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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

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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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Hobart volunteer artillery at Alexandra Battery, Sandy Bay, Tasmania, circa 1890.

Sandy Bay, Australia

Alexandra Battery

A hidden gem of Hobart’s past, now a park with panoramic views and plenty of history.
2 miles from Taroona

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 bronze ships are elaborate and wind-swept

Battery Point, Australia

Tasman Fountain

Located alongside the famous Salamanca Market and in sight of Parliament House, this large and elaborate monument is hard to miss, split into two sections and standing some 14 meters tall.
4 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.

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The Matilda

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