Melbourne Attractions

Note: The Melbourne Attractions Pass
Visitors to Melbourne now have the opportunity to access the very best attractions in one pass. The Melbourne Attractions Pass allows admission to the best venues in Melbourne - from sports, the arts and culture, history and heritage.
With this pass, visitors qualify for entry to six of Melbourne's premier attractions.

AFL Football - The Great Australian Game
(03) 9643 1999
Check for locations and game times.
AFL football is the favorite sport, followed by millions. For sheer atmosphere and excitement it's an experience not to be missed.

Como House
Guided tours daily.
Open 10am - 5pm, 7 days a week
Closed Christmas Day and Good Friday
Corner Williams Road & Lechlade Avenue South Yarra 3141
Telephone: (03) 9827 2500
Como, with its impressive architecture and extensive garden was the home of the Armytage family for 95 years. It is now possible to explore the life and social history of this family as it was in the 1920s and 1930s and take advantage of the many activities and programs that have been developed to bring to life the history of those times.

Gold Treasury Museum
Spring Street, Melbourne 3000
(03) 9651 2233
Open Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm
Weekends & Public Holidays 10am - 4pm
Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and Good Friday
The Gold Treasury symbolizes the wealth of the gold rush era, and showcases a diverse ongoing program of exhibitions. Built on Gold explores the legacy of Victoria's gold.

Healesville Sanctuary
Badger Creek Road, Healesville 3777
(03) 5957 2800
Open 9am - 5pm, 7 days a week
Stroll with kangaroos, meet an emu on the path and encounter colourful birds in a natural bushland setting. An easy drive from Melbourne. Day tours available.

Imax
The Museum Complex Rathdown Street Carlton
(03) 9663 5454
Films screen on the hour from 10am-10pm, 7 days a week.
The sights are bigger at Imax Melbourne. See the world as you've never seen it before, on the world's biggest screen at the Imax theatre.

Immigration Museum
Corner of Flinders & Williams Streets Melbourne
(03) 9927 2700
Open 10am - 5pm, 7 days a week
Embark on a journey of discovery at this Contemporary Museum, where Victorias immigration history is brought to life through voices, images, memories and belongings. Climb aboard the 17 meter ship and explore the sensation of ship travel to Australia over the past 200 years, then relax in the beauty of one of Melbourne's finest 19th Century buildings, the Old Customs House.

Melbourne Aquarium
Corner Queenswharf Road and King Street Melbourne 3000
(03) 9620 0999
Open 7 days a week
Melbourne Aquarium provides an innovative environment where fish are heroes and visitors can achieve the ultimate underwater experience. Walk through clear tubes, surrounded by 7 metres of water, watch great sharks, stingrays and other aquatic life. A total immersion experience from the moment visitors meet their electronic host fish and disappear into the exhibit zones, until they exit experiencing the excitement of state-of-the-art simulator rides.

Melbourne Cricket Ground
(03) 9657 8879
Open 7 days a week (excluding event days)
Go behind the scenes...see prints and paintings, ornate silverware and porcelain trophies, in portrait-lined hallways.

Melbourne River Cruises
Princes Walk, Corner Princes Bridge & Batman Avenue, Melbourne 3000
(03) 9614 1215
No visit to Melbourne would be complete without an award-winning trip on the Yarra with fantastic views and informative commentary in the comfort of a Melbourne River Cruiser. Choose from the Scenic River Gardens up river cruise, the Port and Docklands down river cruise, or for the complete city experience, the Melbourne Highlights up and down river cruise. All vessels are fully enclosed with on board amenities and snack bar.

Melbourne Zoo
Elliott Avenue, Parkville 3052
(03) 9285 9300
Open 9am - 5pm, 7 days a week
A visit to the internationally acclaimed Melbourne Zoo is a fantastic experience. Wander through an African Rainforest where gorillas bask in the sun, mandrills forage on the forest floor and pygmy hippopotamus drift through the river. Observe otters playing in the rapids or enter the steamy brilliance of the Butterfly House. View Australian animals in the exhibit entitled Australian Bush.
Old Melbourne Gaol
Russell Street, Melbourne 3000
(03) 9663 7228
Open 9.30am - 4.30pm, 7 days a week
Closed Christmas Day and Good Friday
Victoria's oldest surviving penal establishment. Today it houses a fascinating exhibition on the 19th century jail life including the death masks and memorabilia of some of Melbourne's most notorious criminals. Alternatively, book a Night Performance and explore the gaol by candlelight.
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Polly Woodside
Lorimer Street East, Southbank 3006
(03) 9699 9760
Open 10am - 4pm, 7 days a week
Closed Christmas Day and Good Friday
The restored iron barque Polly Woodside is afloat as the main exhibit of Melbourne's extensive Maritime Museum. Build in 1885, she made 16 voyages around Cape Horn before sailing for 20 years in Australasian waters. Come aboard, smell the tar and rope in the forepeak store and listen to her creaking and heaving on her mooring ropes.

Puffing Billy Railway
(03) 9754 6800
Old Monbulk Road, Belgrave 3160
This world famous steam railway travels through the magnificent Dandenong Ranges from Belgrave, only one hour east of Melbourne, to Emerald Lake Park and Gembrook, every day of the year, except Christmas Day. Together with traditional rail journeys, First Class options available are, Devonshire Tea, Luncheon or Dinner, in luxury fully enclosed dinning carriages. Easily accessible by fast electronic train from Melbourne.

Queen Victoria Market
Corner of Queen & Therry Streets Melbourne
(03) 9320 5822
Tuesday & Thursday 6am - 2pm
Friday: 6am - 6pm
Saturday: 6am - 3pm
Sunday: 9am - 4pm
Closed every Monday and Wednesday, Melbourne Cup Day and Boxing Day
Sample a range of fine Victorian and unique Australian produce as you taste your way around the Market. Discover a world of new tastes and flavours, meet friendly traders and gather hints from professional tour guides. Enjoy the spectacle of a Heritage Tour, a journey over the markets 7 hectares, reliving its 120 years of history.