The one historical site Norfolk Island's extensive and dramatic British seaside penal ruins form part of the Unesco World Heritage Australian Convict Sites listing. Rivalling Port Arthur, Tasmania, for breadth and being relatively intact, the Kingston and Arthur's Vale Historic Area includes the beautifully-preserved Government House. The 1829 Georgian mansion opens to the public and visitors on select days. See norfolkisland.com.au LAWRENCE SMITH Norfolk Island's cemetery in Kingston houses dozens of sunken tombstones belonging to convicts and early settlers, many of whom are descendants off the HMS Bounty. The one stay Norfolk Island, unlike Lord Howe Island to which it's often compared, lacks the distinctive luxury lodge-style accommodation found on the latter isle. Some glamour wouldn't go astray on Norfolk but you won't be slumming it either at secluded King Tide House, a luxury home perched between a forest of pines and a cliff-face overlooking a bluer-than-blue Pacific. A guided island tour and a vehicle is generously included in the tariff. See kingtidehouse.com