Best Things To Do in Melbourne Australia 2025 4K

What's going on everybody this is Island Hopper TV and today we're going to show you the 30 best things to do around Melbourne Australia. This here is the fastest growing city in all of the country with a population of 5.2 million people. Located here in the southern part of Victoria this is going to be one of the best Melbourne travel guides you've ever seen. First up here we are at the Great Ocean Road. This area here is known as the 12 Apostles which is a group of towering limestone sea stacks located off the coast of Port Campbell National Park. There used to be 12 but because of erosion there's now only eight. Here we are now at Brighton Beach. We're going to explore some of the beaches over here. There are many beaches around here including Elwood Beach, Half Moon Beach. Those are all beaches you can check out while in Melbourne. And we've arrived at the Brighton Bathing Boxes. These bathing boxes are famous because they're colorful and they're photogenic. People like to come here and take pictures but actually they are functional and have a utility. You'll see people who will be hanging out reading a book or just chilling in and out of those bathing boxes. Now we're in an area called St. Kilda. St. Kilda is really close to Brighton Beach. This one's a bit bigger. I would actually prefer this one even though Brighton's a bit more famous because of the bathing boxes but I prefer this one. It's got restaurants nearby. There's a community there. There's Luna Park. There's a big ferris wheel here. The boardwalk is great for walking. The beach seems like there's more bathers out here so I would say definitely consider St. Kilda if you're looking for a beach day where you've got restaurants and convenience with the tram and public metros all right there. These are great things to do when the weather in Melbourne is cooperating with the sunshine. It's not always going to be perfect weather here though so on the day like that you want to get outside you can check out many of the Melbourne zoo or safari attractions around the area. Consider Werribee Open Range Zoo or Healesville Sanctuary. Now let's go inside the Queen Victoria Market. This is located near the Melbourne CBD and wow the food selection in here is amazing. Fresh seafood. You can order food right there and have whatever you want cooked or you can get fresh cuts of meat, fruit, all sorts of different foods and it's an amazing market but do plan accordingly because it is closed on Monday and Wednesdays and it's open from 6 a.m to 3 p.m throughout the week. On the weekend it's open from 6 a.m to 4 p.m and then on Sunday 9 a.m to 4 p.m so be sure to plan accordingly. Here I am at the Sea Life Aquarium located right in the Melbourne CBD along the Yarra Riverfront. This is a great place to take the kids. It's open Monday to Friday 10 to 5 p.m, Saturday and Sunday 9 30 a.m to 5 p.m. Last entry though is 4 p.m so if you're looking for some things to do with the kids expect to spend about two hours here. I do recommend booking ahead of time online. Also another activity is the Luna Park nearby St. Kilda. That's only open on the weekends but that's a great activity for people with families. I came during the week and it was closed. Let's go to the top of the Melbourne Skydeck. Ticket prices vary between 33 and 44 Aussie dollars. Now do keep in mind this isn't the Burj Khalifa. It's not a very tall tower but it's tall enough to get great views and you get 360 degrees. They got a cafe up here. I would say if you wanted a good view of the Yarra River looking out in all directions towards the port or out towards the beaches you should come up here and it's worth it. I like it. This is my second time coming up here actually to the Skydeck and it's a nice activity to do especially on a hot day when you got sunshine and blue skies. Now here we are at the Central Business District also known as the CBD. These are common all across Australia. If you guys have watched our other videos about Perth or Melbourne or Sydney you'll see we talk about the CBD. This is where the city comes to life. I mean this is the heart and soul of these Aussie cities. So if you're someone who's coming here this is a great place to find the hustle and bustle but also lots of food options. Maybe this is the best place to get your hotel as well. I did stay at the Holiday Inn on Bourke Street. It is a new hotel. They also have a Hotel Indigo right next door. Great location. Here we are at Flinders Street Station. This train station here is actually considered the very center point of the city because from here you can get a train to Brighton or outside the city anywhere you need to go. This is right there along the Yarra River next to the CBD. So great location and convenient. This area here is Federation Square. Literally right across the street from Flinders. Now around here they do have several different museums but this is also an open space meeting area. They have some big screens here. As you can see they are setting up Christmas. Keep in mind Christmas happens in the southern hemisphere during the summer months. December is a hot month although it is Melbourne so you're going to get a mixed bag of weathers. Behind me here we have the ACMI Museum which stands for Australian Center for the Moving Image. They get about a million visitors every year. They've got exhibitions, screenings, commissions, festivals. A nice way to get out of that weird Melbourne weather. By the way if you don't know about the weather just ask a local. They'll tell you it's all seasons in one day sometimes. As with many of the museums in Australia it's usually free for the permanent collection but then they have other exhibitions that cost money and you can pay for those if you wanted to go. And if you're planning to visit Australia I highly recommend you watch our videos down in the description. Here we are at the Shrine of Remembrance. Commonly known as the Shrine it's located here in Melbourne along the King's Domain on St. Kilda Road. It started as a war memorial for World War I but now it functions as a war memorial for all wars that Australians have fought in and gave the ultimate sacrifice. It looks like a Greek Parthenon but it's actually just a real beautiful Shrine of Remembrance to all the fallen soldiers. And if you're looking for an outdoor green space you can find that at Alexandra Gardens. You can see on this day I was getting lots of sunshine and blue skies which made for a really nice experience. Although you've got to wear some sort of sun protection down here in Melbourne because there's something about the sun that just burns your skin a little bit more down in Australia than other places. And you'll have to ask the Aussies what they think about that but this park is beautiful. A nice place to exercise in the morning or in the evenings or maybe in the afternoon if you're into that. This area we're at right now is the Royal Botanical Garden located right next to the Shrine of Remembrance in the Alexander Garden. It is generally free open daily so you can easily get around here. They offer tours if you wanted to pay. I think it's around 12 to 15 Aussie dollars. This place is a really beautiful botanical garden. I mean the flora and fauna in Australia is spectacular. They have some of the most beautiful gardens all across this country. And yes I've been to every one of the botanical gardens in all the big cities. Now let's explore the National Gallery Victoria. Again thanks to those Aussie taxpayers this one's free as well except for the exhibition. So you can come down here if you're into art and walk around. They've got this really cool looking statue right when you walk in. I don't know exactly what it is but yeah this is a great place for people who are into art. I'm not necessarily into the older art but I do like the more modern art. So they have several different levels here. It's not going to cost you a penny when it's two o'clock in the afternoon in the middle of summer. Hey this is a great place to go and get some of that air con to cool you down so you can go back out onto the river walk after this one. I will say this after having been to many of the different art galleries across Australia. The art and the information history that interests me the most is the Aboriginal stuff. That stuff is just so unique to Australia and that seems like every time that captivates me whether it's in Perth or Melbourne or Sydney that's what I'm really into. And next door and next door to this art museum is the Performing Arts Center and here they have a theater and you can check out the shows. Go online and see what's going on in the time frame that you're going to be here. This could be something fun to do on the evening. Now we'll walk along the riverfront here. The Yarra River is nice. I mean they've got plenty of cafes, bars. It's a place you can go in the morning time. It's a place you can get lunch or come in the evening and have some beer or some wine and dinner at one of the many different restaurants along the Yarra. And it's on both sides that you can find a venue. Sometimes you can even find venues out in the middle of the river right next to the bridge there. But this is a nice place to walk around. I would say you got to come here if you're visiting Melbourne. This along with the CBD is just an area you've got to soak up the vibes at some point while you're here visiting. And as you can see people are wearing sweater and pants because one of the days I was in Melbourne it was cold. So hot and cold just kind of flip-flopping. Now let's talk about that metro that I was telling you about. So I got a Mikey card. That's a card you can get in the station. They did just open up an underground area for the metro. So they have some underground stations now as well as above ground trains. But you're going to want to get that Mikey card and you could see beautiful transit systems. Clean, efficient, not dangerous. Some areas of Melbourne can be a bit sketchy but mostly going around Melbourne on these trains is really a safe experience compared to what you would find in other countries maybe. So good job Australia with clean and efficient metro system with beautiful trains, light rail and long-range commuter train. So if you're looking to save some money and travel around Australia maybe with the family this is a great way to do it. Other option is taxis or Uber but those can be expensive. Now here we are at Hozier Lane. There's a few different areas that are known for its street art. People come here for the street art, the cultural experience. As you know some of these cities in Victoria and in New South Wales were set up as penal colonies. So it's kind of a way to tell a story about a history but also connect the dots to the modern time and that's why this street art is allowed to happen. Where they spray paint these murals and all this stuff in this area of the CBD. It's just outside of the CBD actually. I barely saw any graffiti anywhere else in Australia. You'll see it a little bit but you mostly see it right here in the areas where it's allowed. So it's a way for people who want to do graffiti they can come here and do it do their street art but then outside you're not going to really see much of the spray painting going on. So the main area here is Hozier Lane. Also they have ACDC Lane where they've got a little bit of street art and they're kind of letting that happen in that area. It's kind of a cool little cultural experience actually. Another thing that I like to do is ride bikes. So they have these uber electric bikes. You know it's a great way to get around if you need to go long distance. Here we are at the Melbourne Cricket Club. So yes they do play cricket here but this is also where they play Aussie rules football. I think four Melbourne teams play here including Richmond Tigers and several other teams. But yeah they also have a cafe in here where you can get a view or even a tour of the grounds. And I'm here now at the Australian Sports Museum. Yeah so here we are at the Sports Museum. It is inside the stadium but they call it the Cricket Club of course. It's not a stadium down here. But down here they have the history of all the Australian sports including the Sydney Olympics and also Aussie rules football, cricket. You can learn all about all of those sports down here because in the southern hemisphere or in this part of the world I should say, cricket and Aussie rules football are very unique to this area and very popular. They love it down here. Ticket price for adults is $37 to $45 depending on the time and kids are about $16 to $21. This is one of my favorite museums. In this area we have the Treasury Gardens and the Fitzroy Gardens. I'm going to show you around a little bit. One thing that caught my attention about Fitzroy Gardens was the Cook House. As you know Captain James Cook the area around Australia here for the English and that's what led to the colonization of this area of Australia. So I wanted to visit Cook's house but it turns out this is Cook's parents house. They actually deconstructed it in England and brought it over here. Captain Cook didn't actually live here although you will learn a lot about Captain Cook at this house and the women that work there are very friendly and they're helpful. And the gardens around here are amazing. On a hot day you can hang out underneath a tree. Now here we are in Chinatown. Chinatown is a great place to go if you're looking for Asian cuisine. They don't just have Chinese food they have Korean, Japanese and they have a mix of different other cuisines in the area. But if you're in the mood for some dim sum, which I'm usually in the mood for some Chinese or Asian food because I spend a lot of time in Asia so I've developed a taste for that kind of cuisine. I got some Banh Mi while I was here, Vietnamese. So Chinatown is a place to go if you're looking for restaurants. It is right near the CBD area. Also they have the Burke Street Mall. That's a nice area in the CBD for shopping. And if you wanted to get outside of Melbourne a bit and do some excursions you can do the Puffing which is a train that takes you out into the bush as they call it in Australia. Some call it the outback but this is really just the bush because there's trees it's not out in the middle. They also have an area you can go south where they have some penguins on Phillip Island if you're into penguins. And if you love casinos you can go to the Crown Palace. I'm not going to go inside there right now but it's got the most reviews on Google in the entire city. It's around 55,000 reviews so you can see it's quite a popular place. They also have a hotel there it's right along the Yarra River near the CBD. But thanks for watching this one and we'll see you on the next one from Perth. Click the link or check the links down in the description. Click here.