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Tasmania - A Hidden Jewel Down Under

Tasmania may be off the beaten path, but it's got some awesome features that reward the intrepid traveler.

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  1. Hobart, the capital of Tasmania, is filled with quaint little boutiques and stores like this one, which is located in Salamanca Square.
  2. Hobart's claim to fame, Besides boutiques and eateries, is the Museum of Old and New Art, or Mona. You'll either love it or hate it. But we guarantee you'll never forget it.
  3. Tasmania has a great marine heritage, which leads to a whole load of very cute picture opportunities of sailboats on glassy waters. Just the kind of thing you want hanging in your bathroom.
  4. Tasmania is famous for its food and one of the most renowned eateries is the Bruny Island Smoke House. Here
  5. Going to Tasmania and not eating oysters is a crime. Tassie is known for its huge oyster industry. They have, among others, fresh oysters, Oysters Kilpatrick, oyster shooters and even an Oyster Stout!
  6. The Get Shucked shack is a work of art, adorned with signatures and messages from the thousands of satisfied oyster maniacs who
  7. Did we mentioned that another thing Tasmania is famous for is cheese? Well, they are. This one is called Otto Cheese and it
  8. In case you
  9. Tasmania is a paradise if you
  10. As with the rest of Australia, farming and agriculture is a big part of the lives of Tasmanians. For the tourist, it means lovely scenes of fields dotted with sheep and bales of hay.
  11. Take a boat ride and you may be rewarded with a view of dolphin schools playing outrider to your boat. Sometimes they come out in the dozens - and even in the hundreds - which is quite a sight indeed!
  12. We
  13. About 60km from Tasmania is a little hamlet called Buckland. In Buckland is the beautiful little sandstone building which is the St. John the Baptist Anglican church. The 166-year-old church has fasci
  14. Freycinet National Park is home to some of the most beautiful land and sea scapes you
  15. People say that in Australia you can see four seasons in a day. In Tasmania, they say you can see four seasons in an hour. This picture was taken at Freycinet National Park barely 15 minutes after the
  16. Besides the ever-popular Tasmanian Devil, Tasmania is also home to a wide array of wildlife, like the wallaby pictured here. By the way, did you know that Tassie was once known as Van Diemen
  17. No trip to Tasmania is complete without a visit to Port Arthur. Once Australia
  18. In 1996, Port Arthur was the scene of the worst mass murder in Australian history. Martin Bryant went on a killing spree, murdering 35 people and wounding 21 more before being captured by the Tasmania
  19. Even today, entering the ruined cells of those long-dead convicts - some of whome were deported to Van Diemen