things to do
Planning on extending your trip to see the sites? Melbourne is full of diverse attractions that can only be found in this striking city. Whether you are bringing your family, travelling with your colleagues or staying on solo, check out some of the adventures to be had in and around Melbourne.
Melbourne Zoo
Visit the over 320 species that call Melbourne Zoo home!
Open from 9.00am-5.00pm daily the Melbourne Zoo is a great day out for families where they can see animals small and large from around the world from endangered Western Lowland Gorillas to cheeky otters.
Melbourne Museum
Head down to Carlton Gardens to check out the Melbourne Museum and find the wonders held inside. Melbourne Museum is home to diverse galleries to peak everyone's interest. You will find the Forest Gallery, Science and Life Gallery, Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre, Te Pasifika Gallery, Children's Gallery and Touring Hall.
Old Melbourne Gaol
Visit Old Melbourne Gaol, Melbourne’s oldest and most feared prison since 1845. Now operated by the National Trust discover where some of Australia’s most infamous characters, including bushranger Ned Kelly and gangster Squizzy Taylor, spent time behind bars.
Scienceworks
Scienceworks is bursting with things to challenge curious minds of all ages. In just one visit, you can stroll among the gigantic machines that kept the city running, enjoy electrifying theatre in the Lightning Room, let your little ones roam safely in enclosed spaces, wander through immersive exhibitions and drop into deep space in the Melbourne Planetarium.
Queen Victoria Market
Queen Victoria Market is an authentic, bustling, inner-city market that has been the heart and soul of Melbourne for 140 years. Home to over 600 small businesses, it is a great place to discover fresh and specialty produce, hand-made and unique products, great coffee and food, souvenirs and clothing.
NGV International
NGV International houses a whole world of international art, displaying the National Gallery of Victoria's collections of European, Asian, Oceanic and American art. Since the National Gallery of Victoria opened in St Kilda Road in 1968, the total collection has doubled in size to more than 70,000 works of art. A truly iconic Melbourne building, the gallery has been totally redesigned to house one of the most impressive collections in the Southern Hemisphere.