Blue Mountains
Aside from Sydney, the Blue Mountains were probably to most recommended place to visit by so many people I talked to about my Australia trip. Like so many things, I had my American NW concept of mountains that was nothing like what I experienced -- It reminded me of a tree-filled Grand Canyon instead with amazing rock formations AND a valley filled with gum trees.
Read MoreScenic World and the World's Steepest Railway
Scenic World is in Katoomba and has at least 3 claims to fame: The Railway, the Skyway and the Cable Way ...The railway is incredibly steep, but it's a great way to get to the valley floor. It "is the steepest incline passenger carrying railway in the world at 52 degrees or 128%, and has carried over 27.5 million passengers in it's 70 year history."