Hyde Park Barracks Museum
Contact Information
Queens Sq., Macquarie St. Phone 02/9223 8922
Hours: Daily 9:30am-5pm Transportation:
CityRail: St. James or Martin Place. Sydney Explorer bus: Stop 4. Prices:
Admission A$6 (U.S.$4.20) adults, A$3 (U.S.$2.10) children, A$15 (U.S.$10.50) families.
These Georgian-style barracks were designed
in 1819 by the convict/architect Francis Greenway. They were built by convicts and
inhabited by fellow prisoners. These days they house relics from those early days in
interesting, modern displays, including log books, early settlement artifacts, and a room
full of ships' hammocks in which visitors can lie and listen to fragments of prisoner
conversation. If you are interested in Sydney's early beginnings, then I highly recommend
a visit. The courtyard cafe is excellent.
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