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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Taroona

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Taroona, Australia

Updated July 10, 2016

Unusual Attractions in Taroona

Climbing Shot Tower

Taroona, Australia

The Shot Tower Historic Site

For a century, the tallest building in Tasmania was a tower built to manufacture ammunition.

The Taroona Shot Tower.

Taroona, Australia

Taroona Shot Tower

The world's tallest shot tower—maybe.

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Sandy Bay, Australia

Errol Flynn Reserve

This small seaside reserve supposedly inspired a young Errol Flynn to take the nautical adventures that would define him on and off the silver screen.

3 miles from Taroona

The Cascades Female Factory

South Hobart, Australia

The Cascades Female Factory

The forgotten and tragic story of the thousands of female convicts forcibly transported to Tasmania is told inside the ruins of this notorious 19th-century workhouse.

4 miles from Taroona

Matilda at Hobart Harbor.

Hobart, Australia

The Matilda

This simple sailing boat is one of the oldest preserved fishing vessels of its kind in the world.

4 miles from Taroona

Hobart, Australia

Mawson's Huts Replica Museum

The world's only full-size replica of the research hut used by Douglas Mawson for his 1911-14 Australasian Antarctic Expedition.

4 miles from Taroona

The Bernacchi Tribute.

Hobart, Australia

'Heading South' Statues at Hobart Harbour

Bronze statues honor the brave explorers who passed through this Antarctic gateway.

4 miles from Taroona

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