Melbourne Attractions
While staying in great budget accommodation at Cooee on St Kilda, you will no doubt learn that there is so much to see and do in Melbourne. Below are some of our suggestions for those not-to-miss local attractions.
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Federation Square
Corner Swanston Street & Flinders Street, Melbourne 3000
P: 03 9655 1900
W: www.federationsquare.com.au
Federation Square is Melbourne's meeting place and a unique cultural precinct. Federation Square brings together a creative mix of attractions, including The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, ACMI: Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Champions: Australian Racing Museum & Hall of Fame, National Design Centre and the Melbourne Visitor Centre, along with 15 restaurants, cafes and bars, function centres, guided tours at 11am and 2pm Monday - Saturday and over 2000 events held annually. |
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Royal Melbourne Zoo
Elliott Avenue, Parkville 3052 (Melways Ref: 43 E1)
P: 9285 9300
E: mz@zoo.org.au
W: www.zoo.org.au/melbourne
Experience the wonder and diversity of the world's wildlife with a walk through the award-winning Melbourne Zoo. More than 300 species are on display every day of the year in a brilliant botanical setting only 4km from the city. Wander through the lush tropical surrounds of the Asian and African Rainforests and be amazed by the spectaular tree-top viewing at the new Orang-utan Sanctuary. |
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The Melbourne Aquarium
Cnr Flinders St & King St, Melbourne
P: 03 9620 0999
W: www.melbourneaquarium.com.au
From the moment you enter the Melbourne Aquarium be ready for anything. Prepare to get virtually wet as you are swept over four levels. Travel through billabongs, rock pools, a transparent tunnel surrounded by sharks and giant stingrays, and finally right off the deep end into the 2.2 million litre Oceanarium. Located in the heart of the city of Melbourne, on the banks of the Yarra River, the Melbourne Aquarium features a unique and contemporary design, both above and below the water. |
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Crown Casino
8 Whiteman Street, Southbank
P: 03 9292 5505
W: www.crowncasino.com.au
The Crown Entertainment Complex encompasses over 40 restaurants, cafes and bars all in convenient locations. Along the retail strip you will uncover riverfront dining covering 500 metres of the River Promenade. Each venue offers a choice of indoor and outdoor dining. True to its name, Crown is "a World of Entertainment". Options such as live shows in the Palladium and Showroom, nightclubs, Village and Gold Class Cinema, games, dining, gaming, and live music are just some of the options available any night of the week at Crown. |
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IMAX Theatre
Melbourne Museum, Rathdowne Street, Carlton South
P: 03 9663 5454
W: www.imaxmelbourne.com.au
IMAX is the largest and most exciting film format in the world. With crystal clear images, ten times larger than traditional cinema format, the IMAX experience draws you in with pictures so real you want to touch them, so powerful you can feel them. The IMAX experience takes an image rich in clarity and definition, throws it onto the world's biggest screen and wraps the viewer in digital surround sound. |
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