Highland Lakes

Pine Lake may look like any other lake in the Highlands, and you wouldn't be wrong for thinking that – but this is one of the few places where you can see the rare pencil tree simply on an 800-metre walk.

The grave of John Beamont, an early 19th-century Tasmanian naval officer. As mentioned on a plaque on his grave, "he [Beamont] was the first [t]o cast his eye and slake his thirst [u]pon this noble inland sea".

A small lookout overlooking Miena Dam and a view of Great Lake from its southern shore. The dam is not large by most standards (especially Tasmanian standards), but it provides a nice spot for having a picnic (surrounded by snow on the grass during winter).

Perhaps the most important point for those not fishing or doing any lake-based activities, as it's a great place to take a pano of Great Lake, the largest and the most significant lake in the region.

A small roadside lookout just to the west of the Poatina Road bends with impressive views of the farmland below – under the condition that the views aren't blocked by the clouds.

At first, you may be wondering what are fourteen bronze mid-size sculptures doing in the middle of nowhere. These sculptures are the work of Stephen Walker, who gifted these out of pure will due to his love for the Highlands region. These sculptures represent something significant to the Highland Lakes region and can represent something either natural or historical.

An art centre that contains a tree gallery and the centre's main draw, a glass studio.

Set in the name of the central Tasmanian mountains, Liawenee is an Aboriginal word meaning "frigid" and considers to be the coldest most permanently-inhabited place in Australia.