Melbourne is packed with attractions, from laneways and street art to lush parks and grand galleries and museums, all wrapped up in a vibrant atmosphere.​

Highlights

Tour leader showing visitors inside Council Chambers in Melbourne Town Hall

Tours and cruises

Discover what locals love about Melbourne with a guided tour of the city and its attractions.​​

Street art mural featuring women's faces.

Street art

Melbourne laneways are filled with street art, stencils, paste-ups and mixed media.

A woman looking at the large carved ancestor stones of Birrarung Wilam.

Aboriginal Melbourne

Find out more about Aboriginal culture through Melbourne's galleries and museums.

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Museums and art galleries

Explore Melbourne's public museums and galleries along with artist-run and commercial galleries.

Must do

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Iconic Melbourne experiences

Waterside views, hidden bars and amazing exhibitions.

Smiling vendor selling a range of pastries, dips and spreads at Queen Victoria Market.

Queen Victoria Market

This beloved Melbourne landmark is the largest open air market in the southern hemisphere.

A performer on stage wearing an extravagant, feathery costume.

Theatre and shows

Discover Melbourne's hit musicals, cutting-edge theatre and late-night cabaret shows.

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Melbourne Museum

Explore history, culture, science and nature at this popular Melbourne attraction.

A perfume store with an art deco interior and large arch windows.

Melbourne's most instagrammable shops

Our guide to the best looking shops in Melbourne, guaranteed to light up your Instagram feed.

Koala in a gum tree at Melbourne Zoo.

Melbourne Zoo

Journey through a world of wildlife in the heart of Melbourne.

A drone shot of Fed Square at dusk, with a heart-shape of lights surrounding a central stage in the middle of a huge crowd.

Fed Square

Melbourne's public square and meeting place, opposite Flinders Street Station.

Large, rectangular building of Ian Potter Centre at Federation Square.

Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia

The world’s first major gallery dedicated exclusively to Australian art.

Precincts

An aerial view of a city with a park, skyscrapers and ocean.

Precincts

Learn more about the suburbs and precincts that make up the City of Melbourne.

View of Docklands at night from across the river.

Docklands

Discover Melbourne's spectacular harbour at Docklands, just minutes from the city centre.​

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Hidden gems of Kensington

Head into Kensington and discover these hidden cafes, bars, pubs, breweries, boutiques and more.

Chinese dragons at the front of a festival parade.

Chinatown

Let the hanging lanterns guide you along Little Bourke Street into Australia’s oldest Chinatown.

Crowds outside restaurants in a city laneway at night.

Your guide to Melbourne's official Koreatown

Travel to South Korea from Melbourne with the best fried chicken, K-BBQ and more.

The ultimate walking guide to Carlton

The ultimate walking guide to Carlton

How to find the best restaurants, hidden shops and stunning sights in Carlton - all on foot!

Lights above the Greek Precinct on Lonsdale Street at night.

Greek Precinct

Experience Greek culture and cuisine in Melbourne's buzzing Greek Precinct on Lonsdale Street.

A busy laneway with people dining outdoors.

The ultimate guide to Degraves Street

Where to shop, dine and caffeinate in Melbourne's most famous laneway.

Melbourne walks

Empty park benches next to a pond at dusk.

Secret gardens and majestic parks

Take a walk through Melbourne’s lush parks and gardens.

Narrow city laneway filled with shops and people eating at pavement cafes.

Iconic laneways and arcades walk

Take a walk through Melbourne’s arcades and laneways.

Bronze statue of Pastor Sir Douglas and Lady Nicholls.

Aboriginal Melbourne walk

Discover Melbourne's Aboriginal heritage and culture on this walking tour of significant sites.

Lighting bolt sign for AC/DC Lane on the side of a wall.

Melbourne music walk

Discover Melbourne’s music highlights, from music venues to busking hot spots and historic sites.

Explore

A neon light display of Santa's sleigh being pulled by kangaroos.

The ultimate guide to Melbourne's best Christmas lights and decorations

Where to see stunning Christmas trees, the best Christmas lights and more beautiful decorations.

A couple holding hands walking through the Royal Botanic Gardens.

Parks and gardens

One of the most loved things about Melbourne is its picturesque parks, gardens and green spaces.

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The ultimate guide to Melbourne's best markets

Explore Melbourne's iconic markets.

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The ultimate guide to exploring Fitzroy Gardens

Make an exercise date and explore the beauty of this glorious city garden.

An aerial view of a big park featuring a pool surrounded by trees and the city skyline in the background

Things to do in the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne

Discover the best natural wonders, events and dining the RBG has to offer. 

A Korean street at night.

How to visit Korea in Melbourne

The best K-pop stores, Korean cafes, BBQ restaurants and streetwear stores in Melbourne.

Boats docked at a pier

Hidden gems to visit in Docklands

From cute cafes to amazing art galleries, Docklands offers more than meets the eye.

A busy laneway with cafes covered in graffiti.

The ultimate guide to Centre Place

Discover laneway lunch spots, boutique shopping and hole-in-the-wall cafes.

A Ferris wheel in the city at sunset with colourful reflections on the river.

Melbourne’s most Instagrammable experiences

You won't need filters at the city's most photogenic spots.

A group of friends sitting on benches in a graffiti covered laneway

What’s new in Melbourne’s laneways

Take a peek down unfamiliar roads as we highlight the best hidden attractions in the city.

A busy laneway with people dining outdoors.

The ultimate guide to Degraves Street

Where to shop, dine and caffeinate in Melbourne's most famous laneway.

Shops in an arcade with neon signs on the doors

The ultimate guide to the Nicholas Building

Explore the iconic building that houses some of the most unique stores in the city

Attractions

Family in a glass tunnel looking up at a very large stingray.

SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium

Discover thousands of aquatic animals in four enchanting worlds at this top Melbourne attraction.

Child looking over right shoulder with delighted smile, dark dinosaur model behind.

Melbourne Museum

Explore history, culture, science and nature at this popular Melbourne attraction.

Arts Centre Melbourne with winter trees and blue sky, surrounded by city buildings.

Arts Centre Melbourne

With its iconic spire, the Arts Centre Melbourne is a cultural and architectural landmark.

Outside of the Melbourne Town Hall building, as seen from Swanston Street.

Melbourne Town Hall Tours

Take a tour of one of Melbourne's most iconic buildings.

Inside the Old Melbourne Gaol looking at the cell corridors and down to the level below.

Old Melbourne Gaol

Visit Melbourne’s oldest prison, where most of Australia’s infamous characters spent time.

Gold-plated Eureka Tower skyscraper and cityscape against the city skyline and blue sky with clouds.

Melbourne Skydeck

This 300m high public observation deck captures everything that is special about Melbourne.

People seated at desks arranged in an octagonal pattern inside the La Trobe Reading Room of State Library Victoria.

State Library Victoria

Australia's oldest public library and one of the first free public libraries in the world.

A mall group tour on the MCG field, led by a guide wearing a striped blazer, stands in the background.

MCG Tours

Take a guided tour of the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

A group of people listening to a guide speaking in the forecourt of the Shrine.

Shrine Tours

Experience more at the Shrine with a guided tour.

World Heritage listed Royal Exhibition Building set in Melbourne's Carlton Gardens.

Royal Exhibition Building

World Heritage-listed and the oldest surviving Great Hall of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Two children resting their hands on the glass water wall at NGV International.

NGV International

NGV International houses a whole world of international art.

Historic Cooks' Cottage stone English building with ivy and hedges in Fitzroy Gardens.

Cooks' Cottage

Come and explore Cooks' Cottage and learn about its English origins and relocation to Melbourne.

Three women joining hands and fooling around against a fantasy backdrop.

ArtVo

An interactive 3D art gallery with optical illusions that visitors can touch and explore.

The geometric exterior of ACMI at Federation Square in Melbourne.

ACMI

Museum dedicated to the moving image through events, film screenings and exhibitions.

Three-storey historic building of the Immigration Museum on busy Flinders Street.

Immigration Museum

An exploration of the stories of people from all over the world who have migrated to Australia.

A drone shot of Fed Square at dusk, with a heart-shape of lights surrounding a central stage in the middle of a huge crowd.

Fed Square

Melbourne's public square and meeting place, opposite Flinders Street Station.

Conservatory building entrance in Fitzroy Gardens.

The Conservatory

An indoor world of floral beauty with displays that change five times each year.

A waterfall cascading down rocks surrounded by green trees

Melbourne’s secret gardens and green spaces

Take a break from indoors with a stroll through these city-side parks.

Baby looking in a mirror.

Children's Gallery Melbourne Museum

This is a wondrous place for young children to explore, play and learn.

Outdoor Aboriginal art installation at Birrarung Marr park.

Birrarung Marr

Popular park along the Yarra River next to Federation Square.

Three spires of St Paul's Cathedral building on Flinders Street.

St Paul's Cathedral

This prominent and historic Anglican cathedral is a Melbourne landmark.

Visitors surveying the tranquil scene of Fitzroy Gardens fountain, lawns and trees,

Fitzroy Gardens

These historic gardens are home to the famous Cooks' Cottage.

A person using a wheelchair pointing at a wall of video game controllers in a gallery.

Melbourne's accessible and wheelchair-friendly attractions

These local attractions are accessible for everyone to experience.

Innovative architecture of contemporary ACCA art gallery.

Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA)

An art gallery presenting challenging and innovative contemporary work.

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Discover more

Flinders Street Station lit up in rainbow colours.

How to spend 24 hours in Melbourne

From secret street art to seasonal events, you’ll find something for everyone.

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Weird, unique and unusual things to do in Melbourne

The ultimate guide to Melbourne weird.

A night tennis match at Rod Laver Arena.

Major events

From the Australian Open to the Melbourne Cup, major events take centre stage throughout the year.

Cars and trams passing in front of Flinders Street Station.

Getting around

Melbourne is easy to explore by bike, tram, bus, train or taxi.​​​​​​​​​​​​​