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Launceston - Cities, Towns and Localities |
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Launceston is a city of contrasts, combining modern life with links
to its well-preserved history. Today, you can view and enjoy graceful Victorian
streetscapes, historic National Trust properties, parks and reserves
such as the scenic Cataract Gorge Reserve, that contain tree-like
rhododendrons, peacocks, fern glades and spacious lawns.
Its an
adventurous city where you can try rock climbing and abseiling or for
something quiet, a visit to places like the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery,
Community History Museum, or the Tasmanian Design Centre, just to name a
few. There are modern day entertainment such as concerts and live
theatre, horse racing, golf, swimming, superb food and fine wines.
Check out some of our listed attractions and tours for Launceston. |
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Basin Chairlift
First Basin, Cataract Gorge Reserve, LAUNCESTON TAS 7250
Ph: 03 6331 5915 Fax: 03 6331 0995
Just 1.6 km from
the city centre is this chairlift spanning the natural basin of Cataract
Gorge. Take a ride across as it provides views of the waters of South
Esk River, Cataract Gorge and the cliff grounds. You can then take the
self guided nature trails and roam the extensive grounds. Have a break
in the cafe/restaurant or bring your own picnic and then either take the
ride back, or take the pleasant stroll back to your starting point.
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Cataract Gorge Reserve
Ph: 03 6323 3610 (enquires)
Only
1.8 km from the city centre, this popular reserve boasts a natural
basin with a swimming pool and the longest single span chairlift in the
world.
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Notley Fern Gorge
NOTLEY HILLS TAS 7275 Ph: 03 63320 2678 (Recreation Area)
Easy walk takes you through the
forest, over mossy bridges and alongside the river fringed by a mossy
glade. The deep fern glades, dense rainforest, waterfalls and birdlife
makes for a great walk.
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Queen Victoria Museum &
Art Gallery
the museum is located on two sites:
Royal Park (the original purpose built building), 2 Wellington St, LAUNCESTON
TAS 7250
Inveresk (once the Launceston Railway Workshops), Invermay Rd, LAUNCESTON TAS
7250
Ph: 03 6323 3777
Fax: 03 6323 3776
The largest museum and art gallery in
Australia located outside a capital city. Special features include a Chinese
Temple, Planetarium and one of Tasmanias most intact nineteenth century
industrial environments, the Launceston Railway Workshops. The museum enjoys an
enviable reputation and national profile for its collections of Australian
colonial art, contemporary craft and design, Tasmanian history and natural
sciences.
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Planetarium
Wellington St, LAUNCESTON TAS Ph: 03 6323 3777
Housed in the Queen Victoria Museum
and Art Gallery, the Planetarium is only one of four in Australia. The
Launceston Planetarium presents shows on many aspects of astronomy. You will see
the southern night sky projected onto a domed ceiling with additional special
visual effects and commentary. The planetarium projector displays the stars
visible to the unaided eye from the southern hemisphere, and simulates the
apparent motion of the stars as the Earth rotates. The effect is so realistic,
it is like being out under the stars!
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Tamar Island Wetlands
West Tamar Hwy, LAUNCESTON TAS 7250 Ph: 03 6327 3964
Interpretation Centre and boardwalk. Haven for water birds.
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Tasmanian Copper &
Metal Art Gallery
Old Bass Hwy, CARRICK TAS 7291
Ph: 03 6393 6440
Fax: 03 6393 6064
The imaginative use of metal as you have never seen before, adorning
the walls of many Australian hotels and commercial and private
buildings. The work was selected for exhibition in the Bicentennial Art
Exhibition at St Pauls College in Brisbane.
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