The Wombeyan Caves experience offers cave tours, idyllic camping with tree-covered hillsides and the hand-cut Bullio road tunnel.
Berrima is currently considered the finest example of a small Australian town of the 1830s and is best explored on foot.
Bowral is everything a country town should be - small, good-looking, crammed with atmosphere and a speciality in antiques.
According to the gardener's view of the world, Bowral in spring is about as close to heaven you expect to come to on this earth.
The Southern Highlands boasts bushwalking treats for everyone from couch-loving Norms to summit hungry fitness freaks.
For one day of the year Bundanoon transforms itself into Brigadoon, the vibrant heart of the Scottish highlands for the Highland Gathering.
Southern Highlands is the latest addition to a global movement that now numbers more than 20 booktowns on almost every continent.
For a quick camping holiday from Sydney, this park is one of the best choices. Walk into the heart of a sweeping sandstone landscape.
Babe may been valuable for putting Robertson on the map, but this small town is showing it's perfectly capable of saving its own bacon.