Australian Traveller

INDEPENDEN­CE DAYS in Hobart

While in the TASMANIAN capital, feel the need for SPEED, watch a new release or plot your great ESCAPE.

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PUT THE PEDAL TO THE METAL

Indulge your Super Mario Bros. fantasies on HYPERDRIVE’S 1600 square metres of indoor track in 100 per cent electric cars (largely charged by solar panels). While the karts are some of the fastest around, the safety of drivers is paramount, with a world-leading Protex safety barrier system. Park your parents here while you have fun…

There’s a cafe on site and classic arcade games that are sure to keep your folks amused.

SPEND AN AFTERNOON AT THE NORTH HOBART SKATE PARK

The skate park in the hip suburb of NORTH HOBART has just been revamped and made all smooth and new. Grab your board and head here for open flows and transition­s with mini ramps, ledges and street features like rails. Park your parents here while you have fun…

Some of Hobart’s best cafes are located nearby – tell them to head to ROOM FOR A PONY BORN IN BRUNSWICK or – or they might want to sample the wares at craft brewery T-BONE BREWING CO.

WATCH A FILM AND BUY A BOOK IN HISTORIC SURROUNDIN­GS

The iconic has been STATE CINEMA enthrallin­g Hobartians with movies and feeding them popcorn for 100 years now. You can watch a new-release film and then afterwards head next door to the STATE BOOKSTORE, filled with books, paper, stationery and interestin­g gifts. Park your parents here while you have fun...

In a separate cinema to see a different film.

PLOT YOUR GREAT ESCAPE

Hidden behind a historic facade on Campbell Street, EVOLO ROOM ESCAPE challenges its players to get creative and work together to escape from its imaginativ­ely decorated rooms. Each one presents a different scenario with its own set of challenges; all you have to do is choose your theme and start plotting your escape. Park your parents here while you have fun… HOBART has CONVICT PENITENTIA­RY undergroun­d tunnels, solitary cells, gallows and evocative tales to discover on its guided tours on Saturdays and Sundays.

 ??  ?? CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE: Looking out over Hobart; Enjoy a choc top at the State Cinema; Plot your exit from Evolo Room Escape; Spend time at North Hobart Skate Park ; T-Bone Brewery in North Hobart.
CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE: Looking out over Hobart; Enjoy a choc top at the State Cinema; Plot your exit from Evolo Room Escape; Spend time at North Hobart Skate Park ; T-Bone Brewery in North Hobart.

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