Hobart International Airport 17 min
Maritime Museum of Tasmania (21 min) Collection of artifacts & displays on the state's nautical history, including whaling & shipwrecks. Wrest Point (27 min) Polished rooms in a vibrant casino hotel with riverside golfing, a pool and a revolving restaurant. Old Hobart Town (22 min) Attraction where visitors can walk through a miniature replica of Hobart as it was in the 1820s. Richmond Bridge (23 min) Picturesque sandstone bridge over the Coal River built in 1825 by convicted prisoners. Richmond Gaol (23 min) Historic prison dating to 1825, with tours of jail cells, holding rooms & yards, plus a gift shop. Sullivans Cove (22 min) Constitution Dock (23 min) Bustling dock with converted colonial buildings housing galleries, seafood restaurants & shops. Mawson's Huts Replica Museum (23 min) Replica of the huts used in Antarctica by Douglas Mawson & his team, plus stories of the expedition. Cascades Female Factory Historic Site (28 min) Exhibits & dramatised tours on life at a 19th-century workhouse built to reform female convicts. Farm Gate Market (25 min) Lively Sunday hub of vendors selling area-sourced fare such as seasonal produce & baked goods. Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (21 min) The 34.6-acre site established in 1818 offers historic plant collections, a visitor centre & a cafe. Salamanca Market (23 min) Busy Saturday market with vendors for food, produce, art, clothing & Tasmanian timber items. Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (22 min) Established museum featuring art, cultural & science exhibitions, along with a courtyard cafe. Bruny Island Safaris Food, Sightseeing and Lighthouse Tours with lunch (23 min) First lit in 1838, this white rubble-masonry lighthouse is 43 m. tall & currently inactive. Tasman Bridge (18 min) Sweeping concrete road link across the River Derwent, with 2 lanes of traffic in each direction. |