Hyde Park Barracks Museum

This heritage-listed site originally housed male convicts arriving from Great Britain. After transportation stopped in 1840, it became the Female Immigration Depot, a hostel for orphaned girls fleeing the Irish Potato Famine, and later, an asylum for elderly women. After closing in 1886, it remained dormant until an extensive restoration in 1975. Now, it’s a fascinating museum with interactive exhibits that offer insight into the lives of convicts and migrants in Sydney.