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Sightseeing, museums & tourist attractions
Cadbury Chocolate Factory
This is a popular factory tour where you can see Cadbury chocolate being produced and you also get the chance to sample the finished product. Tours are popular and it’s essential to phone to make a booking.
Cadbury Road, Claremont
Bus 37, 38, 38E, 38T, 40, 40T, X4, X4A, X10
Tel (03) 6249 0333 or 1800 627 367
Website www.cadbury.com.au
Admission $5
Tours Mon-Fri 8am-4pm
Cascade Brewery
The factory tour of Australia’s oldest brewery is very popular with backpackers. Like all good brewery tours, there’s free beer awaiting you at the end. Tours are popular and it’s essential to phone ahead to make a booking.
140 Cascade Road, South Hobart
Bus 43, 44, 46, 49
Tel (03) 6221 8300
Website www.cascadebrewery.com.au
Admission $20
Tours Mon-Fri 9.30am, 10am, 1pm, 1.30pm
Female Factory Historic Site
This former prison is the female equivalent to Port Arthur and female convicts were kept here between 1828 and 1877.
16 Degraves Street, South Hobart
Bus 43, 44, 46, 49
Tel (03) 6223 1559
Website www.femalefactory.com.au
Admission $10
Tours Mon-Fri 9.30am & 2pm, Sat-Sun 9.30am
Maritime Museum
This is an interesting museum exploring Tasmania’s maritime past with exhibits on whaling and shipwrecks.
Corner Argyle & Davey Streets, Hobart
Tel (03) 6223 5082
Website www.maritimetas.org
Admission $7
Open 9am-5pm daily
Mercury Print Museum
Housed in one of Tasmania’s oldest buildings, this museum focuses on newspaper publishing and the history of printing.
89 Macquarie Street, Hobart
Tel (03) 6230 0736
Website http://ink.news.com.au/mercury/print_museum/menu.html
Admission $2.50
Open Mon-Thu 10am-1pm & 2pm-4pm
Mount Wellington
If you have a car an excursion to the summit of Mount Wellington is a must. The views of the city from here are spectacular and on a clear day you can see half of Tasmania.
Mount Wellington Shuttle Bus Service (tel 0408 341 804) leaves the city centre for Mt Wellington Mon-Fri 9.30am, noon & 2.30pm, Sat-Sun 9.30am, 1.30pm. The return fare is $25.
Alternatively Island Cycle Tours (tel 1300 880 334) run trips to the summit of Mt Wellington with a downhill mountain bike ride back to Hobart. The trip takes around three hours and costs $75.
Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery
This museum and gallery exhibits modern Australian art and artefacts depicting Tasmania’s convict history.
40 Macquarie Street, Hobart
Tel (03) 6235 0777
Website www.tmag.tas.gov.au
Admission free
Open 10am-5pm daily
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