• The City Centre with its magnificent Victorian and Georgian streetscapes.
• City Park, Albert Hall, the John Hart Plant Conservatory, and perhaps the park's most famous occupants, the Monkey Colony.
• The Queen Victoria Museum, Art Gallery and Planetarium.
• The National Automobile Museum.
• The Design Centre of Tasmania, displaying fine Tasmanian arts and crafts.
• The Aquarius Roman Baths, where you can enjoy a swim, some pampering and relaxation.
• The historic Coach Tram Tour of the city.
• Launceston's restaurants and cafes, serving some of Tasmania's finest produce and local wines.
• The excellent boutique shops in this vibrant city.

Take a short drive to...

• Launceston's famous Cataract Gorge, Alexandra Suspension Bridge, and the Duck Reach Power Station, Australia's first hydro-electric installation.
• Join a cruise of the beautiful Tamar River aboard the "Tamar Odyssey"
• Waverley Woollen Mills.
• Historic Franklin House.
• The unique setting of the Grindelwald Swiss Village.
• Trevallyn State Recreation Reserve where you can try the exhilaration of cable hang gliding.

For those wishing to venture further afield, visit…

• The historic village of Evandale.
• Clarendon House at Nile.
• Entally House at Hadspen.
• Woolmer's Estate at Longford.
• Tamar Island Wetlands Walk.
• The gold-mining centre of Beaconsfield and the Grubb Shaft Museum.
• George Town, Low Head and the Pilot Station.
• The Batman Bridge.
• Hillwood Strawberry Farm.
• Notley Gorge.
• The many vineyards of the Tamar Valley, including Pipers Brook, and the Strathlynn Wine Centre. Pick up a copy of the Wine Trail from Reception or the Tasmanian Visiitor and Information Network Office in Paterson Street.
• Hollybank Forest Reserve.
• Lilydale Falls.
• The W.A.G. Walker Rhododendron Reserve.
• Beautiful Liffey Falls.
• The assault on the senses that is the Bridstowe Lavender Farm.
• The beautifully preserved Midlands historic village of Ross.
• The scenic grandeur of Ben Lomond National Park (try some skiing during the Winter months) - allow a full day to visit Ben Lomond.
• The incomparable wilderness of the World Heritage listed Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park - allow a full day to visit Cradle Mountain.