Hobart International Airport 26 min
Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (12 min) The 34.6-acre site established in 1818 offers historic plant collections, a visitor centre & a cafe. MONA (25 min) Mostly-underground art museum with a playful vibe & a wine bar on the Moorila Winery grounds. Cascades Female Factory Historic Site (10 min) Exhibits & dramatised tours on life at a 19th-century workhouse built to reform female convicts. Mawson's Huts Replica Museum (9 min) Replica of the huts used in Antarctica by Douglas Mawson & his team, plus stories of the expedition. Farm Gate Market (10 min) Lively Sunday hub of vendors selling area-sourced fare such as seasonal produce & baked goods. Constitution Dock (9 min) Bustling dock with converted colonial buildings housing galleries, seafood restaurants & shops. Sullivans Cove (9 min) Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (9 min) Established museum featuring art, cultural & science exhibitions, along with a courtyard cafe. Wrest Point (5 min) Polished rooms in a vibrant casino hotel with riverside golfing, a pool and a revolving restaurant. St David's Park (7 min) Wellington Park (30 min) Maritime Museum of Tasmania (9 min) Collection of artifacts & displays on the state's nautical history, including whaling & shipwrecks. Mount Wellington (27 min) 4,170-foot mountain with trails & a lookout point, plus a dolerite cliff known as the Organ Pipes. Tasman Bridge (12 min) Sweeping concrete road link across the River Derwent, with 2 lanes of traffic in each direction. Salamanca Market (8 min) Busy Saturday market with vendors for food, produce, art, clothing & Tasmanian timber items. |