In the year ending 2012, Sydney received a total of 10.5 million international and domestic visitors, which injected $11.7 billion into the state of New South Wales' economy. The most well-known attractions include the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Other attractions includeRoyal Botanical Gardens, Luna Park, Darling Harbour, some 40 beaches and Sydney Tower. The New South Wales Government operates two programs relevant to Sydney as part of the NSW Tourism Strategy, they are: Brand Sydney (to revitalise and strengthen the image and appeal of Sydney) and Visit Sydney (to increase promotion of Sydney as a tourist destination through a strengthened dedicated business unit within Destination NSW). Sydney also has several popular museums, such as the Australian Museum (natural history and anthropology), the Powerhouse Museum (science, technology and design), the Art Gallery of New South Wales, the Museum of Contemporary Art and the Australian National Maritime Museum.
Melbourne is an international cultural centre, with cultural endeavours spanning major events and festivals, drama, musicals, comedy, music, art, architecture, literature, film and television. Melbourne is the birthplace of Australian film and television, Australian rules football, the Heidelberg School of Australian Impressionism, Australian contemporary dance (including the Melbourne Shuffle and New Vogue styles), and is home to the National Gallery of Victoria, Australia's oldest and largest public art museum. In 2008, Melbourne became the second city after Edinburgh to be declared a UNESCO City of Literature. It has thrice shared top position in a survey by The Economist of the world's most liveable cities on the basis of a number of attributes which include its broad cultural offerings.
在截至2012年,悉尼共接待1050万国内外游客,其中注资11.7十亿到新南威尔士州的经济状况的。其中最知名的景点,包括悉尼歌剧院和悉尼海港大桥。其他景点包括皇家植物园,月神公园,达令港,约40的海滩和悉尼塔。新南威尔士州政府经营有关悉尼的新南威尔士州旅游战略的一部分两种方案,它们分别是:品牌悉尼(振兴和加强悉尼的形象和吸引力),并参观悉尼(加大推广悉尼通过旅游目的地在新南威尔士州目的地加强专门的业务部门) 。悉尼也有几个受欢迎的博物馆,如澳大利亚博物馆(自然历史和人类学) ,动力博物馆(科学,技术和设计) ,新南威尔士美术馆,当代艺术博物馆和澳大利亚国家海事博物馆。
墨尔本是国际文化中心,文化事业跨越大节日,戏剧,音乐剧,喜剧,音乐,艺术,建筑,文学,电影和电视。墨尔本是澳大利亚电影和电视,澳大利亚规则足球,澳大利亚印象派的海德堡学院,澳大利亚当代舞蹈(包括墨尔本Shuffle和新时尚的风格) ,并且是家庭对维多利亚国家美术馆,澳洲最古老和最大的公共的发源地艺术博物馆。 2008年,墨尔本成为第二个城市后,爱丁堡被联合国教科文组织宣布为城市文学。它已经通过三次的一些属性,包括其广泛的文化产品的基础上,是世界上最适宜居住的城市经济学共享的一项调查榜首的位置。