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Steam buffs can take the
nostalgic period train ride along the Don River. History lovers will enjoy
nearby Latrobe, a
historic town with restored cottages and buildings. Travel south to
Sheffield to see the town murals, Lake Barrington and the Kentish Museum.
The Gunns Plains caves are to the west of the town.
Mole Creek
is a centre for limestone caves, an excellent wildlife park and the unique leatherwood honey.
King Solomon Cave is a dry cave and easily walked whereas Marakoopa is a wet
cave with a glow-worm display and underground streams.
Burnie is an industrial town with a pulp and paper
mill and a major shipping
port. Tours available in the area are the
Pioneer
Village Museum, Lactos Cheese factory, Emu Valley Rhododendron Gardens
and Annsleigh Gardens. The impressive Hellyer Gorge is to the south of
Burnie.
Stanley is
located adjacent The Nut and is the place of earliest settlement in the
region. It is now
a fishing village with heritage and crafts on display. Examples are the
fully restored Plough Inn, Lyons Cottage and the Union Hotel.
Marrawah lies at the end of the Bass Highway on the rugged west
coast and has several Aboriginal relic sites. There is lots of big surf in this area.
The nearby
Arthur River is a centre for cruises, boating, canoeing and
fishing.
Corinna
was a gold mining town but nowadays it's a centre for the popular river
cruises through the eucalypt forests and Huon pines that flank the Pieman River.
Queenstown
is a testament to why mining operations need environmental controls.
This was originally a gold mine that later became a copper min. The town
offers the Galley
Museum, Mt Lyell Mine tours and an aerial ropeway.
Strahan has a rich
history of convicts, timber logging and mining. This remote outpost on the
rugged west coast is now a popular spot for
Gordon River Cruises plus jet boat and sea plane rides of the area.
There are opportunities for trout and salmon fishing.
The
National Parks - Rocky Cape National Park is on the north coast
and has a rugged coastline, sandy beaches, heath covered hills and Aboriginal rock shelters.
The park has basic facilities and boat launching.
The best known of all the Tasmanian parks is
Cradle Mountain - Lake St Clair National Park, famous for superb mountains, lakes, forests and alpne moorlands. Visitor centres cater for both long and short stays.
The rugged Walls of Jerusalam National Park has access
only on foot and all provisions and basics need to be carried. The park
attractions are the flora, fauna, lakes, pine forests and high rock walls.
The extensive limestone caves system of the area are the focal point of the Mole Creek Karst
National Park.
King Island is situated off the north west tip
of Tasmania. It's off the beaten track for most travellers but there are
regular air services.
King Island
has excellent beaches and lagoons and is renowned for its dairy produce and crayfish.
The island has four
lighthouses and Australia's only kelp processing farm.
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