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Another reason to visit is its shop, which sells books on Aboriginal culture, CDs, crafts
and bush-food supplies.
Immigration Museum
MUSEUM
( 13 11 02;
www.museumvictoria.com.au/immigrationmuseum
; 400 Flinders St; adult/child $10/free;
10am-5pm; 70, 75)
The Immigration Museum uses personal and community voices, images
and memorabilia to tell the many stories of Australian immigration. It's symbolically
housed in the old Customs House, with the restored building alone worth the visit: the
Long Room
is a magnificent piece of Renaissance revival architecture.
After exiting the museum, head across the river via Sandridge Bridge to check out the
steel
Travellers sculptures
, which depict the story of arrival that belongs to many Melburni-
ans;
Gayip,
the only sculpture to sit on land rather than on the bridge, represents Indi-
geneous Australians from the area.
Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium
AQUARIUM
( 03-9923 5999;
www.melbourneaquarium.com.au
; cnr Flinders & King Sts; adult/child/family $38/22/93;
9.30am-6pm, last entry 5pm; 70, 75)
This aquarium is home to rays, gropers and sharks, all of
which cruise around a 2.2-million-litre tank, watched closely by visitors in a see-through
tunnel. See the penguins in icy 'Antarctica' or get up close to one of Australia's largest
saltwater crocs in the crocodile lair. Divers are thrown to the sharks three times a day; for
between $210 and $300 you can join them. Admission tickets are cheaper online.
St Patrick's Cathedral
( 03-9662 2233;
www.stpatrickscathedral.org.au
; cnr Gisborne St & Cathedral Pl; 9am-5pm Mon-Fri; 112)
Head up McArthur St (the extension of Collins St) to see one of the world's largest and
finest examples of Gothic Revival architecture. Designed by William Wardell, St Patrick's
was named after the patron saint of Ireland, reflecting the local Catholic community's
main origin. Building began in 1863 and continued until the spires were added in 1939.
The imposing bluestone exterior and grounds are but a preview of its contents: inside
are several tonnes of bells, an organ with 4500 pipes, ornate stained-glass windows and
the remains of former archbishops.
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