[2025 Wollongong Attraction] Travel Guide for Wollongong (Updated Mar)

Wolong, located in the south of Sydney, is the third largest city in New South Wales, Australia, and is known as Sydney's "back garden". Wollongong has 17 large and small beaches. Compared with the hustle and bustle of Sydney, this is a typical Australian living environment. There are few tourists and it is suitable for marine sports such as surfing. 1. Looking at the farmland and seascape along the blue ocean road, the name of the fishing port town Wollongong is derived from the local indigenous language, meaning "the voice of the sea", but there are some other explanations, such as "delicious rain banquet", "The Other Side of the Water", "Song of the Sea", and "Five Islands". Melbourne has the Great Ocean Road and Wollongong has the Blue Ocean Road. Located between Sydney and Wollongong, this road is one of the ideal routes from Sydney to the South Bay, passing through national parks, past farmland and seascapes, and past charming fishing port towns. The spectacular Sea Cliff Hengkong Bridge is a beautiful and unique section of the Blue Ocean Road. It is an overhead bridge built against a steep cliff. The train passes behind the cliff, and the bridge itself cannot be seen, but under the sea cliff bridge is a beautiful beach, with people fishing, surfing, and barbecues. You can park your car on the side of the road, get out of the car, relax, stretch your legs, take pictures, and if you're lucky, you can even see migrating whales. 2. View the Wollongong City Art Museum, the original art Wollongong City Art Museum is a large-scale regional art museum in Australia. Here you can see different temporary exhibitions each month, covering all art forms locally and across Australia. 3. Nantian Temple, the largest Buddhist temple in the southern hemisphere, is located in the southern suburbs of Wollongong. The temple is built on the mountain and is full of incense. The monastery offers courses such as Nantian Buddhist Academy, Nantian Academy, meditation class, vegetarian cooking class, and two-day meditation on weekends. hours (10:30-11:30). Every year after the Lunar New Year, Nantian Temple will hold the annual "Dharma Assembly for Buddhas, Planting Blessings and Prayers for Peace".