Port Arthur Historic Site

The best-preserved convict settlement in Australia and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. From 1830 to 1877 it held some of the British Empire's hardest convicts. More than 30 buildings and ruins stand in parkland beside the bay, including the huge Penitentiary, the Separate Prison and the church.

The ticket includes a guided walking tour and a harbour cruise past the Isle of the Dead (the convict cemetery) and Point Puer, the boys' prison, and it's valid for two days. The evening ghost tours are popular. There's also a memorial garden to the victims of the 1996 massacre.

On the drive down the Tasman Peninsula, stop at the Tessellated Pavement, the Tasman Arch and Devils Kitchen.