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Melbourne is a city with something for everyone. From chic fashion stores to buzzing laneway cafés and trendy bars, botanic gardens to sports stadiums, elegant Victorian-era streetscapes to Manhattan-style skyscrapers, film and food festivals to galleries and opulent theatres, Melbourne attractions has an activity that will interest you. Enjoy some of Australia's best eating and drinking, explore historic arcades and laneways lined with cafés and boutiques and see sporting spectaculars, art exhibitions and performing arts productions throughout the year.

From locally-designed originals to the best of international brands you'll be spoilt for choice in Melbourne's shopping precincts. Explore department stores and shopping centres and meander through the city's myriad of arcades and laneways.

Variety and energy characterise entertainment and nightlife in Victoria. Nightclubs, pubs and jazz and rock concerts can be found in the main regional centres. Melbourne features an ever-changing number of trendy clubs and bars and live music venues, as well as theatres and cinemas.

Melbourne is sports mad. From the crack of the bat to the roar of the engine, the city is a prime playing field throughout the year. While many Victorians enjoy playing a variety of sports, others like to watch. You can scream for (or against) players and teams in a multitude of sports, including tennis, cricket, motor racing, basketball, soccer, rugby (league and union) and horse racing. In fact, some sports, such as the quintessential Victorian game of Australian Rules Football or ‘Aussie Rules’, you may never have seen before. There’s also plenty of football fields, cricket pitches and basketball courts in regional Victoria, as well as premier horse tracks and motor speedways, often set amid stunning natural scenery.

Scratch the surface in Melbourne and you'll discover a city buzzing with dynamic and cutting-edge arts and cultural companies. Home to world-class arts and cultural heritage institutions, Melbourne also fosters edgy design and internationally recognised visual artists and performing arts companies. Head to the Southbank precinct for the home of Melbourne art and culture – the Victorian Arts Centre and the National Gallery of Victoria's international collection. Federation Square fuses art with architecture while city laneways and precincts showcase the innovation and skill of local artists and designers while any number of theatres, museums and events will introduce you to a new Melbourne.

Melbourne’s past is revealed in many historical buildings and monuments – from the World heritage listed Royal Exhibition Buildings to horrifying tales of prison life in Old Melbourne Gaol, to the genteel accounts of life at La Trobe’s Cottage, home of Victoria’s first governor. Explore Melbourne’s maritime past or the carefully reconstructed Cooks’ Cottage – the childhood home of Captain James Cook, one of the first European navigators to chart the east coast of Australia.

Aboriginal art is an integral part of Aboriginal culture and is an important window to understanding Aboriginal culture. Aboriginal art is among the oldest in the world – for tens of thousands of years Aboriginal people have recorded Dreaming stories and day-to-day activities in rock art, bark paintings, wood carvings and sand drawings. Aboriginal art features prominently in the Australian art scene. The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia has an excellent exhibition of Aboriginal art on display. Indigenous art can also be found on sale and display in a number of dedicated collections and co-operatives in Flinders Lane and at the Koori Heritage Trust in King Street.

Take to the streets and discover more about Melbourne. Let a local show you hidden highlights, or don sturdy shoes and grab a map to explore on your own. Don't forget to look up for evidence of the city's past as gold rush boom town.

In Melbourne it can be easy to forget you’re in a city of three and a half million people, with its lavish parks, gardens and waterways providing pockets of calm and tranquillity in the middle of the bustling city. Wander the tree-lined pathways through the Treasury and Fitzroy gardens or enjoy the sculptured terraces of Birrarung Marr, Melbourne’s newest garden situated on the shoulder of the Yarra River. For a truly Alice in Wonderland escape, explore the Royal Botanic Gardens – an ornamental labyrinth of lawns, weaving paths and venerable old trees. Melbourne’s gardens are also home to a host of bird, animal and aquatic life, but for a more formal introduction to native Australian wildlife and other locally-found or more exotic species, visit the internationally acclaimed Melbourne Zoo. As well, the state-of-the-art Melbourne Aquarium harbours thousands of creatures from the Southern Ocean.

Melbourne offers a wide range of activities and attractions for families to enjoy together, from exhilarating outdoor activities to educational and interactive museums and exhibitions. Wander through the living Forest Gallery at the Melbourne Museum, have a close encounter with a shark at the Melbourne Aquarium, or walk the newly opened Trail of the Elephants at the Melbourne Zoo.

Excellent facilities and warm sunny summers combine to get Melburnians up, out and active and making the most of the river, parks, coastline and bay. On a summer day everyone is out doing something whether it’s picnicking in one of the beautiful parks, cycling, sailing or strolling around a golf course honing their handicap. So as you can see there are just so many things to see and do when you are in Melbourne it will make it hard to leave. Melbourne attractions are plentiful and will keep you occupied for the duration of your stay. So call us today to arrange your next holiday to the great city of Melbourne.