I am going to melbourne - any advice on where to go [in the city]?

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I am going to melbourne - any advice on where to go [in the city]?

Answer 1

Lots of things to do including:

Free Tram and Free Shuttle Bus around City.

Federation Square ACMI and Ian Potter Centre(Australian Art)

NGV - International Art

State Library

Queen Victoria Market closed Mondays and Wednesdays and open until 2pm on other days - Large Tourist Market

Royal Exhibition Building

Lygon St - go at night for a Pizza and Italian Atmosphere

The Old Melbourne Gaol - Ned Kelly Expereince

Dracula's for a blood curdling night

Docklands - Melbourne's newest part of town

Southbank - cafes,food halls,shops and the Crown Casino. Watch the Gas Flames shoot up into the air on the hour every night- magnificent

Botanical Gardens

Tour MCG, Rod Laver Arena or the Telstra Dome

Immigration Museum

Melbourne Aquarium

Eureka Skydeck and do The Edge if you dare

Chinatown

Visit 333 Collins St and then cross over to the ANZ Gothic Bank - go inside.

Have a hot chocolate at Koko Blacks in the Royal Arcade or afternoon tea at Hopetoun Tearooms in the Block Arcade

Walk down the Lanes and Arcades. Desgrave St, Centre Place, The Block Arcade and Royal Arcade - lots of cafes,shops etc  

St Kilda Beach take the No 16 Tram from Swanston St

Then of course there is the shopping

Myer, David Jones in Bourke St Mall

Melbourne Central - 4 floors

GPO- 4 floors of designer shops

Hosier Lane - Designer Shops

Australia on Collins

234 Collins

Sofitel

Southern Cross Station - about 80 DFO shops

Take the 48/75 tram to Bridge Road for Factory outlets.

Collingwood also has Factory outlets.

Chadstone - free shuttle bus Wed- Sun 9.30am

The above three are all within 30 minutes of the city

Go to the cinema, Crown Dendy or try the Como in South Yarra for a different type of experience.

Do a chocolate Tour

At night you can do a Bar Tour for 35 Dollars or just visit them yourself. Lots of quirky hidden bars in the city - gin Palace, Double Happiness, Madame Brussels, Lily Blacks are just a few.

Whatever you do you will have a great time

Answer 2

The following is a must see and do list of all the things Melbourne has to offer (well the majority of things to do)

The Royal Melbourne Zoo http://www.zoo.org.au/MelbourneZoo

Melbourne Aquarium http://www.melbourneaquarium.com.au/

Melbourne Museum http://museumvictoria.com.au/MelbourneMu...

National Gallery of Victoria http://www.ngv.vic.gov.au

The State Library of Victoria http://www.slv.vic.gov.au

Luna Park http://www.lunapark.com.au/ (That is in St Kilda but you just need to catch a tram there)

Queen Victoria Market (weekend market)http://www.qvm.com.au/home.php

Melbourne Observation Deck http://www.melbournedeck.com.au/

Eureka Tower http://www.eurekatower.com.au

Eureka SkyDeck http://www.eurekalookout.com.au

Rialto http://www.rialto.com.au/

The Old Melbourne Gaol (have a self guided tour or for something more scary go on a night tour (tickets fort this can be bought from ticketek 13 28 49 ) http://www.oldmelbournegaol.com.au

Federation Square http://www.fedsquare.com

If you are hanging out to do some shopping whilst in Melbourne, not only can you find some bargains at the Queen Victoria Market, but DFO have heaps of designer brands at bargain prices, so you gotta check that out too. http://www.dfo.com.au

Don't forget to go down to Lygon Street in Carlton  for a bite to eat (there are heaps of Italian restaurants and there is an ice cream shop there (sorry I forgot the name of it) where they sell the best ice cream in Melbourne).

If cakes and pastries are more to your liking, then a definate place you gotta check out is Acland Street in St Kilda. This is a street filled with the best cakes and pastries in Melbourne.

Chinatown is also a place you should check out if you are into Chinese cuisine. Not only this, but you can also go to the Chinese museum, and participate in a Chinatown heritage walk http://www.chinatownmelbourne.com.au/

If you are after a unique dining experience, why don't you try Hard Rock Cafe http://www.hardrockcafe.com.au and T.G.I . Fridays http://www.tgifridays.com.au

For a real memorable dining experience, spend the night at the Titanic Theatre Restaurant in Williamstown (this is worth the money you pay) http://www.titanic.com.au/html/home.html or the Colonial tramcar restaurant http://www.tramrestaurant.com.au/

You can also grab a bite to eat as well as a floorshow at the many theatre restaurants located in and around the city such as Dracula's and Witches in Britches just to name a few.

If you feel in the mood for some serious gambling (its your choice), the place to go is Crown Casino. At Crown you can also grab a bite to eat at any of their 40 restaurants, cafes or snack bars, take in a movie at Village Cinema which is located inside Crown Casino, play ten pin bowling at King Pin bowling lounge, play interactive games at Galactic Circus, dance the night away at Fusion and Club Odeon nightclubs or just SHOP, SHOP, SHOP at exclusive designer boutiques such as Versace, Louis Vuitton or Prada just to name a few and other general fashion stores http://www.crowncasino.com.au/

Victoria can be called the sporting capital of Australia as it holds the Melbourne Cup (don't forget to go to one of the weekly race meets at either Flemington, Caulfield

or Moonee Valley while you are in Melbourne), The AFL Grand Final, The Australian Open, The Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix at Albert Park and the MotoGP at Phillip Island just to name a few sporting events.

You can also find out of things to see and do at Docklands and Waterfront http://www.docklands.com

There are plenty of other things that you can do while in Victoria, just go to the visit victoria website for more details http://www.visitvictoria.com.au or http://www.thatsmelbourne.com.au (that sounded like an advertisement just then * ha ha*)

Enjoy your stay in Melbourne and have lots of fun!!!!

Answer 3

depends on what you like to do.

crown casino.

Melbourne zoo.

go for a tram ride around the city.

we have some very nice gardens in the city.

but what ever your taste is im sure you will find it easy to get around. by an all day met ticket much better than driving around..

welcome to Melbourne and enjoy but make sure you have some warm clothes because its now starting to get cold...

Answer 4

kind of depends what your interests are.

go to the aquarium though. it's nice.

Answer 5

yeah you might wanna jump onto chapel street and have a look around as and the shops there and the clubs are quite good and theres a great brazilian bar and restraunt called cococabana great show and dinner at the start and turns into club after 12.

Also could go down to great ocean road and check out the 12 apostles.

Answer 6

My answer is the same as ANA but there is another place.

Sunday go to ST Kilda. Ackland street cake shops and there is a market on Sundays. Also plenty of restaurants.

If you go into the City - Bourke street mall there are tourist information booths you can get free maps of Melbourne and it has many free books and brochures.

Have a great time in Melbourne.