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Launceston
Sightseeing, museums & tourist attractions
Boags Brewery Tours
The J Boag & Son Brewery offer tours of their historic brewery each weekday. Tours include the entire production process from the brewhouse to the packaging line. There is also a small museum on site with displays about the history of the Boags Brewery. Advance bookings are essential.
39 William Street, Launceston
Tel (03) 6332 6300
Website www.boags.com.au
Admission museum free; tours $18-25
Open Mon-Fri 8.45am-4.30pm
Cataract Gorge
Launceston’s major attraction is the spectacular Cataract Gorge. The gorge is about a 15-minute walk from the centre of Launceston and there are several lovely walks within the Cataract Gorge Reserve.
The reserve is also home to the Duck Reach Power Station, which was the first hydroelectric power station in the Southern Hemisphere when it was constructed in 1895.
Queen Victoria Museum & Art Galley
Launceston’s most important museum has two branches – at Royal Park and at Inveresk. The Royal Park museum is home to a Chinese temple, decorative arts and an exhibit of metals in Tasmania. The Inveresk museum has an art gallery plus exhibits on migration and railways. There are plans to give the Inveresk museum more of a focus on science and develop the Royal Park museum into a world-class gallery of decorative and fine arts.
Corner Cameron & Wellington Streets, Launceston
Tel (03) 6323 3777
Website www.qvmag.tas.gov.au
Admission museum free
Open museum 10am-5pm daily
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