Hobart - Hobart visitor guide showing a virtual tour of 'Hobart' linked to an interactive map with local and travel information. 360° panoramas from Tasmania.

Hobart is the capital of the island state Tasmania which lies 240 kilometres south of the Australian continent separated by Bass Strait. Hobart has a population of about 200,000 people which accounts for approximately 40% of the population of Tasmania.

Hobart is the smallest capital in Australia which can be clearly seen in the strong European influence in the older suburbs. The next large land mass south of Tasmania is Antarctica which explains the mild climate of comfortable average summer temperatures with 21°C and average winter temperatures of 12°C.

Hobart has most of the main industries that support Tasmania, tourism, food and wine, arts, aquaculture, non-food agriculture, marine manufacturing, forestry and timber products, mining technology and minerals and Antarctic and Southern Ocean Science.

Hobart - Tourist Attractions

Hobart offers a large range of opportunities for shopping, water sports, river cruises, fine food, wine tasting, walks, sightseeing, and many other activities. Some of the top tourist attractions in Hobart include:

• Battery Point - old harbour quarter of Hobert in which you can find:
  • Parliament House - 19th century customs house built by convict labour and becoming Parliament House in 1856.
  • Salamanca Place - street of warehouses built between 1835 and 1860, now mostly occupied by restaurants and pubs.
  • St David's Park - originally a cemetery in which David Collins, the founder of Hobart, was buried, and now a public park.
  • St George's Church - Neoclassical Anglican church built in 1836 with a tower.
  Tasmanian Maritime Museum - Housed in Secheron House (built 1831), the museum has a good collection of the maritime history associated with Tasmania and good views over the bay.
  • Van Diemen's Land Memorial Folk Museum - housed in a building dating back to 1834, the museum contains period exhibits showing the life and times of Tasmania through the ages.
• Constitution Docks - Hub of city life the old docks are now a boating harbour and hive of activity as the end point of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race each January.
• Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery - extensive collection of art, especially from the 19th century, detailing maritime events and the history of whaling.
• St David's Cathedral - neo-Gothic cathedral built in the mid 19th century with stunning stained glass windows.
• Government House - sandstone, Tudor style building with 70 rooms and one of the finest of it's kind in all Australia.
• Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens - 13.5 hectares of gardens laid out in 1818 containing a tropical house, fern house, rose garden and various other gardens as well as the famous Antipodean Voyage Fountain and Arthur Wall.
• Tasman Bridge - built in 1964m the bridge spans the Derwent River linking Queen's Domain with Montague.
• Mount Nelson - 340m high hill on which is the old signal station and from which are stunning panoramic views of Hobart and Derwent estuary.
• Mount Wellington - west of Hobart, Mt. Wellington rises to 1270m with a pavilion on top, broadwalk paths and breathtaking views over Hobart, the Derwent valley and the D'Entrecasteaux Channel.

Hobart Visitor Information Centre
20 Davey Street
Hobart TAS 7000
Email: bookings@hobarttravelcentre.com.au
Web: hobarttravelcentre.com.au

Flight: Hobart International Airport near Cambridge, about 20km east of Hobart on the A3.