Not exactly the typical chair you would find in your local furniture market, Mrs. Macquarie's Chair is in fact a stone bench on a peninsula in the Sydney Harbour. Hand-carved by convicts out of a rock overhang in 1810 in commemoration of Governor Lachlan Macquarie’s wife Elizabeth, it is said that Mrs. Macquarie was known to frequent the area to enjoy the beautiful views of the harbour.

Whether the above-mentioned story of Mrs. Macquarie frequenting the area is true or not is debatable, but what can be deemed certainly true is that this sandstone-carved monument continues to be a superb lookout point even after a century, boasting mesmerizing skyline views that include iconic landmarks like the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House. Mrs. Macquarie's Chair continues to attract scores of visitors to its point just to gaze across the Sydney Harbour and it is no question that you should too!