Enjoy the History walk around Franklin and along the foreshore, visit The Wooden Boat Centre, t or a cruise down the river on the little wooden boat MV Nancy. See the historic Palais Theatre, Market day the last Sunday of every month and movie night the first Sunday night of each month. .. Tahune Airwalk, The Hartz Trail, Hastings Caves, Southport,Cockle Creek are all a comfortable drive from Franklin.

The Wooden Boat Centre in Franklin- see boat making and marine craft in action. Boat building lessons are available see their website.

Geeveston Heritage museum is 15 minute drive south of Franklin and is the gateway to the Hartz and Tahune Park.. info on abseiling, rafting and the Hartz trail available there. Geeveston is a growing town and and has great coffee shop, restaurant (The Old Bank ) and various other Artisan shops. Harvest and light being one of them which is coffee and a Picklery and ArtGallery.

Recerche Bay and Cockle Creek is about 80 kms south , the end of the highway literally. A magnificent beach and also the entrance to the South Cape walk through the national park.
Esperance River, Duckhole Lake and many other interesting walks and side roads off the highway can be found, the Parks and Wildlife maps will have these places marked and distances in and out for you. (Huonville have a Parks and Wildlife shop front in the main Street close to the roundabout. )

Keep an eye open for Roadside stalls, we have amazing local produce and and makers in the Huon Valley and the Far south.
A coastal road to Dover ,south of Geeveston, at least 4 beach stops and views to die for!

Southport is wonderful beach and just an 48 minute drive south from Franklin, The Rocket at the end of the road provides good coffee and a snack (Closed in Winter ) , Southport Tavern has excellent pub meals and a history in pictures on the dining room walls. A great Caravan Park as well. a loop road around the coast from Southport to Ladys Bay is a photographers dream , views to Bruny Island across the Dentrecasteaux Channel.

Interested in Aquaculture? then a drive from Waterloo via Surges Bay and Surveyors bay through to Dover is both scenic and informative, pop in to the Huon aquaculture farm shop and buy some some fresh salmon, Dover is a fishing village with a sheltered beach and and a shopping centre. Beautiful views of the three Islands, Faith Hope and Charity.

and of course: Fresh apples .. Just look for flags and the roadside stalls.