Guidebook for Hobart

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Guidebook for Hobart

Sightseeing

Great Ghost Tour of old cells and gallows.
14 locals recommend
Hobart Convict Penitentiary
Brisbane Street
14 locals recommend
Great Ghost Tour of old cells and gallows.
One of the oldest and best Botanical Gardens in Australia.
140 locals recommend
Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens
Lower Domain Road
140 locals recommend
One of the oldest and best Botanical Gardens in Australia.
A great museum full of many curiosities, and one of the best galleries of colonial art in Australia.
220 locals recommend
Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery
Dunn Place
220 locals recommend
A great museum full of many curiosities, and one of the best galleries of colonial art in Australia.
The best Saturday market in Australia set amongst a dramatic backdrop of historic early 19th century sandstone warehouses.
58 locals recommend
Salamanca Place
Salamanca Place
58 locals recommend
The best Saturday market in Australia set amongst a dramatic backdrop of historic early 19th century sandstone warehouses.
Hobart's original Georgian Village.
67 locals recommend
Battery Point
67 locals recommend
Hobart's original Georgian Village.
Catch the Ferry to the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) from Franklin Wharf. Also see the Yachts from the Sydney to Hobart Race in late December.
13 locals recommend
Franklin Wharf
Franklin Wharf
13 locals recommend
Catch the Ferry to the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) from Franklin Wharf. Also see the Yachts from the Sydney to Hobart Race in late December.
Tasmania's Parliament
6 locals recommend
Parliament House
1 Salamanca Pl
6 locals recommend
Tasmania's Parliament
Another great National Trust Historic House.
8 locals recommend
Runnymede House
61 Bay Rd
8 locals recommend
Another great National Trust Historic House.
Site of early Female Convict Factory.
44 locals recommend
Cascades Female Factory Historic Site
16 Degraves St
44 locals recommend
Site of early Female Convict Factory.
Hobart's major Anglican cathedral. Just up from there is the most intact Georgian Street corner in Australia at the corner of Macquarie and Murray St.
St. David's Cathedral
23 Murray St
Hobart's major Anglican cathedral. Just up from there is the most intact Georgian Street corner in Australia at the corner of Macquarie and Murray St.
A magnificent Georgian Church and clock tower in Battery Point.
St George's Anglican Church
30 Cromwell St
A magnificent Georgian Church and clock tower in Battery Point.
Hobart's Major War Memorial
Hobart Cenotaph
Hobart's Major War Memorial
Hobart's Main Bike Path which takes you all the way to the Northern Suburbs and past MONA.
Intercity Cycleway
Hobart's Main Bike Path which takes you all the way to the Northern Suburbs and past MONA.
Kangaroo Bluff Battery historic site, was built in the 1880s to support the Queens Battery (located at the Domain in Hobart) and the Battery Point battery in protecting Hobart from enemy ships. The guns were never fired in anger and the atmospheric location is today a popular picnic site.
Kangaroo Bluff reserve
20 Gunning Street
Kangaroo Bluff Battery historic site, was built in the 1880s to support the Queens Battery (located at the Domain in Hobart) and the Battery Point battery in protecting Hobart from enemy ships. The guns were never fired in anger and the atmospheric location is today a popular picnic site.

Arts & Culture

A great cinema house showing both mainstream, art house and independent movies.
230 locals recommend
State Cinema
375 Elizabeth St
230 locals recommend
A great cinema house showing both mainstream, art house and independent movies.
Site of the Hobart International Tennis Tournament in Early January which usually features some of the world's best women Tennis players.
10 locals recommend
Domain Tennis Centre
2 Davies Ave
10 locals recommend
Site of the Hobart International Tennis Tournament in Early January which usually features some of the world's best women Tennis players.
Hobart's favourite indoor swimming centre.
31 locals recommend
Hobart Aquatic Centre
1 Davies Ave
31 locals recommend
Hobart's favourite indoor swimming centre.
Home of the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra - the best little Symphony Orchestra in Australia.
Federation Concert Hall
1 Davey St
Home of the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra - the best little Symphony Orchestra in Australia.
Australia's premier collection of Modern Art.
565 locals recommend
MONA
655 Main Rd
565 locals recommend
Australia's premier collection of Modern Art.
The oldest performing Arts Theatre in Australia. Guided tours on Wednesdays.
38 locals recommend
Theatre Royal
27-29 Campbell St
38 locals recommend
The oldest performing Arts Theatre in Australia. Guided tours on Wednesdays.

Essentials

Your closest supermarket.
37 locals recommend
Woolworths Hobart City (Campbell St)
191 Campbell St
37 locals recommend
Your closest supermarket.

Food Scene

Signal Station and Lookout over Hobart and the Derwent River.
27 locals recommend
The Signal Station
700 Nelson Rd
27 locals recommend
Signal Station and Lookout over Hobart and the Derwent River.
Great tapas restaurant.
58 locals recommend
Raincheck Lounge
392 Elizabeth St
58 locals recommend
Great tapas restaurant.

Drinks & Nightlife

If its touring in Hobart its at the Republic.
102 locals recommend
Republic Bar & Cafe
299 Elizabeth St
102 locals recommend
If its touring in Hobart its at the Republic.