BCL: Places To Go in Melbourne Victoria Australia

General Attractions

Collingwood Children's Farm - Country Life for City Folk. Open every day of the year from 9am - 5pm
Bimbimbie Fauna & Picnic Park - Australian Native Animal Park. Feed and walk through enclosure to feed kangaroo, wombats, emus, deer and see a variety of Australian birds. (sorry link broken)
Federation Square website includes information about the development and architecture, exhibitions, events, maps etc... Farmers Market Held every Friday at Federation Square along the River. 12 noon until 6 pm
Fitzroy Gardens detailed descriptions and photographs of features within the garden.
Gasworks Arts Park a place of art, ideas and events, where people meet, explore and create. Situated in Albert Park, Victoria Gasworks is 3 kms from the Melbourne GPO. It is an arts precinct housed in renovated industrial buildings on what was the site of the Port Melbourne gas production plant.
Heritage Victoria includes a Melbourne walking tour map with details of buildings to see. You can find out about the Victorian Heritage Program, browse or search the heritage register, and download application forms.
Melbourne Aquarium
Old Melbourne Gaol Ned Kelly was executed The Old Melbourne Gaol in 1880. The Gaol is now a museum operated by the National Trust of Australia (Vic) and is open to the public. Winner of the Tourism Victoria award for cultural and heritage tourism in both 1996 and 1997.
Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne Information about the gardens, including attractions and history.
Tall Ship Enterprize Experience sailing on the replica of the tall ship that brought the first European settlers to Melbourne. Short sails and overnight adventure. Fun and excitement for all. Sails from Williamstown and other locations. Full details on website.
Three Great Zoos - Melbourne Zoo, Healesville Sanctuary and Werribee Open Range Zoo. Each of Victoria's 3 Zoos has an innovative master plan that displays a representative sample of the world's fauna and flora in bioclimatic zones. Victoria clearly has three of the world's great zoos.
The Wheeler Centre is Australia's first Centre for Books, Writing and Ideas. See their website for a calendar of events.

Tours to get to know Melbourne

Laneways of Melbourne Tour (MELL100 book online with GoDo)
Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Melbourne
A 3 hour indulgent visit to Melbourne's secret laneways, hidden shops and the 'hole in the wall' eateries that locals love. Your tour takes you to our secret alleys, down into funky shops or up into eclectic galleries. We allow you to sample chocolates, taste great coffee and eat a yummy lunch! see more details and select your date to book online...
Walk to Art (WKTA100 book online with GoDo)
Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
A quirky location in the CBD Melbourne will be advised on booking.
Walk to Art is about discovering art. Walk to Art is an intimate, behind the scenes tour which takes you to street art; art in artist-run initiative spaces, and to artists' in their studios, all hidden in Melbourne's unnamed buildings and laneways. see more details and select your date to book online...

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