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 Hobart Holidays - Places of
Interest
Hobart is
the capital of city of Tasmania. It's a harbour city with a busy
deep-water port located at the mouth of the Derwent River.
Hobart is
Australia's second oldest city after Sydney. In early January of each year,
the city receives national
coverage as the finishing point of the famous
Sydney-Hobart yacht race.
Hobart has an enviable
record in retaining much of it's colonial heritage. More than 90 historic
buildings in the city have been classified by the National Trust, with most
in the Macquarie and Davey Streets area. Historic Georgian buildings,
sidewalk cafes and markets co-exist on the waterfront at Salamanca
Place.
Mt Wellington overlooks
the river and city and provides impressive panoramic views. Try a cruise on
the Derwent River and try you luck at the Wrest
Point casino. Have a bit of fun with a Hobart Ghost tour. Perhaps the
Cascade Brewery tour or the Cadburys chocolate factory tour are more
appealing. The historic
Battery Point Village has guided walks. History buffs will want to visit the Maritime Museum, Anglesea Historic Barracks, Gasworks Village
and The Shot Tower.
Nearby Bruny
Island is home to the Bligh Museum, Fairy
penguins and a large reptile population. Huonville is south from Hobart and
a popular centre for jet boating on the river and wilderness tours. Head
further south to Geeveston for Picton River rafting
and entry to the Hartz Mountain National Park.
Head out from Hobart to
nearby Richmond and enjoy this lovely Georgian village with it's
cobbled streets, convict gaol and crafts. Copping
has a colonial and convict museum and access to the Weilangta Rainforest
walk.
Tasman Peninsula
is the location of
Port Arthur, Australia's oldest
European historical site with
relics dating from Tasmania's penal colony origins. Pay a visit to The Bush Mill and Narrow Gauge
Railway. The imposing coastline at Eaglehawk Neck
is a popular spot for game fishing and scuba diving. See the Tasmania Devil
up close at The Tasmanian Devil Park
at Taranna. Saltwater River is a site of convict coal mine relics.
The Midlands
is the home of
Oatlands which has tours of the largest collection of Georgian
architecture anywhere in Australia. Bothwell is another historic village
and has a convict built courthous, Australia's oldest golf links course and a golf museum.
Pay a visit to the agricultural museum and the restored Callington Mill.
National Parks are plentiful throughout
Tasmania. Hartz Mountains National Park is a mountain wilderness park
located at the southern tip of the island with several walks ranging up to a full
day. North-west of Hobart is Mount Field National Park which includes The Russell Falls
and a trout farm at Tall Tree Walk. The park has some winter skiing
but snow falls are not always predictable. Park walks range from an easy stroll to alpine wilderness
trails.
Sitting off the east coast
is Maria
Island National Park which involves ferry
transfers. This park offers wildlife, scenery and history with accommodation available in
former convict quarters.
Tasmania
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