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Every visitor to Sydney knows about the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House. One of these icons arches the harbour, the other projects into it.
Many people also love to roam through the oldest part of town where the first white settlers built their homes, now an eclectic mix of souvenir shops, galleries, boutiques and cafes. They dine in the waterside restaurants, take a ferry, or visit Chinatown. But the unusual fort, smack-bang in the harbour, sometimes misses being put on their to-do list.
Is it an old gaol? Not really, although in the first days of the colony, a few miscreants spent time in exile there, often dying of starvation, possibly explaining the nickname, Pinchgut. Construction of Fort Denison began in 1840 as part of Sydney Harbour's defence against invasion, and daily at 1pm the cannon time-signal can still be heard across the harbour. A shot has never been fired in anger by it, though.
Take a special ferry to visit and enjoy a 30-minute guided tour exploring the powder magazine and climbing the narrow spiral staircase of Australia's only Martello tower and enjoy views of the harbour. Fun fact: The island's Aboriginal name was Mat-te-wan-ye, also spelt Muttewai or Muttenwaya but Governor Arthur Phillip creatively renamed it Rock Island.
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