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Albert Park

National Parks and Reserves

Albert Park

Just 3 kilometres from Melbourne's centre, Albert Park Lake is perfect for a jog, cycle, or walk with your dog, and for soaking up stunning city skyline views. Albert Park hosts a variety of events year-round, from fun runs and cycling challenges to the iconic Australian Grand Prix. Follow the Albert Park Lake Path and pause at the southern end for spectacular views back towards the city. There are several designated picnic areas within Albert Park for you to stop at on your park visit. Albert Park offers plenty of space for you to walk your dog. The park is mainly an on-lead park but there are some designated off-lead areas where you can give your dog a good run, but please kept out of dog exclusion areas (including the lake and the playgrounds). The Sailability program operates from The Boatshed. This program is an introduction to sailing for people of all abilities. A number of disabled parking bays are available in Aquatic Drive. Additionally, drop offs are available in the gravel area adjacent to The Boatshed. Before traveling, visit Parks Victoria's website to check for changes in park conditions which may impact your visit. Remember to stay bushfire ready using information from Emergency Victoria's website while in nature.

Albert Park VIC

0.0 km away

Shrine Kids

Galleries, Museums and Collections

Shrine Kids

Shrine Kids provides a fantastic opportunity for indoor and outdoor play, allowing young imaginations to take flight as they uncover the Shrine's rich history. Shrine Kids is a free self-guided program for families with primary school-aged children. Four different activity cards provide a starting point for fresh perspectives of the Shrine. Children are asked to locate key sites and creatively respond to a range of questions related to different aspects of the Shrine. Borrow an Explorer Kit from the Information Desk as the perfect accessory for fact-finding around the Shrine. Make your next visit to the Shrine a memorable one for the whole family.

Melbourne VIC

1.7 km away

Man and Donkey statue at the Shrine of Remembrance — Image credit: Shrine of Remembrance

Galleries, Museums and Collections

Shrine of Remembrance

The Shrine of Remembrance is Victoria's national war memorial, built in 1934 to honour First World War veterans and now commemorating all Australians who have served. Recognised as Australia's leading cultural tourism destination, the Shrine offers a moving and immersive visitor experience. Step inside to explore the Galleries of Remembrance, home to over 800 artefacts, including an original Gallipoli landing boat and personal stories of Australians in war and peacekeeping. Discover the Sanctuary's classical interior, where Ray of Light demonstrations occur every half hour. From the Balcony, take in breathtaking views of Melbourne and the surrounding memorial gardens. Families can embark on a Shrine scavenger hunt with free Shrine Kids activity cards. Experience the Last Post Service every Sunday at 4.45 pm, featuring buglers, bagpipers, and the Shrine Guard in historic uniform. Free entry. Open daily. Guided tours run hourly (except 1pm). Gold Winner: Cultural Tourism, 2024 Qantas Australian Tourism Awards.

Melbourne VIC

1.7 km away

A bugler at the Shrine of Remembrance Last Post Service — Image credit: Copyright - Shrine of Remembrance

Galleries, Museums and Collections

Last Post Service

Every Sunday at 4.45pm, the Shrine holds a Last Post Service which commemorates a different moment from Australia’s military history from the First World War through to today. This weekly, family-friendly event is a 15-minute ceremony that takes place outside on the Shrine forecourt and includes bugle calls and bagpipers, Shrine Guard in historic uniform, wreath-laying, a recital of the Ode, and lowering of the flags. The Last Post Service is a meaningful way to end a day at the Shrine or a day out in Melbourne.

Melbourne VIC

1.7 km away

La Trobe's Cottage

Galleries, Museums and Collections

La Trobe's Cottage

La Trobe's Cottage was the original home of Victoria's first Lt. Governor, Charles Joseph La Trobe, from 1839 to 1854. Described by a visitor in 1852 as 'small but elegantly furnished and standing in spacious grounds', La Trobe’s Cottage is now a vital part of Victoria’s history. The cottage was made from prefabricated materials brought from England to be the home of La Trobe, his wife Sophie and their children. As Melbourne’s oldest surviving building, the restored cottage replicates the original prefabricated structure and contains items belonging to La Trobe along with artefacts from the earliest time of Victoria’s settlement. Combined Tours of La Trobe's Cottage and Government House are also available on select Mondays. The tours provide a tangible link between the pre-gold rush and the legendary Marvellous Melbourne eras, granting a fascinating insight into the city's origins.

Melbourne VIC

1.7 km away

St Kilda Pier and Kiosk — Image credit: Parks Victoria

Landmarks and Buildings

St Kilda Pier and Breakwater

Stretching out into Port Phillip Bay, St Kilda Pier is Melbourne's most favourite seaside playground. It provides the perfect location for a leisure walk, sunset photography, boating, fishing, or soaking in the stunning views of Port Phillip and the Melbourne skyline, this accessible pier is a welcoming space for everyone to enjoy. The Pier dates back to the mid 1800s as an early working jetty. The breakwater was later constructed for the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, as a safe harbour for sailing events. The newly renovated pier, at 450 metres in length offers the perfect location for a walk, enjoying a morning coffee from the cascading seating or watch the sunset over the city skyline. The breakwater is home to a little penguin colony and a new viewing boardwalk has been built to provide protection for penguins by separating visitors from the sensitive penguin nesting sites. In the heart of the pier is the St Kilda Pier Kiosk, open daily, offering food and beverages. Due to submerged obstacles below the water's surface and shallow areas, jumping and diving off the pier and other structures is not permitted. Check conditions and follow water safety advice to make sure your day out at St Kilda Pier and Breakwater is a safe and enjoyable one.

St Kilda VIC

1.8 km away

Guilfoyle's Volcano — Image credit: Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne

Historical Sites and Heritage Locations

Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, Melbourne Gardens

Attracting over two million visitors annually, the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria in Melbourne is a treasured part of cultural life and a valuable asset to the city. With stunning vistas, tranquil lakes and diverse plant collections, the gardens are a place of continual discovery and delight. Enjoy a First Peoples led Aboriginal Heritage Walk, a ride on The Explorer bus or Punting on The Lake, all set against a beautiful backdrop and just moments from the city. These beautiful gardens are home to amazing and diverse plant collections such as camellias, rainforest flora, succulents and cacti, roses, Californian species, herbs, perennials, cycads and plants from Southern China. Guilfoyle's Volcano offers fabulous city skyline views, a precinct to explore, and a natural sanctuary for native wildlife. The children's garden has everything that children could want to help them discover the natural world, with plant tunnels that they can crawl through, rocks that they can climb and a bamboo forest in which they can hide. Visitors can unwind at the Terrace café, The Observatory all day dining venue or find botanical-inspired souvenirs and gifts at the Gardens Shop. The Friends of the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne hold seasonal plant sales twice a year, see their website for further details. During summer, the lawns come alive with outdoor cinema, live music, theatre performances and exhibitions.

Melbourne VIC

1.9 km away

Aptus Seafood

Shopping and Markets

South Melbourne Market

South Melbourne Market opened in 1867, making it Melbourne's longest continually running market. With almost 150 stalls operated by small business owners, the market features a huge range of products including; fresh fruit and vegetables, butchers, poultry, seafood and delis, groceries and specialty foods, pet food and supplies, men's and women's fashion, footwear, accessories and children's wear, homewares and kitchenware, books and stationery, giftware and cards, restaurants, cafes, speciality coffee stores and take-away food, cakes and confectioneries, plants and flowers and much more. The Market is just 10 minutes from Melbourne's city centre and is easily accessible by tram, bus, bike, foot or car.

South Melbourne VIC

1.9 km away

Prahran Market

Shopping and Markets

Prahran Market

Prahran Market is Australia's oldest continuously running food market, proudly being in operation since 1864. Prahran Market is proud to be Australia's premier food market that is famous for outstanding food and hard-to-find speciality items. A Market is nothing without its Traders. And Prahran Market is home to some of the best. Good people and good produce are what nourish a community, and you'll find both here every day. Expert traders not only bring exceptional goods to the table, but all the advice and food-loving chat to serve with it. Visit to see and experience what delicious sorts they have in the mix. A Melbourne food icon, Prahran Market is as fascinating as the community it serves. If you love food, history, and sense of community, go and visit. You will love it.

South Yarra VIC

1.9 km away

SWOP South Melbourne — Image credit: SWOP

Shopping and Markets

SWOP South Melbourne

Since 2013 SWOP has been a leader in the Australian fashion resale space. SWOP sells a curated, seasonal selection of second-hand pieces that have been exchanged for cash or store credit. They offer an expertly curated collection of pre-loved designer and vintage clothing. With regular Instagram sale stories, plus a dynamic eCommerce store, you can browse freely interstate or worldwide. Each SWOP store in Australia is unique and tailored to each city; no two stores are the same.

South Melbourne VIC

2.0 km away

Monsterz Ink — Image credit: Rush Escape Game

Amusement and Theme Parks

Rush Escape Game - South Yarra

Rush Escape Game provides adrenaline filled live escape game experiences to thrill seekers from all over the world. Our goal for every player of the game is to feel the rush of escaping - others would refer to this experience as 'being in the zone' while researchers call it 'flow'. At the peak of this state you will feel great and perform at your best, action and awareness merge, time flies and self vanishes. If you have ever been involved in an activity or project where everything else was forgotten, then you will be familiar with this state. Rush Escape Game deliberately focuses on maximising fun, playing this game feels even more exciting and engaging as you realise that no one escapes alone, this means you will need to work together as a team to overcome all of the challenges. Co-operation, critical thinking, pattern recognition and fast decision making will be required, and before you know it, your primal survival and problem solving instincts will surface to help solve unusual puzzles, uncover clues, keys and codes with the ultimate aim of escaping.

South Yarra VIC

2.0 km away

Portable Iron Houses

Galleries, Museums and Collections

Portable Iron Houses

See what life was like in Melbourne during the gold rush era when you visit one of the few remaining prefabricated buildings in the world. The three houses in South Melbourne are among the last nineteenth-century prefabricated iron buildings. With gold discovered in Victoria in 1851 accommodation was needed for the many migrants flocking to the colony. Tents and prefabricated iron houses met that need. Ordered from a catalogue, the buildings offered ranged from modest cottages to theatres and even churches that could hold over 700 people. Constructed in Britain, the houses were dismantled, every component labelled then packed into crates and shipped abroad to be reassembled in their new location. Specialist labour was not required and anyone could assemble them by following the instructions. By 1855 South Melbourne comprised nearly 100 portable buildings, of which Patterson House is on its original site. Abercrombie House and Bellhouse were relocated to the current sites from North Melbourne and Fitzroy. All three make up the Portable Iron Houses experience. The Portable Iron Houses are open on the first Sunday of the month from 1:00pm to 4:00pm.

South Melbourne VIC

2.0 km away

Facade of the Jewish Museum, featuring exhibition banner, 2025 — Image credit: Jewish Museum of Australia

Galleries, Museums and Collections

Jewish Museum of Australia

The Jewish Museum of Australia explores and celebrates the breadth of Australian Jewish life, culture and history. The Jewish Museum of Australia brings it to life through unique temporary and permanent exhibitions, school education programs and short courses, as well as through a vibrant calendar of events including talks, creative workshops, family and children's activities, live music, and guided walks. At the intersection of art and Jewish culture, the Museum is a place for all people to share in the Australian Jewish experience. The Jewish Museum of Australia welcomes visitors from all cultural and religious backgrounds.

St Kilda VIC

2.1 km away

Robin Boyd's iconic Walsh Street house museum — Image credit: Robin Boyd Fopundation

Galleries, Museums and Collections

Robin Boyd's Walsh Street House Museum

The Robin Boyd Foundation is the custodian of the legacy of Australian modernist architect, author, critic, and public educator Robin Boyd and the iconic Walsh Street house he designed, built and inhabited. The Foundation is committed to advocating Boyd's belief that good design can improve people's lives and their world. Their guided tours and events provide public access to the Walsh Street House Museum, an exemplar of modernist residential architecture. The Foundation is also known for its architectural walking tours, speaker series, film screenings, open days, and digital tours that activate awareness, amplify voices and increase architecture and design participation.

South Yarra VIC

2.1 km away

ACCA at dusk — Image credit: John Gollings

Galleries, Museums and Collections

Australian Centre for Contemporary Art

The Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA) plays an inspirational and critical role in investing in the creative, artistic and wider communities, leading the cultural conversation and setting the agenda for contemporary art. ACCA has a long and celebrated history of investing in, nurturing and propelling the careers of contemporary artists by supporting them to make new, risk-taking and experimental work that challenges thinking, encourages new perspectives, and connects and resonates with diverse communities. ACCA develops exhibitions exploring the ideas and work of significant artists from around the world, commissions ambitious new works by local and international artists, and delivers a range of curatorial, educational and public programs including talks, lectures, symposia, performances, screenings, music and events. Housed in one of Melbourne’s most iconic buildings on Sturt Street in the Melbourne Arts Precinct, ACCA is a short tram ride or 10 minute walk from Flinders Street Station. Please visit the website for the latest information on exhibitions and events.

Southbank VIC

2.1 km away

Rooftop bar overlooking St Kilda Beach — Image credit: St Kilda Sea Baths

Entertainment Venues

St Kilda Sea Baths

On Melbourne's premier beachfront, the St Kilda Sea Baths overlooks the picturesque St Kilda Beach and Bay. With a rich history, this Melbourne institution continues to define the ultimate beachside lifestyle. Six kilometres from the Melbourne Central Business District, parking on site and easy Transport (Tram). The Sea Baths is home to cocktail bars, restaurants and cafes. It has dining on the sand as well as outdoor areas and inside venues. Captain Baxter, the place to be 'scene' in St Kilda. Beachside cocktail lounge and restaurant. Rooftop deck, live music, great food and drinks. Republica, an iconic St Kilda bar, and restaurant with courtyard and beachside dining and drinks. Beachcomber Café goes beyond expectations providing uninterrupted views and Greek fare - specialising in fresh seafood. Encore St Kilda is one of Australia's most awarded function and events centres with unmatched location and style. Kite Republic has it all for kiteboarding and stand-up paddle board hire, sales and lessons. South Pacific Health Club is the best health and fitness Club in Melbourne. High Altitude training, yoga and more. It is known as Melbourne's best gym. The Sea Baths pool has unmatched health benefits from filtered Sea Water. It is frequented by AFL Teams doing Hot/Cold recovery sessions from the warm pool/spa, into the Bay. Go here to see the new St Kilda Pier and Penguin Colony.

St Kilda VIC

2.2 km away

Gasworks Creative Precinct

Entertainment Venues

Gasworks Creative Precinct

Gasworks is a home for creativity: a vital precinct where people gather for connection, belonging, and to experience the transformative power of art, nature, and culture. Located in Albert Park on the former South Melbourne Gas Plant site, Gasworks combines four hectares of parkland with two galleries, two theatres, artist studios, workshops, function spaces, and a café. Each year, over 100,000 community members engage with creativity through 200 performing arts events, 30 visual art exhibitions, 15 artist studios, 12 farmers' markets, over 300 classes and workshops, professional development pathways, access to spaces, and family and school holiday programs.  Gasworks is distinct in its commitment to multiple art forms – visual art, theatre, comedy, circus, cabaret, dance, live music, and family programming. It is also distinct in its support for sector development, providing pathways from entry-level to professional practice.

Albert Park VIC

2.2 km away

Chapel Off Chapel — Image credit: City of Stonnington

Entertainment Venues

Chapel Off Chapel

Intimate, Live, Iconic. Chapel Off Chapel is one of Melbourne's most popular live performance venues in a heritage listed Church in the Heart of Prahran. Providing an eclectic mix of Live music, cabaret, music theatre, comedy, theatre and dance. With two intimate theatres and a welcoming foyer bar and courtyard, this venue is known for its friendly staff and memorable experiences.

Prahran VIC

2.2 km away

Japanese head spa waterfall rinse treatment in Melbourne. Luxury head spa ritual in South Yarra. — Image credit: Hair Spa Melbourne

Spas and Retreats

Hair Spa Melbourne

Hair Spa Melbourne is an advanced Japanese Head Spa in South Yarra, combining Japanese-inspired rituals with modern scalp and hair science. Treatments use advanced techniques, including Spa Mist, the Yume Headbath waterfall, molecular hair repair, LED and microcurrent technology, microbiome-focused scalp care, and signature massage. For guests seeking a more comprehensive experience, the Japanese Head Spa - Advanced Scalp and Hair Rejuvenation includes an in-depth scalp and hair analysis using professional microscopy, allowing the treatment protocol to be personalised according to the condition of the scalp and hair. One-hour Express Head Spa treatments include hair drying after treatments, with either a dry-off or professional blow wave included depending on the service booked. A distinctive part of the experience is Hair Spa Melbourne's in-house cosmetic laboratory, where freshly prepared, personalised scalp and hair formulations are created. The hair prescription concept takes personalisation further. Selected two-hour treatments include an individually prepared 100 gram take-home hair mask or 30 gram scalp tonic. Located close to Melbourne Central Business District, Hair Spa Melbourne offers a private, science-led approach to Japanese Head Spa, combining advanced scalp and hair care with relaxation.

South Yarra VIC

2.2 km away

Pirates — Image credit: Rush Escape Game

Amusement and Theme Parks

Rush Escape Game - St Kilda

Rush Escape Game provides adrenaline filled live escape game experiences to thrill seekers from all over the world. The goal is for every player of the game to feel the rush of escaping - others would refer to this experience as 'being in the zone' while researchers call it 'flow'. At the peak of this state you will feel great and perform at your best, action and awareness merge, time flies and self vanishes. If you have ever been involved in an activity or project where everything else was forgotten, then you will be familiar with this state. Rush Escape Game deliberately focuses on maximising fun, playing this game feels even more exciting and engaging as you realise that no one escapes alone, this means you will need to work together as a team to overcome all of the challenges. Co-operation, critical thinking, pattern recognition and fast decision making will be required, and before you know it, your primal survival and problem solving instincts will surface to help solve unusual puzzles, uncover clues, keys and codes with the ultimate aim of escaping.

St Kilda VIC

2.3 km away

Port Phillip

National Parks and Reserves

Port Phillip

Port Phillip is the entrance to Australia's busiest port and is one of Victoria's most popular recreational destinations. Although Port Phillip is commonly referred to as 'the Bay' or 'Port Phillip Bay', Port Phillip is actually not a bay at all. It's a local port area that is actually made up of over 16 bays. Every year millions of people enjoy its vast coastline, world-class swimming beaches and coastal parks. An entirely different perspective however is available to those who explore Port Phillip by boat. Island, shipwrecks and marine reserves dot Port Phillip, while scuba diving and fishing reveal the colourful diversity of Port Phillip's marine life. Over 3.2 million people live around its shore, making Port Phillip Australia's most densely populated catchment. Port Phillip is a large expanse of water that is surprisingly shallow in many places. Conditions can change in parks for many reasons. For the latest information on changes to local conditions, please visit the relevant park page on the Parks Victoria website. Be bushfire ready in the great outdoors. Refer to the Bushfire Safety section on the Parks Victoria website for tips on how to stay safe.

Port Melbourne VIC

2.3 km away

Installation view of Hany Armanious: Stone Soup, Buxton Contemporary, the University of Melbourne.

Galleries, Museums and Collections

Buxton Contemporary

Buxton Contemporary opened in 2018 at the University of Melbourne’s art school, the Victorian College of the Arts. Designed by renowned architect Fender Katsalidis, the museum is located in the heart of the Melbourne arts precinct where it provides a creative forum through which the University engages local, national and international audiences with the best of contemporary Australian and international art. Buxton Contemporary is the result of a landmark gift to the University by the art collector Michael Buxton. In 1995 Michael founded the Michael Buxton Collection with the aim of developing a museum quality collection of contemporary Australian art. In 2014, in one of the most significant acts of cultural philanthropy in Australian history, Michael and Janet Buxton donated the Collection to the University of Melbourne, along with funds to build and partially endow a new museum in which to house it. Buxton Contemporary uses the Michael Buxton Collection as a foundation and inspiration for exhibitions, performance, research, teaching and publishing. The team respectfully acknowledge the Wurundjeri people of the Eastern Kulin nation, the traditional owners of the land on which Buxton Contemporary is situated. Admission to Buxton Contemporary is free. Now showing Tony Clark: Unsculpted.

Southbank VIC

2.4 km away

NGV International

Galleries, Museums and Collections

NGV International

The National Gallery of Victoria has two magnificent galleries located a short walk apart, both with free entry to the permanent collection. 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. The NGV offers an extraordinary visual arts experience with diverse temporary exhibitions, Collection displays, talks, tours, programs for kids, films, late-night openings and performances.

Melbourne VIC

2.6 km away

Holey Moley Crown Melbourne

Entertainment Venues

Holey Moley Crown Melbourne

Holey Moley Crown Melbourne have brought the sweetest mini golf experience to Crown Melbourne. If you've ever harboured dreams of being Happy Gilmore, now's your chance. With 18 themed holes, over two courses, you're in for the craziest round of mini golf you've ever played. Feelin' thirsty? Lay back, relax and count your wins at the poolside Caddyshack. With their deluxe cocktail bar and gourmet food offerings, they've got you covered.

Southbank VIC

2.6 km away

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