Things to Do in Hobart

Things to see and do in Hobart, Hobart highlights, Hobart activities and attractions, and points of interest in Hobart - the ALL NEW Jasons Hobart Things to Do Guide is your complete guide to sightseeing in Hobart.

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.
Battery Point Walking Tours
Learn the history of old Hobart Town by taking a historical stroll through Salamanca Place and Battery Point.
Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens
Tasmania’s premier garden, with unique flora, (including the largest collection of mature conifers in the Southern Hemisphere), Sub-Antarctic Plant House, Conservatory, Japanese Garden and Botanical Discovery Centre. Dine at the restaurant or picnic in the tranquil surroundings.
Cascade Brewery
Tantalise the tastes of one of the country's finest beers at this historic brewery, still fully operational, with guided tours available.
Tasmanian Distillery and Museum
Watch the distilling process in the old Hobart Gasworks building, meet the distillers and learn the history of distilling. Take a museum tour or buy spirits at distillery-door prices such as Sullivans Cove Whisky in the shop.
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 Museum and Art Gallery
See the best of contemporary design in the displays at this museum in Hobart.
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.
Theatre Royal
Australias oldest Theatre and the only example of the Victorian bijou style remaining in this country.
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.
Risdon Cove
Located 8 kilometres up river, Risdon Cove is acknowledged as the first European Settlement site in Tasmania, founded in 1803, only to be abandoned 5 months later in favour of the current location of Hobart City. Risdon Cove was returned to the land's traditional owners - the Tasmanian Aborigines in 1995. This historic area has not much changed in over 200 years, making it a unique tourist destination.
Glenorchy Sunday Market
Tasmania's 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, it attracts visitors from around Australia and overseas.

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