Historic Queenstown, the largest settlement on Tasmania's west coast, is best known for its copper mines and smelters.
You can explore the region's natural beauty on the West Coast Wilderness Railway to the Port of Strahan - one of Australia's great historic train journeys. Visit Miners Siding and the Galley Museum, or venture underground on a tour that reveals Queenstown's rich mining history. In a dramatic contrast to the scarred hills, wilderness walks in nearby areas take you through dense, wildlife-inhabited forest to disused tramlines and mineshafts, lookouts and waterfalls, including Tasmania's highest, Montezuma Falls.