Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
(cnr Flinders & Swanston Sts)
If ever there was a true symbol of the city, Flinders Street Station
would have to be it. Built in 1854, it was Melbourne's first railway station, and you'd be
hard-pressed to find a Melburnian who hasn't uttered the phrase 'Meet me under the
clocks' at one time or another (the popular rendezvous spot is located at the front entrance
of the station). Stretching along the Yarra, it's a beautiful neoclassical building topped
with a striking octagonal dome.
The grand old dame's underground tendrils connect the city's north with its south, with
underpasses (such as Campbell Arcade) linked to Southbank via a pedestrian bridge. Free
wi-fi here.
MELBOURNE IN…
Two Days
Check out the
Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia
(
Click here
) and
ACMI
(
Click here
) museums, then enjoy
lunch at
MoVida
(
Click here
). Join a walking tour to see Melbourne's
street art
(
Click here
) then chill out at a
rooftop bar
until it's time to join an evening
kayaking tour
(
Click here
)
of the Yarra River. Day two, stroll along
Birrarung Marr
(
Click here
)
and into the
Royal Botanic Gardens
(
Click here
)
, then shop your way to the
Queen Victoria Market
(
Click here
)
. Catch a tram to
St Kilda
(
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) and stroll along the beach. Catch a
band and prop up a bar in lively
Acland Street
for the evening.
One Week
Spend a couple of hours at the
Melbourne Museum
(
Click here
) and then revive with a coffee at
DOC
(
Click
here
) in Lygon St. Head to Fitzroy and Collingwood and shop along
Gertrude Street
before feasting at
Cutler &
Co
(
Click here
). Back in the city centre, wander through
Chinatown
(
Click here
) and check out Ned Kelly's ar-
mour at the
State Library
(
Click here
) before grabbing some dumplings for dinner. Spend the rest of the week
shopping, cafe-hopping and people-watching in busy
Prahran
and
Windsor
(
Click here
). In winter, catch a footy
game at the
MCG
(
Click here
)
before drinks at one of the city's
laneway bars
. Make sure to save time to hit
Mamasita
(
Click here
) for tacos and the
Tote
(
Click here
) in Collingwood for live music.
St Paul's Cathedral
CHURCH
( 03-9653 4333;
www.stpaulscathedral.org.au
; cnr Flinders & Swanston Sts; 8am-6pm Sun-Fri, to 5pm Sat)
Opposite Federation Sq stands the magnificent Anglican St Paul's Cathedral. Services
were celebrated on this site from the city's first days. Built between 1880 and 1891, the
present church is the work of distinguished ecclesiastical architect William Butterfield (a
case of architecture by proxy, as he did not condescend to visit Melbourne, instead send-
ing drawings from England). It features ornate stained-glass windows made between 1887
and 1890, and holds excellent music programs.
