By air - Most air travellers arrive in Sydney, which has NSW's (and Australia's) largest international and domestic airport: Kingsford-Smith International Airport (SYD).
By road - Travellers arriving overland will usually pass through the (near) border towns of Broken Hill from South Australia, Albury-Wodonga or Eden from Victoria and Tweed Heads from Queensland.

Things to see in Sydney, New South Wales

• Sydney Harbour by night Sydney Harbour is one of the state's favourite postcard scenes. See it from the side of a ferry or from one of the islands in the centre.
• Taronga Zoo, across the Harbour from Sydney.
• Featherdale Wildlife Park, in Western Sydney. Smaller than Taronga, but flat and emphasising Australian fauna.
• Australian Reptile Park, about an hour north of Sydney, with much more than reptiles.
• Go on a dolphin cruise in Jervis Bay
• Climb the Sydney Harbour Bridge and see the sun set over Sydney.
• Go to the Royal Easter Show in Sydney
• Sydney has much busier nightlife than the rest of the state and is the best place to find everything from international touring acts to backpacker bars and big beats.

Places to see in New South Wales

• See animals at Western Plains Zoo, an open-range zoo in Dubbo. See Australian and exotic animals roaming in large paddocks rather than pacing in small cages.
• View of the Three Sisters and Jameison Valley in the Blue Mountains
• Surf your way up the coast from Sydney to the North Coast.
• Go on one of the bushwalks from Katoomba into the Jamison Valley.
• Ski in the Snowy Mountains in winter.
• Byron Bay's annual Blues and Roots festival is the state's largest roots music festival.
• Tamworth is Australia's country music capital and holds a country music festival in January each year.
• Camp in one of the many National Parks.
• The Hunter Valley is the state's major wine-growing region, and has a wine tourism industry to match. There are many winery tours from genteel wine-and-cheese tasting trips to minibuses full of partying backpackers and girls out on hens nights.

Sydney's Motto(s): "Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites"
(Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine)