Melbourne itinerary
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- 1
Federation Square - The Cultural Heart
Federation Square (locally Fed Square) is Melbourne's central public space - a 3.2-hectare cultural and entertainment precinct opened in 2002 on a former railway yard. The angular zinc-and-stone architecture by Lab…
- Address
- Flinders Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000
- Nearest transit
- Flinders Street Station (all train lines); free City Circle Tram
- 2
Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne - The 38-Hectare Green Lung
The Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne (founded 1846, formally Royal since 1958) cover 38 hectares immediately south of the Yarra River - one of the world's leading botanical research institutions and Melbourne's most…
- Address
- Birdwood Avenue, Melbourne, VIC 3004
- Nearest transit
- Tram 70 to Botanical Gardens stop; or Anzac station train
- 3
Queen Victoria Market - The Heritage Market
Queen Victoria Market (Vic Market or Queen Vic) has operated continuously since 1878 - the largest open-air market in the Southern Hemisphere and a Melbourne institution covering 7 hectares at the northern edge of the…
- Address
- Queen Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000
- Nearest transit
- Tram 19, 57, 59 to Queen Street
- 4
Eureka Skydeck - Southern Hemisphere's Highest Viewing Platform
The Eureka Tower is a 297-metre residential skyscraper completed in 2006 - the tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere when built. The Skydeck observation level on the 88th floor at 285 metres offers panoramic views…
- Address
- 7 Riverside Quay, Southbank, VIC 3006
- Nearest transit
- Tram 1, 8 to Southbank; 10-min walk from Flinders Street Station
- 5
Melbourne Laneways - The Street Art and Cafe Network
Melbourne's CBD laneways are the city's most distinctive feature - a network of approximately 200 narrow pedestrian alleys cutting through the central grid, packed with cafes, bars, restaurants, and famous street art…
- Address
- Hosier Lane, Melbourne, VIC 3000
- Nearest transit
- Flinders Street Station, 3-min walk
- 6
St Kilda Beach - Melbourne's Iconic Bayside Suburb
St Kilda is Melbourne's most famous beachside suburb - 6 km south of the CBD on Port Phillip Bay, famous for the wide sandy beach, Acland Street cake shops, Luna Park amusement park (operating since 1912 with the…
- Address
- St Kilda Beach, St Kilda, VIC 3182
- Nearest transit
- Tram 96 from Spencer Street to Luna Park (25 min)
- 7
Great Ocean Road - The Iconic Coastal Day Trip
The Great Ocean Road is a 243 km coastal road between Torquay and Allansford in southern Victoria - built 1919-1932 by returned WWI servicemen as a memorial to fallen comrades, making it the world's largest war…
- Address
- Great Ocean Road, Victoria, Australia
- Nearest transit
- Day tour from Melbourne (90-min drive to start)
- 8
Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) - The 100000-Seat Sports Cathedral
The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG, locally The G) is Australia's largest sports stadium - 100024 seats, the 10th-largest stadium in the world. Founded in 1853, the MCG is the spiritual home of cricket (the first…
- Address
- Brunton Avenue, East Melbourne, VIC 3002
- Nearest transit
- Jolimont station + 5-min walk; or tram 70, 75
- 9
Brighton Bathing Boxes - The Iconic Painted Beach Huts
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…
- Address
- Dendy Street Beach, Brighton, VIC 3186
- Nearest transit
- Train to Middle Brighton station (Sandringham Line) + 10-min walk
- 10
Phillip Island Penguin Parade - The Day Trip
Phillip Island is a 100-square-km island 140 km south-east of Melbourne - famous for the nightly Penguin Parade at Summerland Beach where the world's smallest penguin species (little penguins or fairy penguins, 33 cm…
- Address
- Phillip Island Penguin Parade, Cowes, VIC 3922
- Nearest transit
- Day tour from Melbourne (90-min drive)
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