Duration: 2-3 hours
Suggested Start Time - Anytime | Best done in Any Season
This is a Walking tour.

Go back into Melbourne's sometimes unpleasant past with a trip to this historical landmark.

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Duration: More than 3 hours
Suggested Start Time - Anytime | Best done in Any Season
This is a Walking tour.

Heading south out of the city centre, there are galleries, parks and the Shrine of Remembrance to have a look at. Prices were correct at the time of publication.

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Country: Australia
City / Suburb: Melbourne
Address: Shop 20, Centre Place
Phone No.: 9639 8779

Food Style: Local Cuisine
Cost of Meal: under $10
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Duration: 2-3 hours
Suggested Start Time - Anytime | Best done in Any Season
This is a Walking tour.

Pack your camera and charge your batteries, you're going to check out the feature of this city that the city council has belatedly discovered will bring in the money-spending hoardes to the city – but you're not going to need to spend a cent!

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Country: Australia
City / Suburb: Melbourne
Address: 321 Swanston St
Phone No.: 9662 3377

Food Style: Japanese
Cost of Meal: around $7
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Duration: 1-2 hours
Suggested Start Time - Anytime | Best done in Any Season
This is a Walking tour.

Whet your appetite, it's time to taste some of the best chocolate this city has to offer.

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Duration: 2-3 hours
Suggested Start Time - Anytime | Best done in Any Season
This is a Walking tour.

Get a handle on the famous Melbourne grid and see some of the southern capital's highlights.

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Duration: More than 3 hours
Suggested Start Time - Morning | Best done in Any Season
This is a Walking tour.

Put together by local Melbourne architect Stuart Harrison, this is a tour of significant architectural sites around Melbourne from its boom period in the late 19th Century, through to its sometimes controversial modern developments of the early 21st Century. This tour is a great illustration of how you need to look up when walking around Melbourne. It can be very generic at street level, but quite spectacular above that.

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Duration: More than 3 hours
Suggested Start Time - Evening/Dusk | Best done in Any Season
This is a Walking tour.

This is not so much a tour as it is a collection of places in Melbourne that are good to drink at and slightly off the beaten track. Most of these places are a bit more expensive than your average bar, but sometimes you need to treat yourself. Also, nearly all of them function as eateries as well so you could use this as a food tour too. Finally, they're mostly evening-only venues.

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Duration: More than 3 hours
Suggested Start Time - Lunch/Afternoon | Best done in Any Season
This is a Walking tour.

This is not so much a tour as it is a collection of places in Melbourne that are good to eat at and slightly off the beaten track. Most of these places are a bit more expensive than your average Cheap Eat on here, but sometimes you need to treat yourself. Also, nearly all of them function as bars as well so you could use this as a bar tour (and perhaps have a bar snack or two along the way). Finally, they're mostly evening-only venues. I'll make a note at each venue as to whether it's primarily lunch, dinner or both.

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Duration: More than 3 hours
Suggested Start Time - Morning | Best done in Any Season
This is a Walking tour.

Melbourne is all about the hidden and the tucked away. It's a city defined by its laneways and the secrets they contain. In the Melbourne Upstairs and Downstairs series of tours I'll give you a little insider's peek into some of this city's less obvious places to go. After a ceiling collapse related to roadworks in March 2008, the Degraves Subway was closed for a short period. Some shops may still be closed when you try to visit. Don't try doing this tour on a Sunday, Monday or Tuesday. At least one of the galleries will be shut. And kicking off at 9am is not advised either, gallery owners like to sleep in.

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Duration: More than 3 hours
Suggested Start Time - Morning | Best done in Any Season
This is a Walking tour.

Melbourne is all about the hidden and the tucked away. It's a city defined by its laneways and the secrets they contain. In the Melbourne Upstairs and Downstairs series of tours I'll give you a little insider's peek into some of this city's less obvious places to go. After a ceiling collapse related to roadworks in March 2008, the Degraves Subway was closed for a short period. If the subway is still closed when you try to visit, then simply move on to Stopover 2.

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Duration: 1-2 hours
Suggested Start Time - Not Specified | Best done in Any This is a walking tour.

All three of these attractions are situated Swanston Street, all within a few minutes walking distance of each other. Melbourne City Baths: Opening Times: Mon-Thu: 6am-10pm. Fri: 6am-8.30pm. Weekends: 8am-6pm. $4.90 to swim ($2 for a locker) Hardrock Climbing Centre: Mon-Fri: 12-10pm. Weekends: 11am-7pm. Admission: $29 (less if you have your own equipment). State Library of Victoria: Open 10am to 9pm Mon-Thu; 10am to 6pm Fri to Sun and public holidays. Prices were correct at the time of publication.

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Duration: More than 3 hours
Suggested Start Time - Lunch/Afternoon | Best done in Summer
This is a Walking tour.

This tour is best taken on a sunny Sunday in Spring or Summer. Wear comfortable shoes.

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Duration: 1-2 hours
Suggested Start Time - Morning | Best done in Any Season
This is a Walking tour.

If you'd like to see the Gleadall St Market in action (the final stop on this tour) you'll need to time your tour for a Saturday morning as the market finishes at 1pm each Saturday.

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Duration: 1-2 hours
Suggested Start Time - Anytime | Best done in Any Season
This is a Walking tour.

To see both Errol Street and Victoria Street you effectively have to walk in a circle, starting and finishing at Victoria Market. As far as shopping goes, both have a small range of clothing and gift shops, but not many mainstream stores. This tour is more for food or drinking, as both have much to offer in this department; be it for sushi lovers, coffee fanatics or beer enthusiasts.

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Duration: 2-3 hours
Suggested Start Time - Anytime | Best done in Any Season
This is a Walking tour.

Look up as you walk along. While most of the street-level architecture is given over to shops and cafes, above them are some of Melbourne's fine original buildings, but you'll only spot their beauty by looking past the shopfronts.

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Duration: 1-2 hours
Suggested Start Time - Anytime | Best done in Any Season
This is a Walking tour.

Market opening hours: Monday and Wednesday: closed Tuesday and Thursday: 6am-2pm Friday: 6am-6pm Saturday 6am-3pm Sunday: 9am-4pm (limited stalls only)

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Duration: 1-2 hours
Suggested Start Time - Anytime | Best done in Any Season
This is a Walking tour.

This amazing 38 hectare garden is said to be one of the world's finest botanic gardens - boasting over 10,000 species of plants (many endangered) and an array of wildlife, it's not hard to see why. Directions to the gardens are surprisingly sparse, but thankfully it's not too hard to find. Open 7.30 - dusk (5.30 or 6pm in winter, spring and autumn, 8.30pm November to March); admission is free. The directions I have given follow a scenic route along the Yarra River, taking about 25 minutes in total. Alternatively, you can ride the free Melbourne City Tourist Shuttle to the Royal Botanic Gardens - the Shuttle begins at the Melbourne Museum and runs every 15 minutes between 10-4pm daily.

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Duration: 2-3 hours
Suggested Start Time - Anytime | Best done in Any Season
This is a Walking tour.

When it comes to shopping, Chapel Street is one of Melbourne's best known areas. If you're fed up of high street shops and looking for something a little bit different, this street is second to none when it comes to variety. For everyone after something run of the mill, I advise you head elsewhere; you'll find no tracksuits or Target stores here. Three words to best describe this street? Vintage, unique and expensive...

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