Attractions in Melbourne
Melbourne's attractions are open year-round to entertain and inform you. There's a whole world of wonderful opportunities waiting for you. Check out these highlight attractions.
Melbourne Museum
11 Nicholson Street, Carlton
Visit the largest museum complex in the Southern Hemisphere. See The Melbourne Story exhibition, a living rainforest, a restored Luna Park Big Dipper carriage and learn about local indigenous history and culture.
Immigration Museum
400 Flinders Street, Melbourne
Imagine packing your life into a suitcase and setting off into the unknown. Discover the experiences of people who have done just that, leaving behind families and familiar places to find a new life.
Royal Botanic Gardens
Birwood Avenue, South Yarra
Explore historic gardens and discover thousands of species of plants, the ornamental lake, the National Herbarium, Old Melbourne Observatory, the Australian Rainforest Walk and Water Conservation Garden.
Melbourne Aquarium
Corner King and Flinders streets, Melbourne
Go underwater without getting wet walk through glass tunnels into tanks filled with sharks, stingrays and thousands of creatures that live in the Southern Ocean at this 2.2-million-litre oceanarium.
Melbourne Zoo
Elliott Avenue, Parkville
Australias oldest zoo is home to more than 350 animal species from around the world. Wander through an African and Asian rainforest, or see Australian animals including koalas, kangaroos, wombats and platypus.
National Gallery of Victoria
180 St Kilda Road, City
Home to more than 70,000 artworks, the NGV exhibits international and Australian art in two magnificent buildings located within walking distance of one another on either side of the Yarra River.
Eureka Skydeck 88
Level 88, Eureka Tower, Riverside Quay Southbank, Melbourne
Take the 40-second trip in the lift to the 88th floor of the worlds tallest residential building then test your mettle and climb into the glass cube for unimpaired views of the city.
St Kilda Sea Baths
10-18 Jacka Boulevard, St Kilda
Great food, bars, cafes, a day spa, health club and the beautiful indoor, natural seawater pool are the epicentre of Melbourne's affinity with Port Phillip Bay. You'll find all this at St Kilda's historic 1930s bathing pavillion.
Queen Victoria Market
513 Elizabeth Street, City
There's no better way to get a sense of how the locals live, than to visit local markets. Melbourne's busy Queen Vic Market houses fruit and veg grocers, flower stalls, meat and fish sellers, bakers, delicatessens, cafes, clothes, accessories, homeware, hardware and bric-a-brac.
