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Port Arthur | Tasmania

Port Arthur Sited on the beautiful but remote Tasman Peninsula, historic Port Arthur was one of Australia's most infamous penal settlements from 1830 to 1877.

Main Attractions

Port Arthur Historic Site has more than 30 sandstone buildings, ruins and sites open for inspection. These include the church, penitentiary, model prison, asylum, guard tower and period-furnished houses. The visitors centre has an interpretation gallery and restaurant and takes bookings for the popular evening ghost tours. Daily cruises are available on the harbour and to the Isle of the Dead, the island's cemetery.

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Nearby attractions

A day-trip to Bicheno on the East Coast will allow you to see the native Tasmanian Devil at the East Coast Nature World. Closer to Port Arthur, Coal Mines Historic Site is 30km NW. Palmers Lookout, 3km south, has views over the harbour and coastline. Remarkable Cave is 6km south in the rugged Tasman NP.

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Copyright 2007, by the Contributing Authors. Cite/attribute Resource. cmsadmin. (2005, May 20). Port Arthur. Retrieved May 17, 2012, from Plan Book Travel Australia Web site: http://www.planbooktravel.com.au/australia/tas/port-arthur. This work is licensed under a Universal Publishers. Universal Publishers

Region: South East

Antique Clock - Port Arthur Historic Site
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Here, you’ll step back one and a half centuries - exploring the dramatic buildings, strolling or picnicking beneath graceful old English trees and cruising the dark waters to the Isle of the Dead, every moment at Port Arthur is a piece of living history. more

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Historic Site, Arthur Hwy,Ph: (03) 6251 2310

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