Perched on Tasmania’s northwest coast, this self-described ‘city of makers and creators’ boasts a proud industrial history, proximity to dramatic nature reserves and locally made cheese and whiskey. Travel back to Burnie’s 19th-century pioneer beginnings on a wander of the Burnie Regional Museum’s Federation Street. Head inland to the picturesque Mount Dial Nature Recreation Area and a wildlife park for encounters with iconic Australian fauna like wombats, sugar gliders and, of course, ‘Tassie’ Devils. Keep an eye out for one of nature’s most unique creatures at the nearby Fern Glade Platypus Reserve, or travel to true wilderness at the World Heritage-listed Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park.