Featherdale Wildlife Park
A wildlife park in Doonside, about 40 kilometres west of the city, given over entirely to Australian animals and birds. Koalas, kangaroos, wombats and reptiles are kept close, and it holds one of the largest collections of native fauna anywhere.
- Where
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- -33.7661, 150.8842
Get the Featherdale Wildlife Park stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Featherdale Wildlife Park. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your New South Wales volume with your photos and a note.
Near Featherdale Wildlife Park
Old Government House 12 km
The country residence of ten early governors of New South Wales between 1800 and 1847, set in Parramatta Park in western Sydney. It is one of the oldest surviving buildings in Australia and part of the Australian Convict Sites World Heritage listing.
Cockatoo Island 28 km
The largest island in Sydney Harbour, where the Parramatta and Lane Cove rivers meet, used first as a convict prison and then as a shipyard. Its sandstone cells and dockyard sheds are a World Heritage site, reached by ferry, and you can camp there overnight.
Australian National Maritime Museum 31 km
The national museum of the sea, under a wave-shaped roof designed by Philip Cox on the Darling Harbour waterfront. Moored outside are real vessels you can board, including a navy destroyer, a submarine and a replica of Cook's Endeavour.
Darling Harbour 31 km
A harbour inlet on the western edge of the city centre, rebuilt for the bicentenary in 1988 as a pedestrian waterfront. Around its promenades sit the aquarium, the maritime museum, restaurants and the convention centre.
Sea Life Sydney Aquarium 32 km
An aquarium on the eastern shore of Darling Harbour, opened in 1988, devoted to the creatures of Australia's own waters. It holds more than 700 species, and its glass tunnels take you under sharks, rays and a reef tank.
Sydney Harbour Bridge 32 km
A steel arch opened in 1932 that carries trains, cars, cyclists and walkers from the city to the North Shore. Sydneysiders call it the Coathanger, and you can walk across on its footpath or climb over the top of the arch for the view of the harbour.
The Rocks 32 km
The oldest part of Sydney, on the harbour's southern shore beside the bridge, where the colony began in 1788. Its sandstone lanes, old pubs and terraces now hold galleries and weekend market stalls.
Museum of Contemporary Art Australia 32 km
A gallery of contemporary art in the Art Deco former Maritime Services Board building on the western side of Circular Quay. A modern wing was added in 2012, and its rooftop looks straight across the quay to the Opera House.
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Questions
Where is Featherdale Wildlife Park?
Featherdale Wildlife Park is in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Old Government House (12 km), Cockatoo Island (28 km), Australian National Maritime Museum (31 km).
How do I get the Featherdale Wildlife Park stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Featherdale Wildlife Park and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your New South Wales volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Featherdale Wildlife Park before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your New South Wales volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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