Best things to do in Hobart

Hobart's Absolute Essentials

Hobart’s identity is shaped by the towering kunanyi / Mount Wellington and the deep waters of Sullivans Cove. This selection features the historic Salamanca Market and the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, home to a unique sub-antarctic plant house. The city's maritime heritage is visible at Brooke Street Pier, the departure point for the MONA ferry. Cultural history is preserved at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery and the Canadian exiles monument, while the local spirits industry is represented by the pioneering Lark Distillery.

Hobart's Absolute Essentials — Map

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Mount Wellington

Mount Wellington, also known as kunanyi () in palawa kani and gazetted as kunanyi / Mount Wellington, is a mountain in the south-east of…

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Salamanca Market

Salamanca Market is a street market in Salamanca Place, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

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Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery

The Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery is a museum located in Hobart, Tasmania.

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Canadian exiles of 1840

A monument commemorating the 150 political prisoners transported to Van Diemen's Land following the 1837–38 rebellions in Upper and Lower Canada.

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Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens

Established in 1818, these 14-hectare gardens feature the world’s only Subantarctic Plant House, a historic conservatory, and the unique Arthur Wall, designed to be heated for growing exotic plants.

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Sullivans Cove

Sullivans Cove is on the River Derwent adjacent to the Hobart City Centre in Tasmania.

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Brooke Street Pier

The Brooke Street Pier is a floating pontoon building at Sullivans Cove in the waterfront area of the city of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

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MONA Ferry Terminal

The primary departure point for the high-speed catamarans traveling to the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA), located within the floating Brooke Street Pier building.

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Strickland Falls

A multi-tiered waterfall located on the lower slopes of kunanyi / Mount Wellington, accessible via a short walking track through fern-filled forest.

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Botanica

A cocktail bar located in the historic Salamanca precinct, specializing in drinks crafted with local Tasmanian botanicals and spirits.

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Lark Distillery

Established in 1992 as the first licensed distillery in Tasmania since 1839, this cellar door offers tastings of award-winning single malt whiskies produced using local peat and barley.

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