The vineyard that drapes across MONA’s peninsula is southern Tasmania's oldest, with vines first planted by Italian entrepreneur Claudio Alcorso in 1958. It's now run by MONA, with tours and tastings available. The cellar door is elevated above the museum's grounds – sip its luscious reds with MONA's lawns below you and John Olsen’s The Source on the ceiling above.
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Cascades Female Factory Historic Site
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8. Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens
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