Museum

Discover Melbourne's dark criminal history and visit the old prison where the worst criminals were imprisoned and executed for almost 80 years. Melbourne Prison was the largest in the state of Victoria and operated between 1845 and 1924. [btn "The 10 best hotels in Melbourne" https://www.booking.com/city/au/melbourne.en.html?aid=2380460;label=p-melbourne-gaol] What will you see at the museum? Melbourne Old Gaol has been preserved to its…

Museum, Historic building

The magnificent building, located in Carlton Gardens, was built in 1880 as the main site of the International Exhibition of 1880-1881. The building was constructed in a lavish Victorian style that was heavily influenced by Byzantine and Romanesque architecture. [btn "The 10 best hotels in Melbourne" https://www.booking.com/city/au/melbourne.en.html?aid=2380460;label=p-melbourne-royalexhibition] UNESCO World Heritage Site In 2004, the Royal…

Museum

The Melbourne Museum is the largest part of the Museums of Victoria institution and has been voted the best tourist attraction in the city several times. The main building sits on the site of the International Exhibition held in 1881 directly opposite the historic Royal Exhibition Building. [btn "Book a hotel in Melbourne city centre" https://www.booking.com/city/au/melbourne.en.html?aid=2380460;label=p-melbourne-museum] Museum collections -…

Museum

Australia is a country largely built on immigration, and the vast majority of the current population is made up of descendants and ancestors of immigrants from Europe and Asia. This is one of the reasons why the Museum of Immigration in Melbourne is one of the most important museums in the city. [btn "Find the best downtown hotels" https://www.booking.com/city/au/melbourne.en.html?aid=2380460;label=p-melbourne-immigration] What will you see…

Gallery

The National Gallery of Victoria, popularly known as the NGV, is the oldest and most visited gallery in Australia. The institution was founded in 1861 and today is housed in a huge modern building in the Southbank or Melbourne Arts Precinct, which houses other museums, galleries and theatres. [btn "The 10 best hotels in Melbourne" https://www.booking.com/city/au/melbourne.en.html?aid=2380460;label=p-melbourne-ngv] Gallery collections The…

Theatre, Gallery, Cinema

Arts Centre Melbourne is a centre for the performing and dynamic arts and is one of the most popular venues in the Melbourne Arts Precinct. At the same time, the building itself is one of the symbols of Melbourne - in fact, it is adorned with a distinctive slender 162-metre-high spire that is illuminated in different colours at night and is perfectly visible, for example, from the Skydeck. [btn "The 10 best hotels in Melbourne" https://www…

Monument, Museum, Lookout

The huge "Shrine of Remembrance", with its museum and observation deck, is one of the most important monuments in Australia. It is a war memorial built in 1918 to honour the men and women of Victoria who served in the First World War. Over time, the memorial has expanded to include other wars involving the citizens of Victoria. [btn "The 10 best hotels in Melbourne" https://www.booking.com/city/au/melbourne.en.html?aid=2380460;label=p…

Sandy beach, Harbour, City Quarter, Museum, Lighthouse

Take a break from the hustle and bustle of central Melbourne and head to the quiet suburbs of historic Williamstown. Grab a coffee or lunch at one of the many cafes in the city centre, snap a photo of the distant Melbourne skyline and the retired military ship HMAS Castlemaine at Gem Pier, then take a dip at Williamstown Beach. [btn "View the top hotels near the beaches" https://www.booking.com/city/au/melbourne.en.html?aid=2380460;label=p…