Heritage buildings in Melbourne
Melbourne’s past is revealed in many historical buildings and monuments – from the World heritage listed Royal Exhibition Buildings to horrifying tales of prison life in Old Melbourne Gaol, to the genteel accounts of life at La Trobe’s Cottage, home of Victoria’s first governor.
Explore Melbourne’s maritime past or the carefully reconstructed Cooks’ Cottage – the childhood home of Captain James Cook, one of the first European navigators to chart the east coast of Australia.
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Visit the majestic Royal Exhibition Buildings erected for the Great Exhibition of 1880. Now World heritage listed, the building was the site of the first Commonwealth Parliament and now holds many key exhibitions and events
Victoria Parade, Carlton and Nicholson streets, Carlton
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Board a train at Flinders Street Station, which is the hub of Melbourne's train system with all trains beginning or ending their journey there. It's also a great meeting place underneath its grand dome and historic clocks.
Flinders Street and St Kilda Road, Melbourne
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Go inside the forbidding walls of Victoria's oldest surviving prison, the site of notorious bushranger Ned Kelly's hanging in 1880. Gawk at the collection of death masks, the Kelly Gang's armour and a hangman's box.
Russell Street, Melbourne
Ph 03 9663 7228
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Victoria's memorial to the service and sacrifice of its men and women is a Melbourne landmark and one of the largest war memorials in the world and has commanding views of the city and surrounds.
St Kilda Road and Domain Road
Ph 03 9654 8415
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Cook's Cottage was built in 1755 by the parents of explorer Captain James Cook in Great Ayton, England and dismantled brick by brick and transported to Melbourne in 1933.
Lansdowne Street, East Melbourne
Ph 03 9419 4677
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One of the finest examples of Italianate architecture in Australia, Government House is the residence of the Governor of Victoria, located in the Botanical Gardens.
Bookings essential
Kings Domain, Birdwood Ave & Dallas Brooks Dr, South Yarra
Ph 03 9656 9800
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A colonial mansion dating from 1847 and set on five acres of historic gardens overlooking the Yarra River, Como is an unusual mix of Australian Regency and Italianate architectural styles.
Cnr Williams Road and Lechlade Ave, South Yarra
Ph 03 9827 2500
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Enjoy one of the most romantic gardens in Melbourne at Rippon Lea, the last of Australia's great privately owned nineteenth century suburban estates.
192 Hotham Street, Elsternwick
Ph 03 9523 6095
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Completed in 1890, this French Renaissance mansion is significant for its extravagant decoration and finely executed interiors.
2 Manor Grove, Caulfield
Ph 03 9527 6295
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Explore the original pioneer stone cottage and enjoy beautiful gardens and a park-like setting beside Mullum Mullum Creek.
Deep Creek Road, Mitcham
Ph 03 9262 6590
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Melbourne Town Hall
Learn about the architectural, social and political significance of this impressive nineteenth century building. You can even stand where the Beatles waved to their fans on the Portico.
Bookings essential
190 Swanston Street, Melbourne
Ph 03 9658 9658
La Trobe's Cottage
This pre-fabricated dwelling was transported with Victoria's first Lieutenant Governor, Charles La Trobe, when he came to Australia in 1839 and it still contains many original furnishings.
Kings Domain, Birdwood Ave and Dallas Brooks Dr, South Yarra
Ph 03 9654 5528
