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Albert Park and Lake
Albert Park and Lake

Albert Park Lake is a man made lake situated in Albert Park bordered by Albert Road, Queens Road, Fitzroy Street and Canterbury Road.

Australian Centre for the Moving Image
Australian Centre for the Moving Image

The Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) is Australia's national museum of film, video games, digital culture and art – situated at Federation Square, Melbourne.

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Birrarung Marr, Melbourne
Birrarung Marr, Melbourne

Birrarung Marr is an inner-city park between the central business district in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and the Yarra River. It was opened in 2002. The name means 'river of mists' and 'river bank' in the Woiwurrung language of the Wurundjeri people, the Indigenous inhabitants at the time of European settlement of the Melbourne area.

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Carlton Gardens
Carlton Gardens

The gardens take in the Royal Exhibition Building, the Melbourne Museum, the Carlton Gardens Tennis Courts, a children's playground and a collection of Moreton Bay fig trees where local Aboriginal people have traditionally met and socialised.

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Chinatown, Melbourne
Chinatown, Melbourne

Chinatown (Chinese: 墨爾本華埠) is an ethnic enclave in the Central Business District of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Centred at the eastern end of Little Bourke Street, it extends between the corners of Swanston and Spring Streets, and consists of laneways, alleys and arcades.

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Collins Street, Melbourne
Collins Street, Melbourne

Collins Street is a major street in the centre of Melbourne, Victoria in Australia. It is known for its grand Victorian architecture, prestigious boutiques and high-end retailers. Collins Street has served as Melbourne's traditional main street since 1837 and was laid out as a core feature of the Hoddle Grid.

Cooks' Cottage
Cooks' Cottage

Built in 1755, Cooks' Cottage is the oldest building in Australia and a popular Melbourne tourist attraction. Originally located in Yorkshire, England, and built by the parents of Captain James Cook, the cottage was brought to Melbourne by Sir Russell Grimwade in 1934.

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Crown Melbourne
Crown Melbourne

Crown Melbourne (also referred to as Crown Casino and Entertainment Complex) is a casino and resort located on the south bank of the Yarra River, in Melbourne, Australia. Crown Casino is a unit of Crown Limited, and the first casino of the now-international Crown brand.

Dandenong
Dandenong

Dandenong is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, approximately 30 km south-east from the Melbourne CBD. Situated on the Dandenong Creek, it is at the foothill of the Dandenong Ranges and is the main administrative centre for the City of Greater Dandenong local government area.

Dandenong Ranges National Park
Dandenong Ranges National Park

Dandenong Ranges National Park Established in 1882, from the creation of a small reserve near Ferntree Gully, the Park has grown to some 3500ha, and is famous for its Mountain Ash Trees (the tallest flowering tree in the world) and lush fern gullies.

Eureka Tower
Eureka Tower

Eureka Skydeck 88 has awe inspiring views of Melbourne from the highest public vantage point in the Southern Hemisphere. The ideal thing to do in Melbourne.

Federation Square
Federation Square

Federation Square is a venue for arts, culture and public events on the edge of the CBD of Melbourne. It covers an area of 3.2 ha (7.9 acres) at the intersection of Flinders Street and Swanston Street built above busy railway lines and across the road from Flinders Street station.

Fitzroy Gardens
Fitzroy Gardens

All about the Fitzroy Gardens, located in Melbourne, Australia, providing a detailed description of features within the garden and photographs.

Flagstaff Gardens
Flagstaff Gardens

Along with those popular lawns, the gardens feature eucalypts and Moreton Bay figs, avenues of elm trees, a bowling lawn, rose beds, tennis courts, sculptures and electric barbecues. The park is named for the flagstaff erected on this hilly location in 1840, part of a signalling system between the burgeoning town of Melbourne and ships sailing into port.

Flinders Street Railway Station
Flinders Street Railway Station

Flinders Street railway station is a railway station on the corner of Flinders and Swanston Streets in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It serves the entire metropolitan rail network.

Great Ocean Road
Great Ocean Road

Great Ocean Road. The Great Ocean Road is an Australian National Heritage listed 243 kilometres (151 mi) stretch of road along the south-eastern coast of Australia between the Victorian cities of Torquay and Allansford.

Healesville Sanctuary
Healesville Sanctuary

Visit Healesville Sanctuary and explore a bushland haven for Australian wildlife.

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Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia
Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia

The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia Showcasing Aboriginal art and modern Australian art. The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia is the world’s first major gallery dedicated exclusively to Australian art.

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Immigration Museum, Melbourne
Immigration Museum, Melbourne

Immigration Museum. 400 Flinders Street. Melbourne, Victoria, 3000. Quick Links. Get tickets Visiting Learning What's on today Featured. Mao's Last Dancer the Exhibition. Discover the incredible journey from poverty to world-famous artist. Features rare interviews, footage and personal artefacts in this intimate portrait. Show more exhibition 16 June – 07 October 2018. Barangaroo Ngangamay ...

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Kings Domain
Kings Domain

Features include the Grotto, a former quarry, now transformed into a fern gully; the imposing Observatory Gate complex leading into the Royal Botanic Gardens; a statue of King George V, for whom Kings Domain is named; the Shrine of Remembrance, a moving memorial to Australia’s war dead; the Sidney Myer Music Bowl; and the Pioneer Women's Memorial Garden, recognising the contribution made by Victoria’s female pioneers.

Luna Park, Melbourne
Luna Park, Melbourne

Melbourne's Luna Park is a historic amusement park located on the foreshore of Port Phillip Bay in St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria. It opened on 13 December 1912, with a formal opening a week later, and has been operating almost continuously ever since.

Melbourne Cricket Ground
Melbourne Cricket Ground

The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known simply as "The G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Home to the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the 10th-largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest in the Southern Hemisphere, the largest cricket ground by capacity, and has the tallest light towers of any sporting venue.

Melbourne Museum
Melbourne Museum

Explore history, culture and nature at Melbourne Museum.

Melbourne Star
Melbourne Star

Come fly on the Melbourne Star, the Southern Hemisphere’s only Giant Observation Wheel. Located in Docklands waterfront precinct in Melbourne Australia

Melbourne Zoo
Melbourne Zoo

During your visit to Melbourne Zoo, you will not only encounter a range of wildlife, but also have the opportunity to connect with and understand these species and support us in our work to fight extinction.

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Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park
Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park

Moonlit Sanctuary is only 50 minutes south-east of central Melbourne, at the top of the Mornington Peninsula, and on the way to the Penguins on Phillip Island. Melbourne's award winning wildlife park invites you to explore 10 hectares of bush-land, feeding kangaroos and wallabies, petting koalas and enjoying encounters with colourful birds, reptiles, dingoes and many other animals including endangered species.

National Gallery of Victoria
National Gallery of Victoria

Contemporary Asian video art from the National Gallery of Victoria. Touring 3 Apr 18 – 29 Jul 18 Coming soon

National Sports Museum
National Sports Museum

Australia’s largest sporting collection is housed in the National Sports Museum at the MCG. This contemporary space boasts interactive zones, 3D holograms, displays and memorabilia from some of our country’s biggest sporting heroes.

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Old Melbourne Gaol
Old Melbourne Gaol

The Old Melbourne Gaol is a museum on Russell Street, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It consists of a bluestone building and courtyard, and is located next to the old City Police Watch House and City Courts buildings.

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Palais Theatre
Palais Theatre

Palais Theatre, St. Kilda Melborne Australia. The Home of Live Music.

Parliament House, Melbourne
Parliament House, Melbourne

Parliament House is the meeting place of the Parliament of Victoria, one of the parliaments of the Australian states and territories. The building is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register. The building is located on Spring Street in East Melbourne, Victoria.

Phillip Island Nature Park,
Phillip Island Nature Park,

Welcome to Phillip Island Nature Parks. Only 90 minutes from Melbourne, Victoria's wildlife island features spectacular coastal scenery and plenty of Australian wildlife.

Port Phillip
Port Phillip

Port Phillip (also commonly referred to as Port Phillip Bay or (locally) just The Bay), is a large bay in southern Victoria, Australia; it is the location of Melbourne. Geographically, the bay covers 1,930 square kilometres (480,000 acres) and the shore stretches roughly 264 km (164 mi).

Princes Bridge
Princes Bridge

Princes Bridge, originally Prince's Bridge, is an important bridge in central Melbourne, Australia that spans the Yarra River.It is built on the site of one of the oldest river crossings in Australia.

Puffing Billy Railway
Puffing Billy Railway

Puffing Billy is Australia’s premier preserved steam railway and operates every day (except Christmas Day). The journey aboard Puffing Billy takes you through the magnificent Dandenong Ranges, located only one hour east of Melbourne.

Queen Victoria Market
Queen Victoria Market

Melbourne's iconic Market, Queen Victoria Market has been operating since 1878. Discover a wide variety of fresh, quality produce & specialty shopping. Melbourne's iconic Market, Queen Victoria Market has been operating since 1878.

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Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria

Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria is particularly involved in the conservation of native terrestrial orchids. Victoria is a 'hotspot' for orchid diversity, with 23 per cent of Australia's orchid species in just 3 per cent of the land area.

Royal Exhibition Building
Royal Exhibition Building

One of the world's oldest remaining exhibition pavilions, the building is beautiful inside and out – a true landmark of Melbourne. On 1 July 2004, it became the first building in Australia to achieve a World Heritage listing.

Scienceworks
Scienceworks

Party Beyond. Go beyond the earth and beyond human perception at this special after-hours adults' event at Scienceworks.

Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium
Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium

SEA LIFE Melbourne takes you on an interactive ocean adventure filled with amazing discovery around every corner. Discover your inner adventurer as you dive through the depths of the ocean, before waddling your way to the icy cool waters of Antarctica, home to the regal King and cheeky Gentoo penguins.

Shrine of Remembrance
Shrine of Remembrance

The Shrine of Remembrance is Victoria's national war memorial. The Shrine hosts commemorative services throughout the year and a series of public programs exhibitions and public programs related to service and commemoration.

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St Kilda Beach, Victoria
St Kilda Beach, Victoria

St Kilda is home to many of Melbourne's famous visitor attractions including Luna Park, the Esplanade Hotel, Acland Street and Fitzroy Street. It is home to St Kilda Beach, Melbourne's most famous beach, several renowned theatres and several of Melbourne's big events and festivals.

St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne
St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne

The Cathedral Church and Minor Basilica of Saint Patrick (colloquially St Patrick's Cathedral) is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia, and seat of its archbishop, currently Denis Hart. In 1974 Pope Paul VI conferred the title and dignity of minor basilica on it.

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St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne
St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne

St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne. St Paul's Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is the cathedral church of the Diocese of Melbourne and the seat of the Archbishop of Melbourne who is also the metropolitical archbishop of the Province of Victoria and, since 28 June 2014, the present seat of the Primate of Australia.

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State Library of Victoria
State Library of Victoria

The State Library is the keeper of Victoria's history – and home to millions of stories. Get to know the treasures and curiosities from our incredible collection, and hear tales from our community and from inside the Library.

Swanston Street, Melbourne
Swanston Street, Melbourne

Swanston Street runs roughly north-south in-between Russell Street to the east and Elizabeth Street to the west. To the south it becomes St Kilda Road after the intersection with Flinders Street, whilst the road's northern end is in the suburb of Carlton at Melbourne Cemetery.

The Arts Centre, Melbourne
The Arts Centre, Melbourne

Arts Centre Melbourne is committed to improving the accessibility of this website. If you require assistance during this time, please contact us. We acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which Arts Centre Melbourne stands, the People of the Kulin Nations, and pay our respects to their elders, past, present and future.

Werribee Open Range Zoo
Werribee Open Range Zoo

These school holidays, discover what it’s like to work at Werribee Open Range Zoo and become a Keeper for a Day! Head behind-the-scenes, see our animals up-close, learn from our keepers, and more! Get in quick as places are limited.

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Yarra River
Yarra River

The Yarra River Precinct is the vibrant heart and soul of Melbourne's tourism industry. It's where every visitor to the city heads at some stage in their visit to see Melburnians at play. People watching on the promenades is a must, not to mention the huge array of dining and bars to enjoy.

Yarra Valley
Yarra Valley

Find accommodation, things to do and places to go in the Yarra Valley. Includes wineries, places to eat, shopping, nature and adventure, and much more.

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