Hamilton’s history gets an overview in the little Hamilton Heritage Centre, set up in an 1835 cottage that was once part of a larger jail. Ridiculously limited opening hours might stop you from getting in the door (call to see if the situation has improved).
Hamilton Heritage Centre
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Twelve kilometres north of Hobart's city centre, MONA is burrowed into the Triassic sandstone of a peninsula jutting into the Derwent River. Arrayed…
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Infamous Willow Court dates from the 1820s and once housed invalid convicts before it became a mental institution. In 1968 it had 1000 patients, but by…
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In 1864 rainbow and brown trout were bred for the first time in the southern hemisphere at this hatchery, 9km west of New Norfolk. You can feed the fish…
26.4 MILES
Located off the Lyell Hwy midway between Hobart and Queenstown, Tarraleah (pronounced 'Tarra-lee-uh'; population 10) is a surreal place. It was built in…
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The park's star water feature is the magnificently tiered, 45m-high Russell Falls, an easy 20-minute return amble from behind the Mt Field National Park…
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Get a rural fix and a beer at this farm-based craft brewery, featuring hand-pumped ales and ciders brewed in the old shearing shed beside the bar. Wood…
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National Trust–acknowledged historic building. Not open to the public.
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In 1864 rainbow and brown trout were bred for the first time in the southern hemisphere at this hatchery, 9km west of New Norfolk. You can feed the fish…
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This impressive National Trust–recognised church was consecrated in 1891.
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In the same building as the visitor centre, this museum celebrates golfing achievements Down Under. Exhibits have a particular bias towards Ratho Farm,…
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Historic Thorpe Farm (1819) produces sensational goat's-milk cheese under the Tasmanian Highland Cheeses label. The farm also makes wasabi, horseradish…
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A key component of Bothwell’s Scotland-in-the-south ambience is this distillery, where superb single malt whisky is crafted in an 1820s flour mill. There…