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Cape Bruny Lighthouse
Worth visiting is the 1836, 13m-high stone lighthouse 鈥?Australia鈥檚 second-oldest 鈥?on South Bruny, designed by colonial architect John Lee Archer. You can check out the inside of the lighthouse on tours with Bruny Island Safaris or Bruny Island Traveller , or just wander around th
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Brady鈥檚 Lookout State Reserve
From Rosevears Dr take Brady鈥檚 Lookout Rd and follow the signs to this reserve. Nefarious bushranger Matthew Brady used the rocky outcrop here to spy prospective victims on the road below (so the views are pretty good). Brady was known as the Gentleman Bushranger for his impeccable
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Art Deco Architecture
Following a devastating 1918 cyclone, Innisfail rebuilt in the art deco style of the day, and 2006鈥檚 Cyclone Larry resulted in many of these striking buildings being refurbished. Pick up a free, comprehensive town walk brochure from the visitor centre, detailing over two dozen key
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Yurulbin Point
On the northern tip of the Balmain peninsula (technically Birchgrove), this narrow point stretches to within 300m of the North Shore. Once called Long Nose Point, it was a shipyard until 1971, when it became a public park. It reverted to its Indigenous name (meaning 鈥榮wift running
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Tumbalong Park
Flanked by the new Darling Walk development, this grassy circle on Darling Harbour鈥檚 southern rump is set up for family fun. Sunbakers and frisbee-throwers occupy the lawns; tourists dunk their feet in fountains on hot summer afternoons; and there鈥檚 an excellent children鈥檚 playgrou
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Seal Bay Conservation Park
Observation, not interaction is the mentality here. Guided tours stroll along the beach (or boardwalk on self-guided tours; adult $15, child $9, family $40) to a colony of (mostly sleeping) Australian sea lions. Twilight tours December and January (adult $60, child $38, family $165
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SH Ervin Gallery
High on the hill inside the old Fort St School (1856), the SH Ervin Gallery exhibits invariably rewarding historical and contemporary Australian art. Annual mainstays include the Salon des Refus茅s (alternative Archibald Prize entries) and the Portia Geach Memorial Award. There鈥檚 a
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South Australian Maritime Museum
This salty cache is the oldest of its kind in Australia. Highlights include the iconic Port Adelaide Lighthouse ($1 on its own, or included in museum admission), busty figureheads made everywhere from Londonderry to Quebec, shipwreck and explorer displays, and a computer register o
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Mt Victoria Museum
The Mt Victoria Museum is chock-full of quirky Australiana including old farm equipment, taxidermy and Ned Kelly鈥檚 sister鈥檚 bed. Inside an old public hall, the 130-seat Mount Vic Flicks is a wonderful step back in time. With ushers, a piano player and door prizes you鈥檒l soon forget
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Gluepot Reserve
Theres plenty of bird life around here, with 180 species recorded at Gluepot Reserve, a mallee scrub area 64km north of Waikerie (off Lunn Rd) and part of Unescos Bookmark Biosphere Reserve. Before you head off, check with Waikeries Shell service station on Peake Tce to see if youl
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Highfield
This homestead, 2km north of town, was built in 1835 for the chief agent of the Van Diemen鈥檚 Land Company. It鈥檚 an exceptional example of domestic architecture of the Regency period in Tasmania. You can tour the house and outbuildings, including stables, grain stores, workers鈥?cott
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Boag鈥檚 Brewery
James Boag鈥檚 beer has been brewed on William St since 1881. See the amber alchemy in action on 90-minute tours with tastings afterwards. The free on-site museum sheds further light on brewing history (old TV ads, beer labels and photographs aplenty). Tour bookings essential. Extra
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Solitary Islands Aquarium
On weekends this small aquarium belonging to Southern Cross Universitys Marine Science Centre is open to the public. Touch tanks and enthusiastic guides provide close encounters with fish, coral and an octopus (try catch him at feeding time) that frequent the waters of the Solitary
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Willunga Slate Museum
At the top end of Willungas ascending high street is this cluster of old stone buildings, which at various times have housed a police station, a courthouse, a prison and a boys school. These days the emphasis is on Willungas slate-mining history and the Cornish miners who did all t
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Tasman National Park
This park offers some spectacular bushwalking (national park fees apply). From Fortescue Bay, you can walk east to Cape Hauy (four to five hours return) 鈥?a well-trodden path leading to sea cliffs with sensational rocky sea-stack outlooks. The walk to Cape Raoul (five hours return)
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Darwin Military Museum
The Defence of Darwin Experience at the Darwin Military Museum is a sobering reminder of Australias most significant wartime attack. It features personal accounts and an interactive light-and-sound show. Other museum exhibits include an assortment of military hardware. Its on the
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Daintree Rainforest
The Daintree is the accessible section of breathtakingly beautiful coastal lowland rainforest in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area. This dense, lush area hosts amazing pockets of biodiversity with unique swamp and mangrove forest habitats, eucalypt woodlands, native birds and tro
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Crystal Castle & Shambhala Gardens
These magical gardens are dotted with monolithic crystal pieces, a huge gold Buddha and mystical statues. Wander across the terraced lawns and through the bamboo forest or take a guided tour on Monday afternoons (1.30pm). Theres an open-air cafe for a casual bite plus tarot reading
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Officers Quarters Museum
Down on the isthmus, the only remaining structure from the convict days is the Officers Quarters Museum (1832) 鈥?the oldest wooden military building in Australia. Inside is a series of rooms loaded with historical info, covering the Dogline, escapee prisoners and the erudite bushra
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Jurassic Cycad Gardens
Jurassic Cycad Gardens is home to over 200 species of prehistoric cycads, collected and seeded from around Australia and overseas. A self-guided tour through the remarkable maze of rare plants also takes you past baobabs, rock figs, ferns and cacti. The attached cafe is a good plac
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