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Melbourne
Visitor Attractions
There are hundreds of tourist
attractions in Melbourne range from places to see, places to visit and enjoy.
Here are some of the most popular visitor attractions in Melbourne and
surrounding area.
Australian
Center for Contemporary Art
Address: 111 Sturt St
Phone: 03 9654 6422
Web: http://www.accaonline.org.au
Opening Hours: Tue-Sun 11:00am-6:00pm
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Altona
Miniature Railway
Address: Blenheim Road,
Altona North, Melbourne, Victoria
Phone: +61 (0)3 9741 6580
This is a park dedicated to miniature steam engines, locomotives and trains.
Boat
Tours of Melbourne
Address: Melbourne Town
Hall, Swanston Street, Melbourne, Victoria
Phone: 61 (03) 9614 1215
Chinatown,
Melbourne
Melbourne China Town is
located at Little Bourke Street, between Swanston and Exhibition streets. Since
this is the home for Chinese immigrant for more than 100 years, visitors can
see number of Chinese attractions and, see many Chinese events and taste good
Chinese food here. Specially during the Chinese Lunar new year season there are
number of Chinese cultural activities taking place here. This is a ideal place
to get Chinese medicine also.
City
Explorer Bus Tours
Phone: +61 (0)3 9650
7000
This double Decker bus service traveling through most of the city attractions.
One time ticket is valid for one round journey and visitors can get down from
the different attractions and get in the next bus with the same ticket.
Como House
Address: cnr Williams
Rd & Leachlade Ave 3141
Phone: 03 9827 2500
Web: http://www.nattrust.com.au
Opening Hours:10:00am-5:00pm
Federation
Square
Address: Cnr Flinders &
Swanston Sts 3000
Phone: 03 9655 1900
Web: http://www.federationsquare.com.au
Immigration
Museum, Melbourne
Location: 400, Flinders
Street.
This old custom house is constructed in 1839 and one of the oldest public
building in Melbourne.
Melbourne
Planetarium
Address: 2 Booker
Street, Spotswood, Melbourne, Victoria
Phone: +61 (0)3 9392 4800
Opening Hours: 10:00 to 16:30
Melbourne
Aquarium
This state-of-the-art
Aquarium located at the city center by the banks of the Yarra River. This is a
very popular attraction specially among the kids. Visitors can see large number
of different species from the southern ocean.
Melbourne
Concert Hall
Address: Victorian Arts
Centre, 100 St. Kilda Road, Melbourne, Victoria
Phone: +61 (0)3 9281 8000
This is one of the popular venue for major concerts and opera and musicals.
Melbourne
Museum
Address: Rathdowne
Steet
Open Hours: 10.00 am to 5.00 pm
Web: http://melbourne.museum.vic.gov.au
Located in a six level building, Melbourne museum displays the Australian
ghistory, culture and flora and fauna.
Queen
Victoria Market
This 1878 market is a
historical landmark and place for shopping lovers. This market is open on
Tuesday and Thursdays to Sunday and selling local goods and foreign imports.
this covers a area of 7 hectares and around more than 1000 venders selling
their products and services. There are private tours are arranged to Queen
Victoria Market for tourists also.
Rialto
Towers
Address: 525 Collins
Street
Phone: 03 9629 8222
Web: http://www.melbournedeck.com.au
The 253-metre-high Rialto Towers Building is the tallest office building in the
southern hemisphere. The popular observation deck affords a spectacular 360°
view of Melbourne's surrounds at 55th floor.
Royal
Melbourne Zoo
Address: Elliott Ave
Phone: 03 9285 9300
Web: http://www.zoo.org.au
One of the oldest zoo in the world and very popular among the youbng visitors.
there are some educational programs also.
St Kilda
This sea side venue
consists of restaurants & pubs and popular eating and drinking place.
Shrine
of Remembrance, Melbourne
Melbourne Shrine of
Remembrance to tribute the Victorian people who did service and sacrifice their
lives in the war. This is located in St. Kilda Road and consists of 13 hectares
of garden and lawn.
Walking
Tours of Melbourne
Address: Melbourne
Visitor Information Centre, Melbourne Town Hall, Swanston Street, Melbourne,
Victoria
Phone: +44 (0)3 9658 9658
Ideal way to explore the city of Melbourne. This guided warking tour will cover
number of attactions in Melbourne and Vistoria.
Williamstown,
Melbourne
This is the Melbourne
first port located in down streams of Yarra River only be reached by ferry from
Southgate or train from Flinder Station. Attractions in Williamstown includes
Williamstown beach, Point Gellibrand Heritage Park, Nelson Place, Williamstown
Historical Society Museum, Williamstown Botanical Gardens, Time Ball Tower and
Fort Gellibrand.
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