Editor's picks
A local's shortlist — the places worth your time first, each with a tip.
The CBD laneways
Culture · City centre
Hosier, Degraves, Centre Place and AC/DC Lane — a network of service alleys turned into bars, street art and coffee.
Local tip: Degraves Street is the postcard and is priced accordingly. Walk one block north to Hardware Lane or east to Meyers Place for the same thing at local prices.
Queen Victoria Market
Food · North CBD
Seven hectares of produce, deli and meat halls trading since 1878, plus a Wednesday night market in summer.
Local tip: Go in the last hour before close on a Saturday. Traders discount hard rather than carry stock over, and the deli hall is where locals actually shop rather than the souvenir sheds.
Fitzroy & Brunswick Street
Neighborhood · Inner north
Terraces, record shops, vintage stores and the bar strip that set the template for every other Australian inner suburb.
Local tip: Brunswick Street is the tourist axis now. Gertrude Street, one block south, is where the good small restaurants and galleries moved.
St Kilda & the foreshore
Nature · Bayside
Bay beach, Luna Park, the Esplanade and a breakwater colony of little penguins that come ashore at dusk.
Local tip: The penguins are free and unticketed at the St Kilda breakwater around sunset — bring no torch and no flash, and go on a weeknight.
Footscray
Hidden gemFood · Inner west
Vietnamese, Ethiopian and East African food around the market, ten minutes by train from Southern Cross.
Local tip: Nicholson Street Mall and the Footscray Market are the point. Come for the Ethiopian along Irving Street, and buy your produce here rather than in the inner north for half the price.
Melbourne Cricket Ground & Yarra Park
Landmark · East Melbourne
A 100,000-seat stadium that is the emotional centre of the city from March to September, walkable from the CBD across the river.
Local tip: General admission to a home-and-away AFL match is cheap and unreserved, and you can buy on the day. Walk in along the Yarra from Federation Square instead of taking the tram, which is packed.
Explore 132 places across Melbourne
Museums, landmarks, monuments, heritage sites and parks — mapped, with photos. The most notable spots first.
Museums & galleries
(23)
MuseumNational Gallery of Victoria
Art museum in Melbourne, Australia
MuseumMelbourne Museum
Museum in Victoria, Australia
MuseumOld Melbourne Gaol
Former jail in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and now a tourist attraction
MuseumMuseums Victoria
Museum operator in Victoria, Australia
MuseumHeide Museum of Modern Art
Art museum in Australia
MuseumIan Potter Centre
Part of the National Gallery of Victoria, Australia
MuseumIslamic Museum of Australia
Museum in Melbourne, Australia
MuseumScienceworks
Science museum in Melbourne, Australia
MuseumNewport Railway Museum
Railway museum in Newport, Victoria
MuseumIan Potter Museum of Art
Art museum in Melbourne, Australia
MuseumHellenic Museum
Museum in Melbourne, Australia
MuseumNational Communication Museum
Australian collection of telecommunication equipment
MuseumCentre for Contemporary Photography
Photography museum in Australia
MuseumLyon Housemuseum
Art gallery in Melbourne, Australia
MuseumThe Johnston Collection
Museum in Melbourne, Australia
MuseumMonash University Museum of Art
Art museum in Monash University’s Caulfield campus
MuseumAustralian Performing Arts Collection
Australian museum collection
MuseumMelbourne's Living Museum of the West
Culture museum in Melbourne, Australia
MuseumMonash Historic Society
Museum.
HMAS Castlemaine
Museum.
Fire Services Museum
Museum.
ANZ Banking Museum
Melbourne
Museum in Melbourne.
Landmarks & architecture
(4)
LandmarkFederation Square
Public square in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
LandmarkMaribyrnong River Viaduct
Railway bridge in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
LandmarkCity Square
Public square in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
LandmarkMorell Bridge
Bridge in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Monuments & memorials
(12)
MonumentPioneer Women's Memorial Garden
Garden in Melbourne, Victoria
MonumentBali Memorial
Memorial in Melbourne, Australia commemorating the 2002 Bali bombings
MonumentEdith Cavell Memorial
Memorial in Melbourne, Australia
MonumentBurke & Wills Monument
Statue in Melbourne, Australia
MonumentQueen Victoria Memorial
Heritage-listed statue of Victoria of the United Kingdom in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
MonumentMarquess of Linlithgow Memorial
Heritage listed statue commemorating John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
MonumentEight Hour Day Monument
Heritage-listed monument to the Eight-Hour-Day movement in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Timeball Tower
Historic site.
Weary Dunlop Memorial
Memorial.
Vault (The Yellow Peril)
Public artwork.
Historical Marker
Memorial.
South African War Memorial
Historic monument.
Places of worship
(43)
ReligiousSt Patrick's Cathedral
Cathedral in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
ReligiousOur Lady of Victories Basilica
Church building in Victoria, Australia
Religious
ReligiousAlbanian Mosque, Carlton North
Albanian mosque in Victoria, Australia
ReligiousEast Melbourne Hebrew Congregation
Heritage-listed synagogue in East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Religious
ReligiousEast Melbourne Lutheran church
Heritage-listed church in East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
ReligiousThomastown Mosque
Turkish Islamic mosque in Australia
ReligiousPlanetshakers Church
Protestant Church in Melbourne, Geelong, Cape Town, Austin, Geneva and Singapore
ReligiousSt Mary Star of the Sea, West Melbourne
Church in Melbourne, Australia
ReligiousSacred Heart Church St Kilda
Heritage listed church in St Kilda, Victoria, Australia
ReligiousScots' Church, Melbourne
Presbyterian church in Melbourne, Australia
ReligiousSt Ignatius' Church of Richmond
Church building in Melbourne, Australia
ReligiousSt James Old Cathedral
Church in Melbourne, Australia
ReligiousSt Michael's Uniting Church
Church in Melbourne
ReligiousWesley Church, Melbourne
Church in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
ReligiousMalvern Presbyterian Church, Melbourne
Church in Melbourne, Australia
ReligiousBrunswick Uniting Church
Heritage-listed church in Brunswick, Victoria, Australia
ReligiousScots Uniting Church
Heritage-listed church in Campbellfield, Victoria, Australia
ReligiousSt Marks Anglican Church
Anglican church in Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
ReligiousWelsh Church and Hall
Welsh church in Melbourne, Australia
ReligiousSt. Nikola Macedonian Orthodox Church, Preston
Church in Victoria, Australia
ReligiousSt. Prophet Ilija Macedonian Orthodox Church, Footscray
Church in Victoria, Australia
ReligiousChrist Church, South Yarra
Anglican parish church in Melbourne, Australia
ReligiousAll Saints' Anglican Church, St. Kilda East
Church in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
ReligiousWesleyan Church and Sunday School, Brunswick
Former church in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
ReligiousHeavenly Queen Temple
Taoist temple in Melbourne, Australia
ReligiousChrist Church Anglican church, Brunswick
Heritage-listed church in Brunswick, Victoria, Australia
ReligiousSt Jude's Anglican Church
Church in Victoria, Australia
ReligiousSt Kilda Hebrew Congregation Synagogue
Heritage-listed synagogue in St Kilda, Victoria, Australia
ReligiousSt Luke's Church of South Melbourne
Anglican religious building in Melbourne, Australia
ReligiousSt Eustathios' Church of South Melbourne
Greek Orthodox religious building in Melbourne, Australia
ReligiousSt Monica's Church of Footscray
Catholic religious building in Melbourne, Australia
ReligiousSt James the Great, St Kilda East
Anglican parish church in the City of Glen Eira, Victoria, Australia
ReligiousSt Andrew's Church, Brighton
Church in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
ReligiousSt Bartholomew's Church, Burnley
Church in Victoria, Australia
ReligiousSt. Ambrose Church
Church in Victoria, Australia
Religious
ReligiousMacedonian Evangelical United Church, Preston
Church in Victoria, Australia
ReligiousSt. George Macedonian Orthodox Church, Fitzroy
Church in Victoria, Australia
ReligiousSaint John's Anglican Church, Heidelberg
Heritage-listed church in Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
ReligiousChurch of Christ
Heritage-listed church in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
ReligiousHoly Trinity Anglican church, Williamstown
Heritage-listed church in Williamstown, Victoria, Australia
Heritage & archaeology
(5)Box Hill Brickworks
Historic ruins.
Old Signal box
Historic ruins.
Dodds
Historic ruins.
Alphington Swimming Pool
Historic ruins.
Anchor Of Sunderland
Historic ruins.
Parks & nature
(41)
ParkCarlton Gardens
Garden in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
ParkFitzroy Gardens
Park in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
ParkAlbert Park and Lake
Park in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
ParkFlagstaff Gardens
Urban park in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
ParkRoyal Botanic Gardens Melbourne
Botanical gardens in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
ParkFawkner Park
Park in South Yarra, Victoria, Australia
ParkBatman Park
Urban park on the northern bank of the Yarra River in central Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
ParkTreasury Gardens
Park in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Park
ParkRuffey Lake Park
Park in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Park
ParkWattle Park
Park in Burwood, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
ParkRoyal Botanic Gardens Victoria
Botanic gardens at Melbourne and Cranbourne
ParkBirrarung Marr
Inner-city park in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
ParkPrinces Park
Parkland in Melbourne, Australia
ParkRoyal Park
Urban park in Melbourne, Australia
ParkSouth Surrey Park
Park in City of Boroondara, Australia
ParkYarra Bend Park
Park in Melbourne, Australia
ParkGreythorn Park
Park in Balwyn North, Australia
ParkMacleay Park
Park in Melbourne, Australia
ParkAlexandra Gardens
Public gardens in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
ParkBlackburn Lake Sanctuary
Park in Blackburn, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
ParkCERES Community Environment Park
Community environmental park in Melbourne, Australia
ParkFootscray Park
Park in Footscray, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
ParkKeilor Botanic Gardens
Botanical gardens in Melbourne, Australia
ParkKings Domain
Park in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
ParkMaranoa Botanic Gardens
Botanical garden in Balwyn, Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
ParkQueen Victoria Gardens
Urban park in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
ParkSt Kilda Botanical Gardens
Botanical garden in St Kilda, Victoria, Australia
ParkBurnley Gardens
Heritage-listed botanical gardens in Burnley, Victoria, Australia
ParkKoornang Park
Park in Carnegie, Victoria, Australia
ParkWesterfolds Park
Park in Templestowe, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Park
ParkSaint Kilda Foreshore Park
Park in Victoria, Australia
ParkNewport Lakes
Park in Victoria, Australia
ParkLynchs Bridge Park
Park in Victoria, Australia
ParkBurndap Park
Park in Victoria, Australia
ParkQueens Park
Park in Moonee Ponds, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
ParkPaisley Park
Park in Victoria, Australia
ParkCatani Gardens
Heritage-listed park in St Kilda, Victoria, Australia
ParkGordon Reserve
Heritage listed park in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
More to explore
(4)Dights Falls
Visitor attraction.
Fairfield Boathouse
Visitor attraction.
Rapids Observation Point
Viewpoint.
Melbourne Tram Museum
Visitor attraction.
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