Tamworth Attractions
Once you visit Tamworth, in New South Wales, Australia, you are sure
to admire the wondrous Tamworth attractions. You will find the
picturesque town amid Brisbane and Sydney, the two largest cities on the
eastern coast of Australia.
Tamworth awakens thoughts of country music in the minds of the people in
Australia. If you are at Tamworth, welcome to 'The Country Music
Capital'. So, one of the major Tamworth attractions that you must not
miss out includes the Australasian Country Music Festival, this event is
held in January every year.
Tamworth Attractions for you to see
Information Centre at Tamworth is a great place to be. This edifice
is shaped like a guitar and provides all the tourists detailed local
information on the arts, crafts, a heritage walk pamphlet, a guide for
the seeker, souvenirs, and you can also avail the tickets for the
Tamworth Country Theatre. Tamworth Country Theatre offers you knowledge
on the local farm stays, the riverside cycle way, the horse riding
possibilities in the district, as well as the self-drive tours of the
locality.
Take a peek behind the Information Centre, and you find the Tamworth
Songwriters' Association Songwriter Tribute. Tamworth being the place
noted for its country music, you would find it as a memorial to
Australian country music songwriters. You will be introduced to the
famous country songwriters like Slim Dusty, Stan Coster, Tex Morton,
Gordon Parsons and Joy McKean.
If you go to the Hands of Fame Park, you will find handprints of the
renowned country singers. This park has selected country singers coming
every January to leave their handprints in concrete as a memory for all
the country music lovers at Tamworth. Do not forget the Munro's Mill –
this mill is now an antique shop.
Other attractions
The Powerhouse Museum in Tamworth marks 100 years of electric street
lighting in Tamworth. It is fascinating to know that Tamworth was the
first Southern Hemisphere town that had municipally supplied electric
street lighting. You will love to grab a view of the electric appliances
from the past years such as working steam-powered electricity
generators.
The Country Collection at Tamworth sits in Quartpot Lane. Here, you will
be surprised to view the 20 wax figures of country music stars, which
includes Smoky Dawson, Reg Lindsay, Slim Dusty, Frank Ifield, Chad
Morgan, and Tex Morton.
The Australian Light Horse Memorial is set in Tamworth's Bicentennial
Park. This memorial is a dedication to all the Australian horses sent to
the World War I.
The Oxley Marsupial Park flaunts fauna like kangaroos, peacocks and
emus. If you love wildlife, you will enjoy a visit to this park in
Australia to the hilt. The park brings before you toilet, barbecue and
picnic facilities.
There are lots of other old buildings and many other Tamworth
attractions for you to see and enjoy your trip to this place in
Australia's New South Wales. |
