Hobart International Airport 20 min
Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (12 min) Established museum featuring art, cultural & science exhibitions, along with a courtyard cafe. Wrest Point (6 min) Polished rooms in a vibrant casino hotel with riverside golfing, a pool and a revolving restaurant. Sullivans Cove (9 min) Maritime Museum of Tasmania (10 min) Collection of artifacts & displays on the state's nautical history, including whaling & shipwrecks. Wellington Park (29 min) Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (7 min) The 34.6-acre site established in 1818 offers historic plant collections, a visitor centre & a cafe. Richmond Bridge (26 min) Picturesque sandstone bridge over the Coal River built in 1825 by convicted prisoners. MONA (20 min) Mostly-underground art museum with a playful vibe & a wine bar on the Moorila Winery grounds. Salamanca Market (3 min) Busy Saturday market with vendors for food, produce, art, clothing & Tasmanian timber items. Cascades Female Factory Historic Site (9 min) Exhibits & dramatised tours on life at a 19th-century workhouse built to reform female convicts. Farm Gate Market (15 min) Lively Sunday hub of vendors selling area-sourced fare such as seasonal produce & baked goods. Mount Wellington (26 min) 4,170-foot mountain with trails & a lookout point, plus a dolerite cliff known as the Organ Pipes. Mawson's Huts Replica Museum (8 min) Replica of the huts used in Antarctica by Douglas Mawson & his team, plus stories of the expedition. Constitution Dock (9 min) Bustling dock with converted colonial buildings housing galleries, seafood restaurants & shops. Tasman Bridge (7 min) Sweeping concrete road link across the River Derwent, with 2 lanes of traffic in each direction. |