A row of Georgian sandstone warehouses lining the harbour, built in the 1830s when Hobart was one of the busiest ports in the Southern Hemisphere. The buildings were used for whale oil, grain, and apples shipped to England; by the 1950s most of them were derelict. The 1972 revival turned them into Hobart's most concentrated cluster of cafés, restaurants, bars, art galleries, and craft shops — the row stays lively most evenings and explodes into life on Saturday mornings.
Walk the full length from Parliament Square to Brooke Street Pier, then climb the Kelly's Steps at the western end up into Battery Point. The steps were carved by James Kelly, a 19th-century whaling captain, to connect his warehouse to his house at the top of the cliff. The Salamanca Arts Centre, partway along, hosts open studios where you can watch glassblowers, ceramicists, and printmakers at work.