Wollongong Travel Guide

 globetrott Says:  This part of the museum was a surprise for me as well and I think it was really interesting to see what the early campers and motorhomes looked like. The windows and the doors of that campingtrailer were open, so you could take a look inside and see it in all fine details. 

 globetrott Says:  I was really surprised to see these tiny cars as well in the car-collection of Wollongong. After WW II most of the cars were built much smaller, people could not afford such big cars anymore and so tiny cars like the Messerschmitt Kabinenroller were constructed and many... 

 globetrott Says:  Take a walk along the port of Wollongong and you will see this great light-tower next to some cannons on top of a small hill that gives you also a good panorama-view of the town and its beaches.Close to that lighttower you will find a great beach with toilets, changing... 

 globetrott Says:  This museum is another great collection for all friends of technical museums: The HARS (Historic Aviation Restoration Society)-collection of airplanes and most of these airplanes are even still able to fly or are under repair or restoration in order to be able to fly some... 

 globetrott Says:  There are some interesting vintage-trucks, a great car of the firebrigades and even some old buses as well in the car-collection of Wollongong, take a look at my pictures here or in my travelogues !Once that you have found this museum you will need about 1-2 hours in order... 

 globetrott Says:  a nice collection of car-accessories is also on display in that car-museum like old filling-stations and many other exhibits that you can partly see in my pictures here or in the travelogues !Woolongong was my favorite car-museum in NSW, because most of the cars here were... 

 globetrott Says:  In Wollongon you will find one of the best Car-collections that I found in NSW.The only problem is the fact that the adress is called Wollongong, but in reality you have to drive 20km before you get there from the town of Wollongong. But it was worth all of that trouble, see... 

 globetrott Says:  This temple is also not far from Wollongong and it is open for all visitors as well. So you can drive there with your car, park it inside a wide area of parks and take a walk through the temple-area. There are only a very few rooms that cannot be visited by tourists. 

 DennyP Says:  WOOLONGONG Woolongong is a great place if you want to go to the beach for the day...There are a choice of two large Beaches ..I choose North Beach today. North Beach is a hugely long beach and must be kilometers long..But like ALL Australian Swimming and surf beaches they... 

 lindyz Says:  Centrally located on Keira Street, only one block away from Crown Street you will find Nirand Thai. What I really loved about this place was that it was not busy, chaotic and noisy and we were able to have a lovely meal in quiet surroundings!First visit here was November... 

 globetrott Says:  Wollongong has its own train-station and passanger-trains are going there as well, so it will be very easy to get to Wollongong by train as an easy daytrip from Sydney.Just be aware that the carmuseum is about 20km from that train-station and I dont know how much a taxi... 

 DennyP Says:  WOOLONGONG I took the train to Woolongong from Sydney Central railway station. Of course there are are many other options to get to Woolongong also by bus and car, BUT by train, one must go from Sydney Central. The journey is a very pleasant one and once out of the city... 

 globetrott Says:  This facade of the townhall of 1927 is nothing else than a mural on one of the back-walls of a museum of fine arts. You will find some other murals there as well - see them in my other pictures here. You will find it opposite of the new townhall and the tourist-information... 

 globetrott Says:  Yes, 1858 that is in fact quite old for Australia, that was settled at the beginning of the 19th century. From 1858 till 1903 this building was used as a courthouse, then it became the Army Drill till 1973 and finally it was used for the headquarters of the Naval Reserve...