Tasmania

Tasmania's 29-kilometre ribbon of sea, surf and sand that is the Bay of Fires is renowned for its island beach culture, cosy cottages and nature walks.

Tasmania's best known wilderness destination

Wilderness, water and walking tracks. Popular national park on the eastern coast of Tasmania halfway between Launceston and Hobart.

With its history of harshness, hardship and death, it is no wonder that the grounds and ruins of the Port Arthur convict penitentiary are believed - or at least rumored - to have its ghosts.

From your About.com Guide, this southern capital city is not only a gateway to Tasmania's many attractions but a unique destination in its own right as well.

Hobart, capital of the Australian state of Tasmania, is the country's southernmost capital city, a place of various attractions and of things to do.

Australia's deepest freshwater lake in Tasmania's best known national park

Australia's third oldest city and a popular gateway to the heartland of Tasmania, including Cradle Mountain

Discover Tasmania's second largest city and head from there to the island's other popular destinations including Cradle Mountain.

Australia's best known walking track can take as many as six days of hiking from Cradle Mountain to Lake St Clair in Tasmania.

Images of Australia's island state, from Hobart in the south to Launceston in the north, through wilderness and national parks.

Tasmania's convict settlement at Port Arthur has a bloodied past.

The ruins of the Port Arthur convict penitentiary, less than two hours' drive from Hobart, are a most popular daytrip destination from the Tasmanian capital.

Tasmania's historic Richmond town is a daytrip destination northeast of Hobart.

Within half an hour's drive from Hobart, you'll find the historic town of Richmond which looks to have been preserved in time from its colonial past.

Sarah Island Historic Site in western Tasmania operated from 1822 to 1833 as Tasmania's oldest convict settlement.

Tasmania is Australia's only island state located in Australia's southeast across Bass Strait from Victoria.

Two Australian writers traipse through the Apple Isle and tell us their tales of thrills and trepidation

The Tasmanian Wilderness, a World Heritage area, is one of the largest remaining temperate rainforests in the world, occupying a fifth of the area of the state of Tasmania.

Tasmanian blue gum is the state flower of Tasmania, Australia.

On the Tasman Peninsula at Eaglehawk Neck. Overlooking Pirates Bay.

Fishing, boats for hire. Twenty minutes from central Launceston.

Your guide to Cradle Mountain, Freycinet and other national parks.