Melbourne attractions

165 years after Melbourne’s founding, this audacious cobbled square was born to showcase the country’s finest international art collection housed in the National Gallery of Victoria. It eventually turned into a major city landmark housing ...
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The southern hemisphere’s oldest market houses more than 1,000 stalls, selling daily jeans, bric-a-brac, fresh market produce,  flowers, and unfamiliar cheeses. ...
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Philip Island is home to fairy penguins, fur seals, koalas, wildlife parks, and attractive fishing and rural villages. Phillip Island especially charms with its famous Little Penguins, which are the smallest in the world and whose parade captivates h ...
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Football and cricket are two major Melbournian passions, and in this hallowed sporting ground (filled, of course, with two rival teams and a roaring crowd) such couldn’t be any more evident. At the Melbourne Cricket Ground complex is home to th ...
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Melbourne’s most famous wine region is home to more than 70 wineries, a great venue for a taste or two as far as any wine enthusiast is concerned. After a Chateau Yering or Domaine Chandon, you could drop by at the Yarra Glen Diary for a cheese ...
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Embodying 19th-century landscaping in its full quaintness, the 100-acre Royal Botanic Gardens on South Yarra astounds with an array of attractions, including 12,000 plant species, duck and swan-friendly lakes, the Aboriginal Heritage Walk, and the in ...
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Operated by the Victorian branch of the National Trust, Melbourne’s first city jail saw the hanging of 136 inmates (including infamous bushranger Ned Ranger in 1880) inside its walls. Today, as a museum, it highlights the magistrates’ cou ...
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This 65-acre central park filled with trees, garden beds, and broad walks is a favorite Melbourne destination. Main features are the unique Avenue of Elms with its 130-year-old trees and Captain Cook’s Cottage, which was transported from the ex ...
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The Flinders Street Station is Melbourne’s popular meeting spot, where people congregate under the clocks and head off to their individual affairs for the day. Built in 1899, this suburban rail station includes food stalls, magazine stands, and ...
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This Gothic Revival cathedral is a product of the wave of Irish immigrants in the country. The statue of Irish patron Daniel O’ Connell graces the courtyard. ...
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An important Gothic-Revival structure built in 1892, St. Paul’s Cathedral is the headquarters of the city’s Anglican Church. Gracing the churchfront is the statue of Matthew Flinders known to be the first one to circumnavigate the Austral ...
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Located next to the premier Victorian Arts Centre, Southgate is a prime development housing everything but the unexciting. It has designer shops and boutiques, posh restaurants, and bars and nightclubs in true Melbourne class. ...
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This heritage village—with its hotel, bakery, post office and shops providing a peek into the past—is an interesting museum in itself. Formerly the mining site of the Sovereign Hill Quartz Mining Company, it serves now to remind us of the ...
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Named after a place in Ireland, Mornington Peninsula is Melbourne’s summer crib. It offers family beaches and more rugged ones alike, along with a national park, dairy farms, and bustling rural markets. ...
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