Australia
15 Best Landmarks in Australia
The landmarks travelers rate highest across Australia, with what makes each worth the trip.
Order reflects review volume from real travelers in Australia. Refreshed monthly.
Opera House, Sydney
Landmark · SydneyThe Sydney Opera House is a UNESCO World Heritage site and an iconic symbol of Australia.
Read our full guide →Eureka Tower
Landmark · MelbourneEureka Tower stands 297 meters tall, dominating Melbourne's skyline. The observation deck on level 88 provides breathtaking panoramic views of the city, Port Phillip Bay, and the Dandenong Ranges.
Read our full guide →Melbourne Skydeck
Landmark · MelbourneMelbourne Skydeck, on the 88th floor of the Eureka Tower, is the highest public viewing platform in the Southern Hemisphere, 285 metres above the city, with floor-to-ceiling windows giving a 360°…
Read our full guide →Queen Victoria Building
Landmark · SydneyThe Queen Victoria Building (QVB) is a heritage-listed late-19th-century building at 429–481 George Street in Sydney's central business district.
Read our full guide →Block Arcade
Landmark · MelbourneFree entryThe Block Arcade is Melbourne's most beautiful Victorian shopping arcade, a glass-roofed, mosaic-floored passage from the 1890s, modelled on the grand arcades of Europe, that survives as an elegant…
Read our full guide →Sydney Tower
Landmark · SydneySydney Tower is an observation and telecommunications tower in the Sydney central business district, standing 309 m above the city.
Read our full guide →State Library Victoria
Landmark · MelbourneState Library Victoria is a Melbourne landmark that blends historic architecture with modern cultural offerings.
Read our full guide →Federation Square
Landmark · MelbourneFederation Square is Melbourne's dynamic civic and cultural heart, renowned for its distinctive, fragmented architecture of glass, steel, and sandstone.
Read our full guide →Southbank
Landmark · MelbourneFree entrySouthbank is Melbourne's lively riverside arts-and-dining precinct, lining the south bank of the Yarra River across from the CBD.
Read our full guide →Swan Bells
Landmark · PerthThe Swan Bells is a iconic landmark on the Swan River, known for its modern glass spire.
Read our full guide →Hosier Lane
Landmark · MelbourneFree entryHosier Lane is Melbourne's most famous street-art laneway, a narrow, bluestone-cobbled alley in the CBD whose walls, doors, and even bins are a constantly changing canvas of vibrant graffiti, stencils, paste-ups, and murals.
Read our full guide →Elizabeth Quay
Landmark · PerthOpened in 2016, Elizabeth Quay has transformed Perth's foreshore into a dynamic hub for dining, entertainment, and recreation.
Read our full guide →Flinders Street railway station
Landmark · MelbourneFlinders Street railway station is Melbourne's oldest and busiest train station, opened in 1854. Its grand Edwardian Baroque facade, green copper dome, and clock tower make it a beloved symbol of the city.
Read our full guide →Flinders Street Station
Landmark · MelbourneFree entryFlinders Street Station is Melbourne's most iconic building, a grand Edwardian-Baroque railway terminus from 1909, with its famous yellow-and-cream facade, copper dome, and the row of clocks above the main entrance showing departure times.
Read our full guide →Melbourne Central
Landmark · MelbourneFree entryMelbourne Central is more than just a shopping center; it's a landmark that blends retail, dining, and history.
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Good to know
What is the best-known of the landmarks in Australia?
Opera House, Sydney in Sydney is the most reviewed, with 25,729 traveler reviews and a 4.7 rating. That makes it the safe choice if you are only fitting in one.
Which of Australia's landmarks is worth going out of your way for?
State Library Victoria in Melbourne rates highest at 4.6 out of 5 across 3,028 reviews. Smaller crowds than the headline entry usually explain the gap.
Which city in Australia has the most landmarks?
Melbourne, with 10 on this list, ahead of Sydney on 3. The list spans 3 cities in total, capped at three per city so one big city cannot crowd out the rest of the country.
Are any of these landmarks free to visit?
Yes, 5: Block Arcade, Southbank, Hosier Lane and others. That is based on each place's own visiting information, not an assumption about the category.
How is this list of landmarks ranked?
By how many travelers reviewed each place, filtered to those rated well enough to be worth your time, drawn from 918 tracked places in Australia. No one pays to appear on it, and the order is refreshed monthly as new reviews land.
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