Enjoy a pleasant stroll through the Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney, a 30ha -oasis of greenery in the heart of town. The garden, created in 1816, is home to humid forests of century-old trees, acacias from the bush, flowers and succulent plants, a tropical greenhouse and lush copses of palm trees, as well as indigenous Australian species of plants. Relax by a pond, contemplating the art installations dotted along the paths and picnic on the grass.