A Historical Geography of Tourism in Victoria Australia - Case studies is concerned with the
emergence of tourism in colonial Victoria Australia. It explores a fundamental set of
questions: how does a tourist site come in to being? How does a tourist gaze emerge in a
'settler society'? How does an 'era of discovery' segue into 'tourism'? And how was the
tourist map of Victoria created by settler colonists? Through the application of the classical
models of MacCannell Butler and Gunn to construct the history of tourism at eight case
studies this work shows that Victoria's tourism landscape is dynamic and constantly changing.
There are many other significant natural and cultural attractions in Victoria and much more
research needs to be undertaken to understand more fully the evolution of Victoria's tourism
landscape.
