The Melbourne Tour Guide

Melbourne Street Art : This post is always being updated! Keep checking back for more. Melbourne is increasingly getting a reputation as having some of the best street art in the world! Here I want to tell you some of the best places to check some of it out, as well as introduce you to a few of the best artists! Hosier Lane : Hosier Lane is arguably one of the most famous places in all of Melbourne. Located between Flinders Street and Flinders Lane, just a two minute walk from Flinders Street Railway Station it is very easy to get to. There is a bit of an unwritten rule that artists will not paint over each other unless they think they can do a better job, so you tend to see a really high quality of artwork here. My particular favourite is the piece by Matt Adnate of a young Indigenous boy looking out over the city, up very high on one of the buildings. ACDC Lane/Duckboard Place : Another very high quality street art laneway combo. ACDC Lane and Duckboard Place connect up so ...

For my comprehensive guide to enjoying Melbourne click here.  Food: Australian Style Foods: Charcoal Lane (Fitzroy) has Indigenous cuisine. One of my favourite places. Metro Burgers (Degraves Street), try out the kangaroo burger, emu burger or crocodile burger. The Napier Hotel (Fitzroy) has amazing kangaroo steak.   Vietnamese:  Pho Dzung City Noodle Shop Love Pho Restaurant Richmond Italian 400 Gradi (2014 World's Best Pizza) Doc Espresso Ca De Vin Mexican: Vamos Thai: Soi 38 (Carpark Thai) Greek: Melina on the Rooftop Stalactites Malaysian: Laksa King (Flemington) Dumplings: Shanghai Dragon Dumplings (Russell St) Empress of China Other Good Foods: Moroccan Soup Bar (Fitzroy)  Kodiak Club (Fitzroy): American/Canadian style foods, make sure to try out the cheeseburger spring rolls they will change your life.  Best Cafes The Little Denn Jungle Juice Manchester PRess Cap...

Raining? Hailing? 42 degrees Celsius? This list of FREE exhibitions around Melbourne is perfect for a day of unpredictable weather! All accessible on our free trams, these galleries and museums are the greatest way to learn about Melbourne’s (and the world’s) past, present and even future.  NGV (International and Ian Potter Centre) FREE The National Gallery of Victoria is Australia’s oldest and most frequented art gallery. Opened in 1861 at the State Library of Victoria, the NGV has grown significantly throughout it’s 157 year history, spanning across two locations featuring international and Australian artworks. The international gallery has resided on St. Kilda road since 1968 and is home to spectacular pieces by Artists such as Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet and David Shigley. NGV international covers everything from ancient civilisations to modern design and contemporary pieces. NGV Australia, at the Ian Potter Centre, was opened in 2002 in Federation Square and is home ...

Melbourne is home to some of the greatest eclectic second hand shops in the southern hemisphere and many of them can be found right in the heart of our CBD. There’s no need to venture into Fitzroy to acquire quality pre-loved pieces, as many of our cities best thrift stores can be found within walking distance of each other! Whether you’re a local looking for new places to shop or a traveller searching for a uniquely Melbourne souvenir, this list will be your guide to a successful and affordable shopping trip.   1. Out The Closet (OTC)   238B Flinders St, Melbourne VIC 3000 https://otcvintageretroclothing.com.au Out The Closet (OTC) is the perfect place to start your vintage crawl through Melbourne, as it’s located across the road from Flinders Street Station. Once you descend into the underground boutique you’ll be walking in the footsteps of famous musicians such as Liam Gallagher, The Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Dan Auerbach who have all visited the store thro...

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Phillip Island is an island (obviously) a couple of hours from Melbourne accessible via a bridge from San Remo. Whilst being most famous for its penguin population there is a lot to see on Phillip Island, and it is a great place to hang out relax for a while. Driving to Phillip Island takes about two hours from Melbourne, though be wary that you can get caught in peak hour traffic conditions if driving in that direction after about 3.30pm on weekdays. You can also access Phillip Island without a car if you're willing to have a bit of an adventure on  public transport ! From the city get on any train going towards "Frankston", and remain on it until it arrives to Frankston (50 minutes - 1 hour).  Once there you will need to change onto a 'Stony Point' train until you reach Stony Point, a beautiful little train station at the end of the line just next to the beach. This little section (1 hour) is on a diesel train that looks much different from the rest of...

The Great Ocean Road is one of the absolute highlights of being in Victoria and is easily accessible from Melbourne. The best way to do this is with your own vehicle, though it can be done as part of a tour group, or if you are trying to save money via public transport. The Great Ocean Road starts at Torquay and follows the coast all the way to Portland and was built by returned Australian soldiers, linking towns along the coast that had relied on inland routes to be accessible. As far as tour companies are concerned, go down to the Melbourne Visitor's Centre at Federation Square (the big glass building on the corner) and they will have all the information you need. If you choose to drive you have full freedom on what you can see, and this makes it worth it. There are many car hire companies that operate out of the Melbourne CBD, though if you choose to do so you can get the V-Line train from Southern Cross Station to Geelong and hire a car there. It will likely be cheaper, a...