Melbourne Museum and IMAX Theatre

Melbourne Museum is a natural and cultural history museum located in the Carlton Gardens in Melbourne. The museum was opened in 2000 as a project of the Government of Victoria, on behalf of Museums Victoria who administrates the venue. 

Melbourne museum highlights include a complete skeleton of a blue whale, the Bunjilaka Aboriginal Centre, a living rainforest, the racehorse Phar Lap and an IMAX theatre on site. The Melbourne museum shop, located in the main foyer, has a strong emphasis on local and Australian products that reflect the museum's themes. 

 

The Melbourne museum is quite large and comprehensive. We spent a half day at the Melbourne museum and were really delighted with what we saw. The displays are very interactive for children and adults alike and very educational in a fun way. The Melbourne museum is so well designed with lots of areas of interest. There were interactive displays as well as static. 

There is a big display with lots of dinosaur skeletons in the main museum which is delightful for children and adults alike. 

We loved the animal room the best.  Awesome looking at all the different animals on displays.

There is a great mix of things to see and learn about here. From dinosaurs to Melbourne history, and the building itself is an architectural masterpiece. 

Melbourne Museum Map

 

 

More information, please visit www.museumvictoria.com.au

Opening Hours
Monday - Sunday                  : 10.00am - 5.00pm
Public Holiday                       : 10.00am - 5.00pm
(Closed Good Friday and Christmas Day)

Ticket Prices 
Adults                                    : $14.00
Child (Under 16 years)             : Free
Concession                            : Free


Location 
11 Nicholson St, Carlton VIC 3053, Australia



Getting here
By Tram 
Tram route 86 or 96 to corner of Nicholson and Gertrude Streets

By City Circle Tram
Free City Circle Tram to Victoria Parade

By City Loop  Train
Take the City Loop Train and alight at Parliament Station with a short 10 minutes walk

By Bus 
Bus routes 250, 251 and 402 to Rathdowne Street

By Melbourne Visitor Shuttle 
Stop 5

Shrine of Remembrance, Melbourne

Dedicated in 1934 to commemorate First War veterans, the Shrine of Remembrance includes memorials to other conflicts, including the Second World War. 

The Shrine is a Melbourne icon and an especially poignant location to commemorate Anzac Day, when a dawn service and wreath laying ceremony are held. 

The Shrine of Remembrance is located right next to the beautiful Botanic Gardens and you can catch a tram (Stop 19) from the city next to the Shrine. The building itself is stunning and beautiful views of Shrine from the bottom. The entry is free and the museum section is a great place to acknowledge and see Australian War history.  

 

If you want to know more a little of the Australia War history, then this is the place you must visit. Depending on the amount of time you to spare, there is quite a bit to see. When open, a balcony on the upper level offers a great view of the city skyline and a crypt in the basement has plenty information about the wars. 

Make sure you wear walking shoes as it can get pretty tiring with the walking around and up and down the stairs. 

Opening Hours 

Mon - Sun                 : 10.00am - 5.00pm

Public Holiday           : 10.00am - 5.00pm

Closed on Good Friday and Christmas Day 

Last entry to galleries and Balcony is 4.30pm

Accessibility 

The Visitor Centre and the Education Centre are step-free. Wheelchairs are available for the duration of your visit (subject to availability). There are reserved wheelchairs spaces in the Shrine Auditorium for those attending public. 

The Galleries, Crypt and Sanctuary are accessible by lift. The lift does not extent to yhe Balcony. 

T Loop (telecoil) systems support the introductory film in the Visitor Centre and Galleries exhibits. 

Location

Birdwood Avenue, Melbourne VIC 3004, Australia

Getting here

By Tram 

Take any Southbound tram from Federation Square (except route number 1) to stop 19

By Shuttle Bus

Take Melbourne Visitor Shuttle bus to stop 13 

By Car 

Car parking on St Kilda and Birdwood Avenue (ticketing may apply). 

More info,  please visit www.shrine.org.au 

St Kilda Beach, St Kilda Pier, Acland Street, Pastries Shops & Luna Park

St Kilda is a lovely suburb with wonderful beach and its surroundings, located in Port Phillip, 6 kilometers south from the city. We caught the 96 Tram from city straight to St Kilda Beach and it took about 15-20 minutes. Stop at Esplanade Station (136) and not St Kilda Station (132) which near to the beach.

The shopping area at St Kilda has many colourful and fantastic collections of shops with many trendy desirable. The beach itself is really nothing to write and if you want to get away from city noise and overwhelming skyscrapers, St Kilda is the place to escape from all this.

St Kilda Pier

St Kilda Pier offers amazing views over to the city as well as along the both ends of the beach. We enjoyed a lovely walk along the pier and the breakwater. The weather was blustery but enjoyed the walk to the marina. If you want to see penguins, then you should come in the evening before sunset and its free. 

Acland Street 

Acland Street is a street in the Melbourne suburb of St Kilda and it's famous for pastry shops selling a variety of pastries, cookies, cakes and other delicious snacks. Acland Street has an amazing atmosphere which is just humming and full of all different kinds of people. The tram goes right up the centre of the street. 

 

 

Pastries Shops   

We were walking passed Acland Street and came across this pastry shop "Le Bon Cake Shop". There is wide selection to choose from in the display window. We spent 5 minutes standing there, deciding what pastry we want to try. Finally, we decided to order Almond chocolate and Chocolate Vanilla. The taste yummy and sweet. 

Luna Park

 

Luna Park Melbourne is Melbourne's ultimate family destination for fun. Ideally located next to St Kilda beach. Melbourne' Luna Park is a galaxy of amusements and sensations. From the jaw dropping, eye ball popping super thrill rides like the Pharaoh's Curse and the Enterprise, to the exhilarating rides like the Scenic Railway Roller Coaster, Twin Dragon and the Coney Island Top drop. Entrance to Luna Park is free, you pay if you wanna play any of the games. It;s more a family activity especially for kids. 

 

For more information, please visit www.lunapark.com.au 

Address:- St Kilda VIC 3182 Melbourne 

Location:- 

Getting here

By Tram 96

Direction St Kilda Beach from Southern Cross Station or Bourke Street and passes down Fitzroy Street, along the Esplanade and terminates on Acland Street. Approximately 15 - 20 minutes  

Eureka Skydeck 88, Melbourne

If you are looking for things to do in Melbourne, visiting the Eureka Skydeck 88 building is a must do. Located at the heart of the city and can be seen from far although its location is near to Yarra River. 

It is a residential apartment building with the architect design from Fender Kataslidis for Eureka Tower Pte Ltd. It started its construction in August 2002 and completed in October 2006 with the heights of 297 meters and 91 floors. It has 13 lifts operative very fast and takes 35 second to get to the Skydeck for observation from ground. 

The building shows a gold crown representing gold rush and red stripe representing blood split during the revolt. The name of "Eureka" was selected as it is an ancient Greek term meaning "I found it", that was used in the Victorian Gold Fields whenever gold was found. 

The entrance to the Eureka Skydeck tower featured gold oversize bees at the entrance. They are meant to represent a hive and buzzing community because the Eureka tower is residential. 

 

The Eureka tower give you a great view all over Melbourne and suburbs with mountains and sea in background. The glass then clears and you get to look straight down to the street below.  

There are many viewfinders located around the observation deck which allow you look at Melbourne's more famous sights.   

On the top of the deck one can get the edge experience too. The edge experience is a glass cube of 4.5 in thickness and hold up to 10 tones. It extends three meters from the  building for better viewing and undesirable experience. You can go outside without going into the glass box, but that was as far as we would go. Admittedly, we was a bit too scared to go into the box, but we was still pretty satisfied with the view from inside.

Australia's highest Post Office and you can mail your postcard from there. Besides, wifi is available free. 

 

Its the best choice to view Melbourne city skyline. The best time to visit is around sunset. Ascend the tower before sunset where you can get a view of Melbourne in daylight, then wait until the sun completely sets down for the night view. 

Ticket & Pricing 

Adult                   

Skydeck               : $20.00

The Edge             : $12.00

Concession 

Skydeck               : $15.50

The Edge              : $10.00

Child (4-16 years, Children under 4 are free)                  

Skydeck                : $11.50

The Edge              : $8.00 

Family Package Deals (Skydeck)

2 Adults and 2 Children  : $46.00 

2 Adults and 1 Children  : $46.00 

1 Adults and 2 Children  : $34.00 

Extra Child                      : $9.50 

Address:-

7 Riverside Quay, Southbank VIC 3006, Melbourne

Location:-

Opening Hours:- 
Open 10am - 10pm daily (Last entry 9.30pm)
Open 10am - 5.30pm (Christmas Day & New Year's Eve) - Last entry 5.00pm

Getting here
By Trams 
From Flinders Street train station, simple walk five minutes over the bridge to the other side of the Yarra River. Multiple trams also service the Southbank area, particularly along St Kilda Road, a short walk away from Eureka (More information, please visit www.ptv.vic.gov.au)

By Foot
Perched on Riverside Quay in the Southbank precinct by Melbourne's Yarra River, it's easy walk from the CBD, Flinders Street station, Federation Square and Crown Casino.

By Car 
Park at Wilson Eureka Parking and enjoy a discount flat rate

Monday - Friday (Entry prior to 4.00pm) : $13.00
Monday - Friday (Entry after 4.00pm) : $6.00
Weekend & Public Holidays : $9.00

Terms and Conditions
- Offer only valid for Eureka Skydeck customers
- Not valid for any other carparks including other Wilson carparks
- Customers must show their Wilson Eureka Parking ticket to the Eureka Skydeck staff upon arrival to receive the discount