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Things to do in Melbourne

Street art and cafes in the city laneways, Queen Victoria Market, Italian Lygon Street, the MCG and the pier and cake shops of St Kilda.

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Food

Acland Street, St Kilda

St Kilda's eating street near the Esplanade, long known for its cake shops and sweet treats.Entry: Pay as you go
Neighborhood

Brunswick Street, Fitzroy

Fitzroy's main street of bookshops, bars, cafes and independent stores, with live music nearby.Entry: Free to walk
Food

Chinatown (Little Bourke Street)

Australia's oldest Chinatown, a strip of dumpling houses, yum cha and arcades on Little Bourke Street.Entry: Pay as you go
Food

Degraves Street

A laneway of cafes, boutiques and eateries running north from Flinders Street Station.Entry: Pay as you go
Neighborhood

Fed Square

The city's public square opposite Flinders Street Station, with galleries, a big screen and buskers.Entry: Free to visit
Nature

Fitzroy Gardens

Heritage gardens from 1848 with Cooks' Cottage, a conservatory and elm-lined paths.Entry: Free to visitSearch tours on Klook
Food

Hardware Lane

A breezy laneway in the city center, popular with diners and drinkers in the evening.Entry: Pay as you go
Neighborhood

Hosier Lane

A bluestone laneway covered in street art by local and overseas artists, opposite Fed Square.Entry: Free to walk
Food

Lygon Street, Carlton

Carlton's Italian precinct, a strip of restaurants, cafes and gelato shops north of the city.Entry: Pay as you go
MuseumBook ahead

Melbourne Cricket Ground

Melbourne's great sports stadium, seen on a 75-minute guided tour from Gate 3.Entry: Book a tourSearch tickets and tours on Klook
Museum

Melbourne Museum

Natural and social history in Carlton Gardens, home of the racehorse Phar Lap, open 9 AM to 5 PM.Entry: Buy a ticketSearch tickets and tours on Klook
Museum

NGV International

The National Gallery of Victoria on St Kilda Road, free to enter and open 10 AM to 5 PM.Entry: General entry freeSearch tickets and tours on Klook
Market

Queen Victoria Market

Melbourne's big open-air market of produce, deli halls and food stalls, open five days a week.Entry: Closed Mondays and Wednesdays. Closed Mondays and Wednesdays
Nature

Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne

Free gardens by the Yarra with lawns and an ornamental lake, open from 7:30 AM daily.Entry: Free to visitSearch tours on Klook
Museum

Royal Exhibition Building

Australia's first World Heritage listed building, set in Carlton Gardens opposite Melbourne Museum.Entry: Gardens free; interior by tourSearch tickets and tours on Klook
Museum

Shrine of Remembrance

Victoria's war memorial on St Kilda Road, free to enter and open 10 AM to 5 PM daily.Entry: Free to visitSearch tours on Klook
Beach

St Kilda Beach

Melbourne's best-known city beach, along the foreshore beside the St Kilda Esplanade.Entry: Free to visitSearch tours on Klook
Viewpoint

St Kilda Pier

The pier at St Kilda on Port Phillip Bay, a favorite seaside walk a few minutes from the 96 tram.Entry: Free to walkSearch tours on Klook
Museum

State Library Victoria

The state library on Swanston Street, home of the La Trobe Reading Room, open 10 AM to 6 PM daily.Entry: Open 10 AM to 6 PMSearch tickets and tours on Klook

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