Paddington Walking Tour

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For something savoury, go for the bacon and egg muffin with American cheese and Busby’s sauce, or try the rosti with poached eggs, hollandaise and Aleppo pepper. Each dish is made with care and pairs well with their barista-made coffee or a fresh juice.\n\nTake your time, enjoy the calm before the day, and once you're fuelled up, we’ll head out to explore Sydney.\n\n","type":"text"}],"ttsFile":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FKstVbAhtMZ0AOBX5jQCR%2Ftts_0.mp3?alt=media&token=73c751cc-89c7-42b0-be95-311ca9653467"},{"address":"1 Little Napier St","location":{"longitude":151.21987149375354,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"longitudeDelta":0.1665744193406742,"latitude":-33.883729597728895},"placeId":null,"media":[{"content":"### **Concrete Washing Machine**","type":"text"},{"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FMjN2UsCFxRWpVSz7L6kp%2FIMG_3878.JPG?alt=media&token=7c6faebc-02cd-4196-961e-7c7633c55add","type":"img"},{"content":"Check out the Concrete Washing Machine\nAt the north end of leafy Selwyn Street, you’ll find a small park – with a concrete washing machine plonked in the middle on a plinth.","type":"text"},{"content":"You’ll also notice a skull with LOL carved into it on the wall outside – these are the works of Sydney street artist Will Coles who likes to stick things where they don’t belong!\nThere are quite a few his creations located around this area – also keep your eyes peeled for a concrete balaclava, a purse marked fake in the raised area outside the UNSW Gallery and quite few TV remotes or squashed coke cans.\n\nThere’s also a few of these lurking along the main Oxford Street drag.\n\n","type":"text"}],"ttsFile":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FKstVbAhtMZ0AOBX5jQCR%2Ftts_1.mp3?alt=media&token=ecb758dc-ab07-4272-b9b4-6e8344fc68d0"},{"address":"UNSW Galleries","location":{"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"longitude":151.22068345000005,"latitude":-33.883608260664495},"placeId":null,"media":[{"content":{"types":["art_gallery","establishment","point_of_interest"],"place_id":"ChIJP58JEQWuEmsRAgCqi-Xl0O0","plus_code":{"compound_code":"468C+H6 Paddington NSW, Australia","global_code":"4RRH468C+H6"},"geometry":{"location_type":"GEOMETRIC_CENTER","viewport":{"north":-33.8821311197085,"west":151.2194040697085,"east":151.2221020302915,"south":-33.8848290802915},"location":{"lng":151.2205839,"lat":-33.883612}},"address_components":[{"types":["locality","political"],"short_name":"Paddington","long_name":"Paddington"},{"types":["administrative_area_level_2","political"],"short_name":"Sydney","long_name":"Council of the City of Sydney"},{"types":["administrative_area_level_1","political"],"long_name":"New South Wales","short_name":"NSW"},{"long_name":"Australia","short_name":"AU","types":["country","political"]},{"types":["postal_code"],"long_name":"2021","short_name":"2021"}],"formatted_address":"Cnr of Oxford St and Greens Rd, Paddington NSW 2021, Australia"},"type":"place"},{"content":"Paddington is known for its art galleries – there are a LOT of them, One of the best is the gallery directly attached to the UNSW Art & Design campus.\n\nIt can get quite quirky in there! I’ve actually stopped in my tracks more than once walking past there.\n\n","type":"text"}],"ttsFile":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FKstVbAhtMZ0AOBX5jQCR%2Ftts_2.mp3?alt=media&token=3effb756-7039-4bf7-ac69-993b2c80eed4"},{"address":"The Unicorn Hotel","location":{"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":-33.883475210664464,"longitude":151.2215508,"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834},"placeId":null,"media":[{"content":{"partial_match":true,"formatted_address":"106 Oxford St, Paddington NSW 2021, Australia","types":["bar","establishment","point_of_interest"],"address_components":[{"long_name":"106","short_name":"106","types":["street_number"]},{"short_name":"Oxford St","types":["route"],"long_name":"Oxford Street"},{"types":["locality","political"],"long_name":"Paddington","short_name":"Paddington"},{"short_name":"Woollahra","types":["administrative_area_level_2","political"],"long_name":"Woollahra Municipal Council"},{"long_name":"New South Wales","short_name":"NSW","types":["administrative_area_level_1","political"]},{"short_name":"AU","types":["country","political"],"long_name":"Australia"},{"long_name":"2021","types":["postal_code"],"short_name":"2021"}],"navigation_points":[{"location":{"longitude":151.2216772,"latitude":-33.8834062}}],"place_id":"ChIJ3c-0yxquEmsRnlB96_PVTHY","plus_code":{"compound_code":"468C+JJ Paddington NSW, Australia","global_code":"4RRH468C+JJ"},"geometry":{"viewport":{"south":-33.88471328029151,"north":-33.88201531970851,"east":151.2230307302915,"west":151.2203327697085},"location_type":"ROOFTOP","location":{"lat":-33.8833869,"lng":151.2216153}}},"type":"place"},{"content":"Depending on what time of day it is, determines the reason you might want to stop off at the Unicorn.","type":"text"},{"content":"If it's early morning, then check out the fun Unicorn Street art on their garage and the fantastic art deco look for the outside.","type":"text"},{"content":"If the pub is open, you might want to pop in for something more liquid or lunchy!","type":"text"},{"content":"Run by the team behind the famous Mary’s burgers in Sydney, the food is good and it’s an independent local with no pokie machines\n\nIf you do want to eat, they claim their Schnitzel is the best in Sydney. You can, not surprisingly, also pick up a Mary’s burger here.\n\n","type":"text"},{"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FMjN2UsCFxRWpVSz7L6kp%2F17.webp?alt=media&token=ae038334-cd68-4031-8730-e38677399653","type":"img"}],"ttsFile":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FKstVbAhtMZ0AOBX5jQCR%2Ftts_3.mp3?alt=media&token=822ba0b8-75f8-40d3-bc63-c9d3234f9919"},{"address":"Paddington Reservoir Gardens","location":{"longitude":151.22671795,"latitude":-33.88516086066513,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834},"placeId":null,"media":[{"content":{"formatted_address":"Paddington Reservoir Gardens, 251-255 Oxford St, Paddington NSW 2021, Australia","address_components":[{"long_name":"Paddington Reservoir Gardens","short_name":"Paddington Reservoir Gardens","types":["establishment","park","point_of_interest"]},{"long_name":"251-255","short_name":"251-255","types":["street_number"]},{"types":["route"],"long_name":"Oxford Street","short_name":"Oxford St"},{"long_name":"Paddington","types":["locality","political"],"short_name":"Paddington"},{"long_name":"Council of the City of Sydney","short_name":"Sydney","types":["administrative_area_level_2","political"]},{"short_name":"NSW","long_name":"New South Wales","types":["administrative_area_level_1","political"]},{"types":["country","political"],"long_name":"Australia","short_name":"AU"},{"types":["postal_code"],"long_name":"2021","short_name":"2021"}],"plus_code":{"compound_code":"467G+VM Paddington NSW, Australia","global_code":"4RRH467G+VM"},"navigation_points":[{"location":{"latitude":-33.8852577,"longitude":151.2262037}},{"location":{"longitude":151.227255,"latitude":-33.8851681}},{"location":{"latitude":-33.885111,"longitude":151.2268668}},{"location":{"longitude":151.2265856,"latitude":-33.8850728}}],"geometry":{"viewport":{"north":-33.8838118697085,"east":151.2280669302915,"south":-33.88650983029149,"west":151.2253689697085},"location_type":"ROOFTOP","location":{"lat":-33.8852757,"lng":151.2267383}},"place_id":"ChIJf7YO2wWuEmsRcFbGzHJFumo","types":["establishment","park","point_of_interest"]},"type":"place"},{"content":"This garden wouldn't look out of place in Ancient Greece so it might surprise you to hear it was once covered by a used car lot and gas station.","type":"text"},{"content":"As the name might suggest the garden was originally home to the reservoir that supplied this part of Sydney with water back in the 19th Century. When this stopped in 1899 the garden was filled in, and the land above had a few different uses (including the gas station) until it was uncovered and turned into a park in 2009.","type":"text"},{"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FMjN2UsCFxRWpVSz7L6kp%2FIMG_3752.JPG?alt=media&token=cb52e614-5c52-4cfb-9392-0e1cfd41d275","type":"img"}],"ttsFile":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FKstVbAhtMZ0AOBX5jQCR%2Ftts_4.mp3?alt=media&token=28fda1b5-7e41-4d34-b1b3-b1b237143f8a"},{"address":"266 Oxford St","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.1665744193406742,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":-33.885085494186214,"longitude":151.22750659055333},"placeId":null,"media":[{"content":"### **Quick Street Art Pit Stop**","type":"text"},{"content":"Perry Lane is a legal street art spot and while you won't find big overwhelming murals, there are a couple of cute designs.","type":"text"},{"content":"I particularly like the three Ibis. If you're not from around here, ibis are known locally as bin chickens as you quite often find them sitting on top of bins ferreting around the rubbish.","type":"text"},{"content":"I think they're brilliant!","type":"text"},{"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FMjN2UsCFxRWpVSz7L6kp%2FIMG_3755.JPG?alt=media&token=a81999a1-4bac-47b5-9336-da5be2d1c6db","type":"img"}],"ttsFile":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FKstVbAhtMZ0AOBX5jQCR%2Ftts_5.mp3?alt=media&token=992fd315-5019-43f4-b341-223e27c6e443"},{"address":"38 William St","location":{"latitude":-33.885446970715336,"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"longitude":151.22958181275413,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421},"placeId":null,"media":[{"content":"### **Paddington Terraces**","type":"text"},{"content":"If you spend any time in Paddington you'll see that the houses have a particular style including wrought iron balconies. This is a Paddington Terrace - and the coloured ones here on William Street are some of the cutest.","type":"text"},{"content":"You'll also find lots of independent shops around here so you might want to have a wander in and out - but, warning, they can get a bit spendy!","type":"text"},{"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FMjN2UsCFxRWpVSz7L6kp%2FIMG_3837.JPG?alt=media&token=4b636ecb-0f2a-4c13-bfb5-e5254f0088c8","type":"img"}],"ttsFile":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FKstVbAhtMZ0AOBX5jQCR%2Ftts_6.mp3?alt=media&token=82bb0516-9099-4212-ad05-75163cb78719"},{"address":"Berlin Wall Sydney","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":-33.883235710664366,"longitude":151.23836020000005},"placeId":null,"media":[{"content":{"formatted_address":"90 Ocean St, Woollahra NSW 2025, Australia","address_components":[{"long_name":"90","types":["street_number"],"short_name":"90"},{"types":["route"],"long_name":"Ocean Street","short_name":"Ocean St"},{"long_name":"Woollahra","types":["locality","political"],"short_name":"Woollahra"},{"types":["administrative_area_level_2","political"],"long_name":"Woollahra Municipal Council","short_name":"Woollahra"},{"short_name":"NSW","long_name":"New South Wales","types":["administrative_area_level_1","political"]},{"short_name":"AU","long_name":"Australia","types":["country","political"]},{"short_name":"2025","types":["postal_code"],"long_name":"2025"}],"types":["establishment","point_of_interest"],"partial_match":true,"navigation_points":[{"restricted_travel_modes":["WALK"],"location":{"longitude":151.2383435,"latitude":-33.8831251}},{"restricted_travel_modes":["DRIVE"],"location":{"longitude":151.2386216,"latitude":-33.8833284}}],"place_id":"ChIJmabE25WtEmsR5eIM6uy071U","plus_code":{"compound_code":"468Q+M9 Woollahra NSW, Australia","global_code":"4RRH468Q+M9"},"geometry":{"viewport":{"west":151.2371335697085,"east":151.2398315302915,"south":-33.8845846802915,"north":-33.8818867197085},"location_type":"ROOFTOP","location":{"lat":-33.88335989999999,"lng":151.238451}}},"type":"place"},{"content":"Visit a Piece of the Berlin Wall\n\nIt’s not something you’d necessarily expect to find in the middle of Sydney, let alone just sitting there in all it’s graffiti-clad glory in the middle of a tiny park, but it’s there, next to German language school The Goethe Institut.\n\n","type":"text"},{"content":"The piece was actually abandoned in a car park until someone realised what it was and brought it to this spot. Right now, the only thing in the park is the piece of wall but they are hoping to add some other exhibits in the future.","type":"text"},{"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FMjN2UsCFxRWpVSz7L6kp%2F1.webp?alt=media&token=e87cce70-0b68-47c1-b757-5166c6800ba6","type":"img"}],"ttsFile":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FKstVbAhtMZ0AOBX5jQCR%2Ftts_7.mp3?alt=media&token=a2d89f67-0b93-42b1-bad5-436cc6c221f5"},{"address":"16 Elizabeth St","location":{"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitude":-33.886652738776974,"longitude":151.23129930367548},"placeId":null,"media":[{"content":"### **Visit Bowie**","type":"text"},{"content":"I was pretty surprised to find a mural of David Bowie on a wall when I was out walking one lunchtime, but, it makes more sense when you find out that it was a wall that was owned by the Blender Gallery that specialises in rock photography.","type":"text"},{"content":"They've changed locations now, but Bowie is (currently) still there.","type":"text"},{"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FMjN2UsCFxRWpVSz7L6kp%2FIMG_2038.JPG?alt=media&token=f1364ac2-8ea1-4053-90ed-b0590f376187","type":"img"}],"ttsFile":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FKstVbAhtMZ0AOBX5jQCR%2Ftts_8.mp3?alt=media&token=db8e240d-87c0-428c-83c9-82a27c9b2423"},{"address":"Charlie Parker's","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"longitude":151.23007355000001,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":-33.886763560665806},"placeId":null,"media":[{"content":{"partial_match":true,"navigation_points":[{"location":{"latitude":-33.8867947,"longitude":151.2300479}}],"geometry":{"location_type":"ROOFTOP","viewport":{"south":-33.88811253029149,"east":151.2314225302915,"north":-33.8854145697085,"west":151.2287245697085},"location":{"lng":151.2301483,"lat":-33.8866844}},"place_id":"ChIJcXPvVgauEmsRdwZlbBfKF3s","plus_code":{"global_code":"4RRH467J+83","compound_code":"467J+83 Paddington NSW, Australia"},"address_components":[{"types":["subpremise"],"short_name":"Basement","long_name":"Basement"},{"long_name":"380","types":["street_number"],"short_name":"380"},{"short_name":"Oxford St","types":["route"],"long_name":"Oxford Street"},{"types":["locality","political"],"long_name":"Paddington","short_name":"Paddington"},{"short_name":"Woollahra","long_name":"Woollahra Municipal Council","types":["administrative_area_level_2","political"]},{"short_name":"NSW","types":["administrative_area_level_1","political"],"long_name":"New South Wales"},{"short_name":"AU","long_name":"Australia","types":["country","political"]},{"long_name":"2021","types":["postal_code"],"short_name":"2021"}],"formatted_address":"Basement/380 Oxford St, Paddington NSW 2021, Australia","types":["bar","establishment","point_of_interest"]},"type":"place"},{"content":"This underground cocktail bar is famous for its innovative cocktail list based around local Australian products and botanicals.","type":"text"},{"content":"Ingredients like lemon myrtle, wattleseed and fire paste jump out of the menu.\n\nThe fish-focused St Peter a few doors away is also regularly named one of one of Sydney’s best restaurants.\n","type":"text"},{"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FMjN2UsCFxRWpVSz7L6kp%2F19.webp?alt=media&token=a92e75f1-e58b-4eff-887e-a014184fb56e","type":"img"}],"ttsFile":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FKstVbAhtMZ0AOBX5jQCR%2Ftts_9.mp3?alt=media&token=171a908e-01bd-4eec-8b82-c20bb0ea1a7e"},{"address":"OPUS Design Co","location":{"latitude":-33.88640766066562,"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"longitude":151.22958040000006},"placeId":null,"media":[{"content":"### **Spot the ‘Stolen’ Statue**","type":"text"},{"content":"The statue Dogman, the paparazzi pupper by artists Gillie and Marc that’s located on the pavement outside the Opus gift shop at 354 Oxford Statue made headlines back in 2017 when it was stolen.\n\nThis was quite some feat as the thing weighs 250kg!","type":"text"},{"content":"It was recovered after about a month and returned to its place on the pavement. The cute husky is not always there!\n\nYou’ll also find Marc and Gillies work in a couple of other places in Paddington – outside (and inside) the Infinity Bakery just past the Intersection and at the junction of Gurner and Cascade Streets","type":"text"},{"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FMjN2UsCFxRWpVSz7L6kp%2F13.webp?alt=media&token=d6e563f0-8590-44da-843e-8c0d9d3daf8f","type":"img"}],"ttsFile":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FKstVbAhtMZ0AOBX5jQCR%2Ftts_10.mp3?alt=media&token=2339f2f7-563e-43b4-81e5-0b0176b8b18e"},{"address":"Telstra Paddington International Telecommunications Centre","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.14321712068773834,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"longitude":151.22916325,"latitude":-33.88645166066563},"placeId":null,"media":[{"content":"### **Stand Outside a Piece of Space History**","type":"text"},{"content":"There are two black plaques on the wall of the Telstra Building at 363 Oxford Street. The first commemorates it as the site of an underwater cable, the second pays homage to Australia’s role in the moon landings.\n\nYes, despite being thousands of kilometres away from mission control in Houston, much of the communication between the Apollo 11 astronauts and mission control – and the TV signals that showed Neil Armstrong’s first steps on the moon was rooted through this nondescript brick building.\n\nAnd in fact, the team working on the broadcast saw the historic moment 300 milliseconds before anyone else in the world.\nThe building now is the main telecoms exchange for the local area.","type":"text"},{"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FMjN2UsCFxRWpVSz7L6kp%2F6.webp?alt=media&token=d7406833-1b48-4152-9971-ac5a7bb17167","type":"img"}],"ttsFile":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FKstVbAhtMZ0AOBX5jQCR%2Ftts_11.mp3?alt=media&token=668e044a-5ffd-4742-b936-a2ed5327b7aa"},{"address":"Oxford House","location":{"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"longitudeDelta":0.1419877891796891,"latitude":-33.88284261066421,"longitude":151.2202887},"placeId":"ChIJ3TIGlRquEmsRUH-DaV_nzTw","media":[{"content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FKstVbAhtMZ0AOBX5jQCR%2F1_OH-Hero-Banner-Whats-On-1400x800px-3.jpg.jpeg?alt=media&token=81525a2f-420b-4adf-9819-3e7de36f5a0f","type":"img"},{"content":"What a day. I hope you enjoyed exploring the city. To wind down, head to the OH Pool Bar and settle in with a drink by the water.\n\nThe cocktail list is playful and refreshing. Try the Coconut and Lychee Mojito or the OH Margarita with tangerine and lime. If you're hungry, the smash burger with raclette and house sauce is a satisfying way to end the day, or go lighter with the prawn cocktail and Marie Rose dipping sauce.\n\nYou can stay poolside or, if the mood takes you, head back down to Busby’s for dinner and a glass of natural wine. Whatever you choose, you're in the right place to end the day well.\n\n","type":"text"}],"ttsFile":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FKstVbAhtMZ0AOBX5jQCR%2Ftts_12.mp3?alt=media&token=69a3ab6b-1a81-40aa-9cea-25828da1d894"}]