3 days in Hobart - no car required!

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[{"address":"Mantra One Sandy Bay Road Hobart","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.1462904494578615,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":-42.886500314749895,"longitude":147.3273154},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"We're going to assume you've found your way to Hobart (perhaps by taking the shuttle bus from the airport)."},{"type":"text","content":"If you're going to spend 3 days with no car you're going to need a convenient location to stay."},{"type":"text","content":"We chose the very comfortable and pleasant Mantra Sandy Bay Road near St David's park, only about 300m from the city centre and the docks. It's also close to Salamanca Markets, one of our priority destinations."},{"type":"text","content":"But there are lots of hotels of various price ranges within 10 minutes walk to the waterfront."},{"type":"text","content":"Once you're checked in and settled you can start your 3 day exploration of Hobart!"}]},{"address":"Salamanca Market","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.1462904494578615,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":-42.88679851475004,"longitude":147.33216585000002},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"These are easy to find."},{"type":"text","content":"If you're staying at Mantra One Sandy Bay, there's a park across the road - St David's Park. Walk along Davey Street keeping the park on your right and at the end of the park you'll be at Salamanca Place. Turn right and you'll find the markets after a short downhill walk"},{"stop":"Mantra One Sandy Bay Road Hobart","type":"text","content":"(on the way, if you're curious about history, you can see a number of the original gravestones of Hobart's early colonists. Just look for the memorial walls where St David's park meets the Supreme Court building).\n\nIf you're staying anywhere else in central Hobart just head toward the docks. Look for a park near the water - this will be Parliament House Gardens.\n\nParliament House is on the uphill side of the park - to find the markets just walk in the opposite direction!\n\nThe markets run the length of Salamanca Place are open every Saturday from 8:30am to 3:00pm.\n\n"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FtymXFJVGsT9Gr5q8yMB0%2Fstop_1_3.jpeg?alt=media&token=c22b72e4-831c-4202-bdf0-f7ac51659d35"},{"stop":"Mantra One Sandy Bay Road Hobart","type":"text","content":"There are over 300 stalls with countless handmade products and food and plenty of breakfast and lunch options both within the markets and in the hotels and cafes which line Salamanca Place. You can just wander about or, if you want to zero in on something, you can check out the map:"},{"stop":"Mantra One Sandy Bay Road Hobart","type":"link","content":"Salamanca Markets Summer Map\n"},{"stop":"Mantra One Sandy Bay Road Hobart","type":"text","content":"When we visited we bought a pair of copper earrings in the shape of gum leaves, for one of our daughters. And a coffee of course!\n\nThere was also an author - Jamie Maslin - signing copies of his book \"The Long Hitch Home\" detailing his hitchhike across the world from Hobart to London.\nIt was a very interesting story! \n\nMy wife was also very happy to discover some delicious cheese toasties - at a stall run by Pigeon Bakery - with raclet cheese and caramelised onion 😀 (later we tracked them down on Argyle Street and bought lunch)\n\nYou should probably have your next meal at the markets, as there are so many choices.\n"},{"stop":"Mantra One Sandy Bay Road Hobart","type":"link","content":"Salamanca Markets web page\n"},{"stop":"Mantra One Sandy Bay Road Hobart","type":"text","content":"When you've finished crushing your credit card and you're ready for some quiet culture and history, head back up Salamanca Place or Castray Esplanade toward Parliament House Gardens. Take a right at the road which circles the gardens (Gladstone St) and follow it about 300 metres until it crosses Elizabeth St and then turns left.\n\nLook to your left and you will see our next stop - the replicas of Mawson's Huts.\n\n"}]},{"address":"Mawson's Huts Replica Museum","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.1462904494578615,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":-42.88314706474816,"longitude":147.33238365000003},"media":[{"stop":"Mantra One Sandy Bay Road Hobart","type":"text","content":"Can you imagine what it would be like to spend a year in Antarctica? In a wooden hut?\n\nThese are a complete replica of the huts where the expedition team led by Douglas Mawson lived for 2 years over 100 years ago.\n\nThe main hut was like an extreme share house - about twice the size of a suburban bedroom, 18 men lived there for a year. The replica has been decked out exactly like the original, so you get a very good feeling of what it was like for those men.\n\nThe replica huts are open 7 days a week and full price tickets are $15.\n\n"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FtymXFJVGsT9Gr5q8yMB0%2Fstop_2_3.jpeg?alt=media&token=70d7f500-2a7b-4f63-9db7-e67f63395e80"},{"type":"text","content":"You can learn more at the web site:"},{"title":"Mawson's Hut Foundation","type":"link","content":"https://www.mawsons-huts.org.au/"},{"stop":"Mantra One Sandy Bay Road Hobart","type":"text","content":"After experiencing a taste of an over-crowded basic lifestyle you'll be ready to soak up some culture in a lovely old open building.\n\nKeep going up Argyle Street, cross Davey Street then Thurn right at the next junction (Macquarie Street). About 50 metres along you'll find the entrance to the Tasmanian Museum And Art Gallery.\n"}]},{"address":"Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.1462904494578615,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":-42.881751314747426,"longitude":147.33223055000002},"media":[{"stop":"Mantra One Sandy Bay Road Hobart","type":"text","content":"Open Tuesday – Sunday from 1 April until 24 December and daily from 26 December until 31 March.\n\n"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FtymXFJVGsT9Gr5q8yMB0%2Fstop_3_1.jpeg?alt=media&token=f365bf6c-7431-41f2-b39e-2da067030756"},{"stop":"Mantra One Sandy Bay Road Hobart","type":"text","content":"The Friends of the Tasmanian Museum And Art Gallery run guided tours - we joined a TMAG Highlights Tour and were amazed at the stories behind the collection and the rich history of the site itself."},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FtymXFJVGsT9Gr5q8yMB0%2Fstop_3_3.jpeg?alt=media&token=f2a4bb9a-0e96-46bc-8851-f344433d4d7f"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FtymXFJVGsT9Gr5q8yMB0%2Fstop_3_4.jpeg?alt=media&token=c60e5a24-2750-417e-b006-deb95af87a01"},{"stop":"Mantra One Sandy Bay Road Hobart","type":"text","content":"\n(photos from the museum's web site)\n\n(Tip: if  you want a snack before exploring here you could go a little further up Argyle Street to the bakery we mentioned earlier - Pigeon Whole Bakers 😁)\n\nTMAG guides run highlights tours at 1:30 pm Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.\n\nOnce you've finished at the museum you'll be part way up the hill to the centre of Hobart. Your hotel should bhme a short walk from here. \n\nSee you for Day 2 😀\n"}]},{"address":"Brooke Street Pier","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.1462904494578615,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":-42.88465796474893,"longitude":147.3322766},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"Ferry ride to MONA from Brooke St Pier\n\nMany people recommended visiting The Museum Of Old and New Art so this was a must-see for us.\n\nYou can reach MONA with a 30 minute bus trip (see the My journey planner at metrotas.com.au) but we took the ferry, which leaves every hour from 9:15. It's a great way to see Hobart, the Derwent river and Tasman Bridge and it drops you at MONA's front step. Or should I say steps - you have to walk up 99 steps to reach the front door 😬\n\n"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FtymXFJVGsT9Gr5q8yMB0%2FCopy%20of%20Screenshot_20211107-093505_Maps.jpg?alt=media&token=89216043-c256-4a95-b25b-c15f6aded9f3"},{"stop":"Mantra One Sandy Bay Road Hobart","type":"text","content":"You can buy ferry tickets from the MONA web site or at the ferry terminal itself - Brook Street pier, between Constitution Dock and Parliament House Gardens.\n\n"},{"type":"text","content":"The ferry costs $25 for a standard return ticket or $60 for the \"Posh Pit\" - a private lounge and deck with free drinks and nibbles. You can book these here:"},{"type":"text","content":"As you leave the docks you will probably spot a large orange and white ship in the dock - that's the RSV Nuyina, a scientific research platform, ice breaker and resupply ship for Australia's Antarctic research."},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FtymXFJVGsT9Gr5q8yMB0%2F20211107_092016.jpg?alt=media&token=7ce0bdba-8fac-4f5b-a69d-9b680da29aa7"},{"stop":"Mantra One Sandy Bay Road Hobart","type":"text","content":"\nA few minutes later you'll swing left up the Derwent and the onboard guide will tell you a little about the Tasman Bridge which suffered a disaster in 1975:"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FtymXFJVGsT9Gr5q8yMB0%2F20211107_092626.jpg?alt=media&token=98da8112-44a9-48e6-9cd6-143ac0286ce0"},{"title":"Getting to MONA","type":"link","content":"https://buy.mona.net.au/getting-to-mona"},{"stop":"Mantra One Sandy Bay Road Hobart","type":"text","content":"Later you'll pass Risdon Cove, the first site of the Hobart settlement which was abandoned due to difficulties with  tides and a poor water supply.\n\n"}]},{"address":"MONA","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.1462904494578615,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":-42.81220741471158,"longitude":147.25827334999997},"media":[{"stop":"Mantra One Sandy Bay Road Hobart","type":"text","content":"MONA\n\nWhen you dock at MONA you'll get a break from all that sitting - you'll be directed to the 99 steps to reach the entrance!\n\nMONA was built by excavating the middle out of an island and even before you go inside you are stunned by the landscaping and architecture.\n\n"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FtymXFJVGsT9Gr5q8yMB0%2F20211107_095154.jpg?alt=media&token=48b9418f-3c53-4b2f-97f4-9677db06df1f"},{"type":"text","content":"There's also a few outdoor exhibits - like these trucks made of iron latticework:"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FtymXFJVGsT9Gr5q8yMB0%2FTrucks.PNG?alt=media&token=c13cfb5a-2843-43fc-9110-79f150e61a2a"},{"type":"text","content":"Inside it's almost like a cathedral in its scale and the hewn sandstone walls are works of art themselves.\n\nThere are stationary and moving works of all kinds and you can easily spend an entire morning, afternoon or even a full day exploring its multiple levels.\n\nOne of my favourites was an indoor artificial waterfall where words were spelled out in illuminated falling drops.\n\nAnother was a giant sculpture of a head, with windows showing what went on inside…which looked rather like the inside of my own head…\n\nYou can simply wander the levels and be gobsmacked but if you want to learn about the exhibits as you go you can download their app - \"The O\".\n\nMONA is open from Friday to Monday and tickets will cost you $35 ($30 concession) - they are well worth it!\n\n"},{"type":"link","title":"MONA Web site","content":"http://mona.net.au"}]},{"address":"Mount Wellington","location":{"longitudeDelta":0.1462904494578615,"latitudeDelta":0.09219986310369421,"latitude":-42.89566201475463,"longitude":147.2373537},"media":[{"type":"text","content":"Kunanyi / Mt Wellington\n\nHobart is one of those lucky cities to have a mountain right next door. Kunanyi / Mt Wellington isn't exactly Mt Fuji but it is less than 10km to get there (Mt Fuji is about 80km from Tokyo)\n\n"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FtymXFJVGsT9Gr5q8yMB0%2FTo%20Fern%20Tree.PNG?alt=media&token=e89faa03-9c1c-498b-8d01-883a3c7d9e17"},{"type":"link","title":"Mt Wellington Explorer","content":"https://mtwellingtonexplorer.com.au"},{"type":"text","content":"If, like me, you like a physical challenge you can hike up the mountain. If you take a bus to Fern Tree (which is next to the mountain) you can walk to the top from there in 2 or 3 hours. It's a beautiful walk and the first kilometre explains the name Fern Tree:"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FtymXFJVGsT9Gr5q8yMB0%2F20211108_092206.jpg?alt=media&token=0f0f832b-1754-4a1a-a6fe-8b9fee660eda"},{"title":"Metro Tas","type":"link","content":"https://www.metrotas.com.au/"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FtymXFJVGsT9Gr5q8yMB0%2F20211108_101951.jpg?alt=media&token=ae9afcf7-8a79-4b72-a45a-6d0ec90df0b2"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FtymXFJVGsT9Gr5q8yMB0%2F20211108_102352.jpg?alt=media&token=af3290dc-6fa2-4447-a4ac-ff05f0659462"},{"type":"text","content":"Whichever way you get there, the view can be spectacular!"},{"type":"img","content":"https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/freeguides-prod.appspot.com/o/assets%2Ftours%2FtymXFJVGsT9Gr5q8yMB0%2F20211108_105447.jpg?alt=media&token=b15cb837-44a5-4811-978f-c80a6c1ed96d"},{"type":"text","content":"There are many other ways up to the top and there's a local company who offers guided walks starting anywhere from half way up to way back in Hobart:\n"},{"title":"Walk on Kunyani","type":"link","content":"http://walkonkunanyi.com.au"},{"stop":"Mantra One Sandy Bay Road Hobart","type":"text","content":"We hope that the view from Kunanyi / Mt Wellington reminds you of the great places you've been on this little adventure and that you return to Hobart soon!"}]}]