Fremantle named in Time Magazine’s top 50 world’s greatest places to travel for 2022

The West Australian town of Fremantle has been named among the top 50 places to visit in the world alongside the Great Barrier Reef, the Galapagos islands and the International Space Station. 

Serving as Perth’s main port, Fremantle is less than half an hour south of the capital’s CBD at the mouth of the Swan River and earned a place on Time Magazine’s World’s Greatest Places list for 2022. 

The character-filled town was tipped as a top destination after undergoing a $270million renewal to revive the city centre post-pandemic. 

Queensland’s Great Barrier Reef was the only other Australian inclusion.

While Fremantle doesn’t often appear on traveller’s bucket lists, the coastal city has a lot to offer with a vibrant food and drink culture, thriving arts and music music scene, pristine beaches and historical architecture. 

While not topping many traveller’s lists, the city has a lot to offer with a vibrant food and drink culture, thriving arts and music music scene, pristine beaches and historical architecture

Serving as Perth’s main port, Fremantle is less than half an hour south of the WA capital’s CBD located at the mouth of the Swan River

There are unique bars, restaurants and cafes hiding on almost every corner and laneway and colourful street art adds to the locality’s charm. 

Spectacular beaches surround the port hub with pristine white sands, vibrant turquoise waters and strong afternoon sea breeze that brings in throngs of wind surfers daily.

Fremantle is renowned for its music with bands like the John Butler Trio and Tame Impala cutting their teeth at it’s many underground venues and AC/DC’s Bon Scott hailing from the city. 

It’s quaint streetscapes filled with Victorian and Edwardian buildings represent its rich history dating back to the early 1800s. 

Spectacular beaches surround the port hub with pristine white sands, vibrant turquoise waters and strong afternoon sea breeze that brings in throngs of wind surfers daily

 Steeped in colonial history, Fremantle was the first area to be settled in WA and is home to the state’s oldest public building, the Roundhouse, a former gaol built in 1831

The World Heritage-listed Fremantle Prison (pictured) was an operating gaol from the 1850s up until 1991 and is a popular attraction for visitors for its fascinating past and ghost tours

There are unique bars, restaurants and cafes hiding on almost every corner and laneway and colourful street art adds to the locality’s charm

The character-filled city was tipped as a top destination by Time Magazine as it has recently undergone a $270million renewal to revive the city centre post-pandemic

Steeped in colonial history, Fremantle was the first area to be settled in WA and is home to the state’s oldest public building, the Roundhouse, a former gaol built in 1831. 

The World Heritage-listed Fremantle Prison was an operating maximum security gaol from the 1850s up until 1991 and is a popular attraction for visitors for its fascinating past and ghost tours. 

The Great Barrier Reef also earned its first mentioned on Time Magazine’s prestigious list as did the unpredictable and inaccessible-to-most destination – the International Space Station. 

Time’s World’s Greatest Places list is compiled by nominations from the magazine’s international network of correspondents and contributors who have an eye for new and exciting experiences around the globe.