Tourism
The West Coast is a popular tourist destination.
The Gordon River Cruises from Strahan across Macquarie Harbour have been popular, specially since the Franklin Dam dispute in the 1980s, as people are able to venture into the edge of the wilderness without any problems.
The West Coast also has extensive industrial and mining heritage. Zeehan has the West Coast Pioneers Museum and Queenstown has the Galley Museum - both of these museums have very comprehensive collections which provide a good perspective on the history of the region.
Read more about this topic: West Coast Council
Famous quotes containing the word tourism:
“In the middle ages people were tourists because of their religion, whereas now they are tourists because tourism is their religion.”
—Robert Runcie (b. 1921)