Events & Attractions
Cecconi's Flinders Lane Restaurant & Cellar Bar
Spacious monochrome Modern Italian restaurant with slick decor, hanging dome lights, and cellar bar.
- Restaurants
Philippe
Upscale spot presenting French cuisine, a raw bar & drinks in a white-tablecloth dining room.
- Restaurants
ArtPlay
Birrarung Marr is situated on the north bank of the Yarra River next to Federation Square. The park’s playground is always open for anyone. Bring your kids along and watch them enjoy the tube slides, sandpits, swinging hammocks, activity panel rock and rope climbing features and balance beams.
- Art
- Outdoor Activities
Regent Theatre
Magnificently restored theatre that has been part of the Melbourne story since 1929, hosting some of the world’s most renowned theatre productions.
- Art
- Culture
Athenaeum Theatre
The Athenaeum or Melbourne Athenaeum at 188 Collins Street is an art and cultural hub in the central business district of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1839, it is the city's oldest cultural institution.
- Art
- Culture
Flower Drum
Cantonese meals in a sprawling, red-carpeted restaurant with panels of Chinese art lining the walls.
- Restaurants
Siglo
Classy rooftop terrace bar with Parliament House views, serving cocktails, wine and gourmet snacks.
- Bars
Her Majesty's Theatre
Leaving the fuss and babble of the modern world behind, you are wrapped in timeless beauty. Known as the home to all Melbourne’s great musicals, Her Majesty’s Theatre also presents opera, ballet, plays and concerts as well as private events and functions.
- Art
- Culture
Bourke Street Mall
Explore Melbourne’s most popular shopping hub. Home to two main department stores, David Jones and Myer, as well as the iconic GPO building.
- Art
- Shopping
The Princess Theatre
Melbourne’s iconic Princess Theatre is regarded by many as Melbourne’s most spectacular landmark. Many of the world’s most successful productions have been staged here, including Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, Cats, Mama Mia! and The Producers.
- Art
- Culture
Royal Arcade
Australia’s longest standing arcade and Melbourne’s first, features a collection of quality boutiques and stores.
- Art
- Shopping
Collins Street Luxury Shopping Precinct
Luxury shopping on our doorstep, such as Louis Vuitton, Paspaley Pearls, Chanel, Bulgari, Longchamp, Cartier, Celine and many more...
- Art
- Shopping
State Theatre Melbourne
The State Theatre is home to two of our fabulous resident companies: The Australian Ballet and Opera Australia.
- Art
- Culture
Fitzroy Gardens
Fitzroy Gardens is one of Melbourne’s most historic and beautiful gardens. Located in East Melbourne, Fitzroy Gardens is bounded by Lansdowne, Wellington, Clarendon and Albert streets.
- Outdoor Activities
Emporium Melbourne
Located in the heart of Melbourne’s CBD, with 225 stores including fashion, culture, food and art.
- Art
- Shopping
National Gallery of Victoria
With some of the world’s finest art collections, National Gallery of Victoria is Australia’s oldest and largest art museum.
- Art
- Culture
State Library Victoria
The Library has grown to span an entire city block, adding all manner of reading rooms, galleries, exhibition spaces, lecture halls and venues: The Ian Potter Queen's Hall is the jewel in the Library's stellar collection of unique heritage spaces or LaTrobe Reading Room, the magnificent octagonal reading room is six storeys high.
- Art
- Culture
Eureka Skydeck 88
Teeter on The Edge, a switchable glass cube that slides you out from the building's 88th floor for unsurpassed views of Melbourne and far beyond.
- Entertainment
- Outdoor Activities
- Family Activities
Melbourne & Olympic Parks
Located on the edge of the city’s vibrant CBD sits Melbourne & Olympic Parks, Australia's premier sporting and entertainment hub. The precinct is notably acclaimed for hosting the Australian Open and Melbourne’s most celebrated national and international, sports and entertainment events. Melbourne & Olympic Parks comprises of Rod Laver Arena, John Cain Arena, Margaret Court Arena and AAMI Park.
- Outdoor Activities
- Sports
Carlton Gardens
A World Heritage Site that features flowerbeds, ornamental lakes and elaborate fountains. Carlton Gardens is surrounded by the Royal Exhibition Building, and Melbourne Museum.
- Outdoor Activities
MCG - Melbourne Cricket Ground
Visit the stadium seven days a week for AFL, cricket, international soccer, the Australian Sports Museum, cafes and the unmatchable MCG Tour.
- Outdoor Activities
- Sports
Royal Exhibition Building
The site of Australia’s first Federal Parliament in 1901, the Royal Exhibition Building features the world’s only surviving Great Hall which is still in use.
- Art
- Culture
Australian Centre for Contemporary Art
Australia’s leading contemporary art gallery with the best international and Australian artists.
- Art
- Culture
Melbourne Museum
Experience the wonder of life in all its forms – human and animal, vast and tiny, ancient, alive and as you have never imagined it.
- Culture
- Museums
SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium
Southern Ocean and Antarctic aquarium located on Flinders Street, Melbourne.
- Entertainment
- Family Activities
Queen Victoria Market
Discover a wide variety of fresh, quality produce and specialty shopping. Melbourne's iconic market, Queen Victoria Market has been operating since 1878.
- Culture
- Shopping
Royal Botanic Gardens
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, Melbourne Gardens has been a treasured part of Melbourne’s cultural life for more than 170 years – much loved by generations of Victorians, as well as by many visitors from interstate and overseas. It is a picturesque haven for recreation and an important resource for education, conservation, science and horticulture. Over 38 hectares, they house an impressive collection of over 10,000 species of plants from around the world.
- Outdoor Activities
Marvel Stadium
Renowned for regularly staging AFL and BBL action under the famous retractable roof, Marvel Stadium has also hosted some of the biggest international sporting events such as UFC, Soccer World Cup Qualifiers, International Rugby Union tests and USA Basketball versus Australian Boomers in 2019. Throughout its years, Marvel Stadium has hosted many memorable concerts for some of the world’s biggest stars including U2, Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift, Foo Fighters, Justin Timberlake, AC/DC, Bon Jovi, Andre Rieu and Eminem.
- Entertainment
- Sports
Melbourne Zoo
Set on 22 hectares close to the heart of the city, Melbourne Zoo has more than 320 wildlife species from Australia and around the world. There is free Meet the Keeper talks daily between 10:30am – 3:30pm.
- Family Activities
- Outdoor Activities
Luna Park
A historic amusement park offering 18 rides and attractions, located on the foreshore of St Kilda.
- Family Activities
- Entertainment
St Kilda Beach
The foreshore is a hive of activity as walkers, joggers and rollerbladers race by, while kitesurfers, windsurfers and all-weather swimmers make the waters their playground.
- Outdoor Activities
- Parks
Werribee Open Range Zoo
Join a wildlife safari, Melbourne style, and spot rhinos, cheetahs, giraffes, zebras and monkeys as they roam freely through the grounds of the zoo.
- Day Trips
- Family Activities
Puffing Billy Railway
Puffing Billy travels through the magnificient forests and fern tree gullies of the Dandenong Ranges. This century-old steam train is still running on its original mountain track from Belgrave to Gembrook in the scenic Dandenong Ranges and is a genuine relic of more leisurely days.
- Entertainment
- Family Activities
Healesville Sanctuary
Healesville Sanctuary is a Zoo specialising in native Australian animals. Wander through the tranquil tracks and meet iconic Australian animals including koalas, kangaroos, platypus, dingoes, wombats and emus.
- Day Trips
- Family Activities
Events & Attractions
Melbourne is a creative, exciting and ever-changing city with extraordinary surprises to be discovered in every basement, rooftop and laneway. Whether you're an art enthusiast, a shopping addict or theatre devotee, there’s a never-ending list of things to do in our wonderful city.