About Hobart

Hobart, the capital city of Tasmania, Australia's southern most state. It is a historic city located at the foot of Mount Wellington and near the mouth of the River Derwent. There are so many things to do and see in Hobart. Here are a few suggestions....

Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery
See the best of contemporary design in the displays at this museum in Hobart.

Battery Point Walking Tours
Take a historical stroll through Salamanca Place and Battery Point, learning the history of old Hobart Town.

Cascade Brewery
Tantalize the tastes of one of the country's finest beers at this historic brewery, still fully operational, with guided tours available. Located only about 500 m from Davey Place Holiday Townhouses.

Tasmanian Distillery and Museum
Watch the distilling process in the old Hobart Gasworks building, meet the distillers & learn the history of distilling. Take a museum tour or buy spirits at distillery-door prices such as Sullivans Cove Whisky in the shop.

Penitentiary Chapel Historic Site
Georgian ecclesiastical architecture, former chapel and criminal court, has underground passages, solitary cells and an execution yard, day and evening tours available.

Narryna Heritage Museum
The museum is housed in one of Hobarts earliest Colonial Homes (1836). It has a nationally significant collection of furniture, china, silver, paintings and examples of fine arts.

Antarctic Adventure
Experience Antarctica without leaving Hobart. See interactive exhibits, call at an Antarctic field camp, watch the antics of penguins, probe an ice core & experience the exhilaration of a simulated snow ski or toboggan ride down a mountain.

Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens
Enjoy the perfect day out in Tasmania’s premier garden, unique flora, Subantarctic Plant House, Conservatory, Japanese Garden and Botanical Discovery Centre. Dine at the restaurant or picnic in the tranquil surroundings.

Theatre Royal
Australias oldest Theatre and the only example of the Victorian bijou style remaining in this country.

Glenorchy Sunday Market
Tasmanias biggest undercover market. New and second hand stalls.

Australian Wooden Boat Festival
Bi-annually on Hobart’s historic waterfront, hundreds of wooden boats pack Constitution Dock and Sullivans Cove for the internationally renowned Festival, held over three days in early February, with visitors from around Australia and overseas.

Moorilla Estate
Hobart's vineyard in the city - on the banks of the Derwent River, cellar door, restaurant, 5 star accommodation, concerts and one day a year the public is invited to help with the harvest.

Tasmanian Transport Museum
Restored station museum, displays relics, photographs of the history of Tasmanian railways. Steam locomotives, operational diesel-electric locomotives, operational diesel rail cars, carriages, goods wagons, tram cars & Hobart trolley buses. Train rides on a diesel railcar run the first Sunday each month, vintage steam locomotive runs on the third Sunday of the month.