Port Arthur Historic Site
About Port Arthur Historic Site
Remote and harsh with escape a seeming impossibility was the original Port Arthur appeal, the best preserved convict site in Australia and one of the nation's most visited heritage attractions. As you explore around the grounds, you will be told the tale of Port Arthur history, from imprisoned convict settlers to the tragic massacre that took place in 1996. A place of significance and solemness, Port Arthur is dedicated to preserving history through education. By night however, the Historic Ghost Tour takes place, when darkness takes over and a spirit of the past may just be about.
Ghost Tour was the highlight of our trip Loved the way our Ghost Tour Walker was dressed and the great stories he told us and the theatrical way he went about scraping the goat skull on the table...certainly made me jump involuntary a few times.