Melbourne International Arts Festival

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Melbourne is gifted with a vast array of facinating locations to visit all within walking distance of the city centre.

Alternatively you can catch the City Circle Tram or Tourist Shuttle for free to any of the wonderful destinations listed below.

PARKS

Carlton Gardens
Victoria Parade and Nicholson Street, Carlton
Features: Royal Exhibition Building, Heritage listed 19^th century design with miniature lakes.

Fitzroy Gardens.
Wellington Parade and Albert Street, East Melbourne
Features: Captain James Cooks Cottage, Conservatory, Fairy Tree and model Tudor village.

Royal Botanic Gardens
Anderson Street (just off St Kilda Road) South Yarra
Features: Ornamental Lake, Herbarium, Observatory, Rainforest Walk, a natural wildlife sanctuary.

ATTRACTIONS

Koori Heritage Trust
295 King Street, Melbourne
Tel: 8622 2600 www.kooriheritagetrust.com
Fascinating and informative insight into Australia's Indigenous culture.

Melbourne Aquarium
Cnr King and Flinders Street, Melbourne
Tel: 9620 0999 www.melbourneaquarium.com.au
Educational and interesting attraction dedicated solely to the marine enviroment.

Melbourne Museum
Carlton Gardens, Nicholson Street, Carlton
Tel: 13 11 02 www.melbourne.museum.vic.gov.au
Explores life, from our natural environment to our culture and history. IMAX Theatre also on-site.

Melbourne Zoo
Elliott Avenue (off Flemington Road) Parkville
Tel: 9285 9300 www.zoo.org.au
With more than 320 species, Melbourne Zoo offers a window into the diversity of the world's wildlife. 

Melbourne Cricket Ground & National Sports Museum
Brunton Avenue, Richmond
Tel: 9657 8888 www.mcg.org.au 
Melbourne's premier sports venue that hosts international and national events; along with epic music concerts.

Old Melbourne Goal
Cnr La Trobe and Russell Streets, Melbourne
Tel: 9663 7228 www.nattrust.com.au
One of Australia's oldest prisons. Winner of Australia's 2008 Heritage & Cultural Tourism Award.

Shrine of Remembrance
St Kilda Road, Melbourne
Tel: 9661 8100 www.shrine.org.au
One of Melbourne's most recognised landmarks; it is Victoria's largest and most visited war memorial.