Hobart Travel Guide - Australia Amazing Adventure

Hobart Travel Guide - Australia Amazing Adventure

Hobart is the capital city of the Australian state of Tasmania. Hobart is small and intimate compared to larger mainland Australian cities, reflecting the small size of the state. The metropolitan area stretches north and south along the Derwent River, crossed by several bridges. Notable for being one of the coldest Australian cities, it has a mild temperate oceanic climate, with four distinct seasons.

Founded in 1804 by Colonel David Collins, Hobart is the second oldest city in Australia. It grew out of the penal settlement on the island at Risdon Cove, eight kilometres up river, which was founded in 1803 and abandoned five months later for the present site of Hobart. The city has many beautiful historic buildings and precincts, especially in the area around the river. There are many fine examples of Georgian and Victorian architecture, such as Salamanca Place, which has a terrace of warehouses dating back to the whaling days of the 1830s. Nearby Battery Point, the original seamen's quarters of the city and Macquarie and Davey Street offer more than 60 buildings classified by the National Trust.

Hobart is a harbour town – a port city where the world rushes in on the tide and ebbs away again, bringing with it influences from afar and leaving the locals buzzing with global zeitgeist. Or so the theory goes. These days, Hobart’s waterfront precinct is certainly abuzz, with old pubs alongside new craft-beer bars, myriad cafes, museums, festivals, ferries, fishing boats, yachts, accommodation and a floating pier upholding fine restaurants…all of it washed with sea-salty charm and a sense of history. On a sunny afternoon, there are few more pleasant places to find yourself.

Riding high above the city is kunanyi/Mt Wellington, a craggy basalt beast seemingly made for mountain biking and bushwalking. Known as kunanyi by local Aboriginal people, and just 'the mountain' by everybody else, this 1271m-high monolith both defines the city below and shelters it. Drive to the summit in any season – you're assured of either a show-stopping view or an out-of-time, lunar, cloud-shrouded experience, wandering around between snowdrifts, lichen-dappled boulders and the stunted plants that somehow survive in these lofty skies. Finally, barrel back down to the waterfront on a mountain-bike tour like no other.

Hobart has a profusion of eating establishments ranging from the cheap to the luxuriously expensive. Freshly caught seafood is a specialty of the region, and there are several excellent seafood restaurants. Deep-sea Trevalla is unique to Tasmania and must be tried. Tasmanian lobster is also excellent. Scallop pie is also unique to Tasmania and can be easily purchased from the Salamanca Market food stalls. Restaurants are concentrated in the Salamanca and North Hobart areas.

There are several good options when it comes to getting around Hobart. By and far the most convenient would be having a private vehicle but biking, walking, public transit, and taxis are all good options too. The public bus system in Hobart can actually be fairly complicated. There are more than a dozen different fare types (and prices) depending on route/location, planned destination, concession types, time of day (sometimes) and more. On the plus side, schedules tend to be clearly posted, buses tend to be on time, staff is generally very patient, friendly, and helpful, and drivers can give change, so exact coin when purchasing a ticket is not necessary.

A lot to see in Hobart such as :

Mount Wellington
Mona
Salamanca Market
Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens
Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery
Wrest Point
Cascades Female Factory Historic Site
Salamanca Place
Constitution Dock
Zoodoo Zoo
Farm Gate Market
kunanyi / Mount Wellington
Tasman Bridge
Maritime Museum of Tasmania
Pennicott Wilderness Journeys
Brooke Street Pier
Hobart Convict Penitentiary
Sullivans Cove
Mawson's Huts Replica Museum
Salamanca Arts Centre
Cape Bruny Lighthouse
Shot Tower
Franklin Wharf
Narryna Heritage Museum
Salamanca Square
Iron Pot
Hobart Rivulet
Hobart Zoo
Derwent
St David's Cathedral
Franklin Square
St David's Park
Waterworks Reserve
Kelly's Steps
Mt Nelson Signal Station
Tolosa Park
Secret Falls
Art Mob - Aboriginal Fine Art
Handmark Gallery
Tasmanian Transport Museum
Runnymede Street
Long Beach
Taroona Beach
Risdon Cove
Hinsby Beach
Princes Park

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