botanical Gardens. It is worth visiting due to the great views of the harbour and the surrounding area as well as the historical value but there is not much else of interest here. The chair was built by Governer Macquarie in the early... more

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Mrs Macquarie's Chair Address

Mrs Macquarie's Road | The Rocks Visitors Centre, Sydney, Australia
Tel: 61 02 9255 1788