Come enjoy your natural state
Wall in the Wilderness at Derwent Bridge is Australia's most ambitious art project undertaken in recent years. By 2015 creator/designer Greg Duncan plans to carve the history of the highlands in 100 metres of timber, most of which will be in our rare Huon Pine. Read more
Australasian Golf Museum in Bothwell celebrates Australia's first golfing community and oldest course, and traces the evolution of the sport and its equipment. Read more
Steppes Historic Site (Lake Highway 35 km northwest of Bothwell) protects a historic homestead and outbuildings, and preserves stories about a way of life that was intertwined with the growth of sheep-grazing. Visitors can access the reserve at any time, though the interior of the homestead and some of the outbuildings are locked and can only be viewed on infrequent open days. Read more
Waddamana Power Museum on the site of Tasmania's first hydropower station is filled with original equipment, penstocks, pipelines, photographs, and artifacts of village life in the early 1900s. Interactive displays for kids of all ages explain how hydropower is created and what makes it renewable. Read more
Steppes Sculptures on Lake Highway is a ring of stone-mounted sculptures by renowned Tasmanian artist Stephen Walker capturing the beauty and diverisity of wildlife and settlement in the Highlands. Read more