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VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Practical Information
Great Western Hwy. n Blue
Mountains Visitor Information,
Great Western Hwy, Glenbrook
(1300 653 408). & 7 = 8
Transport
£ Katoomba.

Mount Tomah Botanic Garden
WINDSOR
Cool-climate species from around the world
are grown here, including rhododendrons
Mount Toman from the Himalayas.
1000 m (3,280 ft)

Wentworth Falls
This waterfall is evidence of a
massive slip in the escarpment.
Pockets of rainforest thrive along
Springwood its edges.

SYDNEY
Lawson
Woodford Glenbrook

Leura
Elegant old residences such as the
Leura Mansion are features of this
pretty village.

KEY
1 Katoomba is the largest town in
the vicinity of the national park and
has a full range of accommodation
for tourists.
2 The Leuralla Toy and Railway
Museum is home to the southern
hemisphere’s largest collection of
toys, trains and related memorabilia.
Three Sisters 3 The Cathedral of Ferns is an area
Erosion formed this spectacular rock formation. Aboriginal legend of green foliage set amid streams,
has it that it is in fact three sisters, imprisoned by their father to resembling tropical rainforest.
protect them from a bunyip (a mythical swamp creature).
For keys to symbols see back flap