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Brighton VIC 3186, Australia
The Brighton Bathing Boxes are 82 colourful wooden beach huts lined along Dendy Street Beach in Brighton, 12 km south-east of the CBD - among Melbourne's most photographed sights. The boxes date from the 1860s when Victorian-era beach modesty laws required swimmers to change in private structures. Today each box is privately owned (worth 250000-450000 AUD each despite having no electricity, plumbing, or year-round residency rights) and decorated by its owner in distinct colour schemes.
The standard photo angle is from the southern end of Dendy Street Beach looking north - the boxes line up against the Melbourne CBD skyline in the distance. Free to view from the beach. Best in early morning before the sun is too high; the rainbow colours pop in golden hour at sunrise and sunset. Easily combined with St Kilda on the southward train line. Brighton itself is an affluent residential suburb with little else to see.
Pro Tip: Walk 200 metres south of the main Dendy Street car park for the postcard angle of the boxes against the city skyline. Visit at sunrise (most empty) or 90 minutes before sunset for the best light. Box 28 is the often-photographed rainbow-striped one.
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