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About Hobart, Australia

Hobart, capital of Australia's island state of Tasmania, sits on the River Derwent. At its fashionable Salamanca Place, old sandstone warehouses host galleries and cafes. Nearby is Battery Point, a historic district with narrow lanes and colonial-era cottages. The city's backdrop is 1,270m-high Mount Wellington, with sweeping views, plus hiking and cycling trails.

  • Area: 1,696 km²
  • Founded: 1804
  • Weather: 18°C, Wind W at 19 km/h, 33% Humidity
  • Population: 206,097 (2016) United Nations
  • State electorate(s): Clark, Franklin
  • University: University of Tasmania

Mount Wellington

Mount Wellington, officially kunanyi / Mount Wellington, incorporating its Palawa kani name, is a mountain in the southeast coastal region of Tasmania, Australia. It is the summit of the Wellington Range and is within ...

 

MONA

The Museum of Old and New Art is an art museum located within the Moorilla winery on the Berriedale peninsula in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It is the largest privately funded museum in the Southern ...

 

Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens

The Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, which cover an area of approximately 14 hectares, in Hobart located within the Queens ...

 

Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery

The Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery is a museum located in Hobart, Tasmania. The museum was established in 1846, by the Royal Society of Tasmania, the oldest Royal Society outside England. The TMAG receives 400,000 ...

 

Cascades Female Factory Historic Site

The Cascades Female Factory, a former Australian workhouse for female convicts in the penal colony of Van Diemen's Land, is located in Hobart, ...

 

Zoodoo Zoo

Zoodoo Zoo is a wildlife park about 6 kilometres from Richmond, Tasmania in Australia. It is spread over 90 ...

 

Maritime Museum of Tasmania

The Maritime Museum of Tasmania is a privately operated maritime museum dedicated to the history of Tasmania's association with the sea, ships, and ship-building, and is located at Carnegie House in Sullivans Cove, ...

 

Cape Bruny Lighthouse Tours

The Cape Bruny Lighthouse is an inactive lighthouse located at the southern tip of Bruny Island, Tasmania, ...

 

Farm Gate Market

Lively Sunday hub of vendors selling area-sourced fare such as seasonal produce & baked ...

 

Sullivans Cove

Sullivans Cove is on the River Derwent adjacent to the Hobart CBD in Tasmania. It was the site of initial European settlement in the area, and the location of the earlier components of the Port of ...

 

Tasman Bridge

The Tasman Bridge is a five-lane road bridge that carries the Tasman Highway across the Derwent River and the Southern rail line, located near the central business district of Hobart, Tasmania, ...

 

Mawson's Huts Replica Museum

Replica of the huts used in Antarctica by Douglas Mawson & his team, plus stories of the ...

 

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