Lonely PlanetSep 3
12 Things to Know Before Going to Melbourne
With top tips on everything from gratuity and transit to health and safety, here
Graffiti-covered laneway in the CBD.
16 things in this story
- Royal Botanic GardensGardenGardens with First Nations guided tours.
- Koorie Heritage TrustMuseumIt holds over 100,000 items in its collection from paintings and artefacts through to books, videos and photographs.
- Yarra ValleyNeighborhoodWinery-packed region for day trips.
- BallaratNeighborhoodHistoric gold rush city for day trips.
- Chapel StreetNeighborhoodRetail zone stretching from South Yarra to Windsor.
- Hosier LaneSightGraffiti-covered laneway in the CBD.
- Melbourne Cricket GroundSightVenue for Australian Rules football.
- FitzroyNeighborhood
- RichmondNeighborhood
- CarltonNeighborhood
- Flinders Street StationTrain station
- Bunjilaka section of Melbourne MuseumMuseum
- Elsewhere
- Aunty Peg’sRestaurantCollingwood, AustraliaTop-notch third-wave coffee outlet.
- Swan StreetNeighborhoodRichmond, AustraliaStreet in Richmond with dining and shopping.
- Brunswick StreetNeighborhoodFitzroy, AustraliaStreet in Fitzroy with dining and shopping.
- Smith StreetNeighborhoodCollingwood, AustraliaStreet in Collingwood with dining and shopping.