Things to see in Melbourne
Melbourne is a city in Australia, with an urban population of about 4.2 million. Below are 20 notable places within about 8 km of the centre, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
1Carlton Gardens Park
The Carlton Gardens is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located on the northeastern edge of the Central Business District in the suburb of Carlton, Melbourne, in the state of Victoria, Australia.
2National Gallery of Victoria Art
The National Gallery of Victoria, popularly known as the NGV, is an art museum in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1861, it is Australia's oldest and most visited art museum.
3St Patrick's Cathedral Place of worship
The Cathedral Basílica of Saint Patrick is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne and the seat of its archbishop, currently Peter Comensoli.
4Melbourne Museum Museum
The Melbourne Museum is a natural and cultural history museum located in the Carlton Gardens in Melbourne, Australia.
5Melbourne Zoo Park
Melbourne Zoo is a zoo in Melbourne, Australia. It is located within Royal Park in Parkville, approximately 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of the centre of Melbourne.
6Federation Square Neighbourhood
Federation Square (marketed and colloquially known as Fed Square) is a venue for arts, culture and public events on the edge of the Melbourne central business district.
7Shrine of Remembrance History
The Shrine of Remembrance (commonly referred to as The Shrine) is a war memorial in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in Kings Domain on St Kilda Road.
8St Paul's Cathedral Place of worship
St Paul's Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in Melbourne, Australia. It is the cathedral church of the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne and the seat of the Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne, who is also the metropolitan archbishop of the Anglican Province of Victoria.
9Cooks' Cottage Museum
Cooks' Cottage, also known as Captain Cook's Cottage, is located in the Fitzroy Gardens, Melbourne, Australia. The cottage was constructed in 1755 in the English village of Great Ayton, North Yorkshire, by the parents of Captain James Cook, James and Grace Cook.
10Melbourne Aquarium Park
Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium is a Southern Ocean and Antarctic aquarium in central Melbourne, Australia. It is located on the banks of the Yarra River beside and under the Flinders Street Viaduct and the King Street Bridge.
11Australian Centre for Contemporary Art Art
The Australian Centre For Contemporary Art (ACCA) is a contemporary art gallery in Melbourne, Australia. The gallery is located on Sturt Street in the Melbourne Arts Precinct, in the inner suburb of Southbank.
12Immigration Museum Museum
The Immigration Museum is a culture museum that focuses on the immigration history of Melbourne and Victoria.
13Queen Victoria Market Shopping
The Queen Victoria Market (also known colloquially as the Vic Market or Queen Vic) is a major landmark and public marketplace in the central business district (CBD) of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
14Melbourne Athenaeum Arts & culture
The Athenaeum or Melbourne Athenaeum at 188 Collins Street is an art and cultural hub in the central business district of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
15Old Melbourne Gaol Museum
The Old Melbourne Gaol is a former jail and current museum on Russell Street, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It consists of a bluestone building and courtyard, and is located next to the old City Police Watch House and City Courts buildings, and opposite the Russell Street Police Headquarters.
16Arts Centre Melbourne Arts & culture
Arts Centre Melbourne, originally known as the Victorian Arts Centre and briefly called the Arts Centre, is a performing arts centre consisting of a complex of theatres and concert halls in the Melbourne Arts Precinct, located in the central Melbourne suburb of Southbank in Victoria, Australia.
17Luna Park Park
Luna Park Melbourne is a historic amusement park located on the foreshore of Port Phillip Bay in St Kilda, Victoria, Australia. It opened on 13 December 1912, with a formal opening a week later, and has been operating almost continuously ever since.
18Museums Victoria Museum
Museums Victoria is an organisation that includes a number of museums and related bodies in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
19Our Lady of Victories Basilica Place of worship
Our Lady of Victories Basilica is a Roman Catholic church located in the Melbourne suburb of Camberwell. Romanesque Revival in style, it was designed by architect Augustus Andrew Fritsch and was completed in 1918.
20Jewish Holocaust Museum and Research Centre Museum
The Melbourne Holocaust Museum (MHM) (formerly known as the Jewish Holocaust Centre) is an Australian institution dedicated to Holocaust education, research, and remembrance, based in Melbourne.
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