Snowy Mountains
The yawning cave mouths and idyllic riverside walks of the 440-million-year-old Yarrangobilly site can consume an entire day. A highlight is the blissful…
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Snowy Mountains
The 'Snowies' offer a landscape entirely different from anywhere else in Australia. This is the country's only true alpine area, where snowfall brings skiers from early June to late August (sometimes later). Though winter's peak season, the region is equally pretty under a blazing blue sky, when there are ample opportunities for hiking, cycling, kayaking and horse riding. The Australian mainland's highest peak, Mt Kosciuszko (2228m), is a memorable ascent, accessing expansive views of boulder-strewn plateaux and hills where gum trees cling on for dear life.
Attractions
Must-see attractions
NSW Corrective Services Museum
Snowy Mountains
At this museum devoted to Australian prison history, displays showing manacles, prison paraphernalia and an old gallows trap-door offer a bleak glimpse of…
Snowy Mountains
Don't write off the Snowy Hydro Discovery Centre as a niche-interest attraction. The hydroelectric power scheme explained herein is a marvel of…
Snowy Mountains
Contrast your own alpine experiences with the bygone mountaineering feats and retro ski gear on show at the Ski Museum, tucked away at the edge of the…
Snowy Mountains
A smallish council-run gallery has taken up residence in this attractive 19th-century building (formerly living quarters for single working men). Local,…
Snowy Mountains
In 1997, 18 lives were lost in a landslide that destroyed two ski lodges. This simple memorial, on the site of the lodges, has a post to signify each of…
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