Cliffnotes of Melbourne

Even though Melbourne "The City" is in my top 3 list,
these guys were too cute to not make them the main image....

Melbourne 

Where to stay: 

The Greenhouse Hostel 

 What to do: 

• Half Tix Desk- half priced ticket desk (TKTS) 
• Sat: 10-4, Closed Sun, Mon 10-2, Tue 11-6 
• Melbourne Greeters- 
• Book at least 2 weeks in advance online 
• Personalized, usually one on one tour with a local 
• Whether you do or do not book a tour, go into their headquarters (the box building in Fed Square) and grab some of the self guided tour walks/maps 
• St Kilda 
• Acland Street 
• Night Markets 
• Shrine of Remembrance (on St Kilda?) ((Skyline view great)) 
• St Kilda Little Penguins 
• The esby 
• St Patrick's Cathedral 
• Queen Victoria Market food court 
• “Interesting delicatessen” section is the best 
• Royal Arcade
• Block Arcade
• Centre Place and Degraves Street 
• Flinders Street Station- across the street from: 
• Federation Square 
• ACMI and the Ian Potter Centre (free admission- closed Monday) 
• Southbank precinct 
• Where the The Arts Centre, MTC, Malthouse, Recital Centre and the National Gallery of Victoria are 
• The Birmingham 
• Brighton beach boxes 
• Softigel Hotel 
• Go to the bathroom in the lobby (upstairs, need to take elevator) for a fantastic view from the 35th-ish floor 
• Arcades- there’s plenty throughout the CBD (central business district) 
• Booked 2 day trips with Melbourne Coastal Tours (Listed below is what I did with them... I listed them in case you just want to try them on your own, but I did like the tour with them a lot) 
• Great Ocean Road Tour 
• Teddy’s Lookout 
• Kennett River stop 
• Koalas and parrots (that land on you and hang out!) 
• Apollo Bay 
• Had lunch at La Bimba 
• Mait’s Rest Rainforest stop / walk around 
• The Razorback, Shipwreck Gorge and the 12 Apostles 
• Mornington Peninsula and Philip Island Tour 
• Met at St Paul's 
• Mornington Peninsula beach houses 
• Murry’s Lookout * Johnny Ripe’s for doughnuts 
• Chocolate Gnash 
• Flinder’s beach 
• Moonlit Animal Sanctuary 
• Kangaroo and Wallabee feeding 
• Tasmanian devils, wombats, Koalas 
• Play with Dingos? 
• Lantern Tour? 
• GO HERE. TOUR OR NOT. 
• Grand Prix track 
• Penguin Parade @ Philip Island 
• Parliament House Victoria- free 1 hour guided tour 
• Polly Woodside- historical tall ship 
• Old Melbourne Goal- historic jail house 
• Hosier Lane, the graffiti mecca 
• Fitzroy 
• Neighborhood with TONS of bars and live music 
• The Old Bar, The Tote, and the Social Club were all great 
• Also recommended to me: The Bendigo, The Grace Darling, The Curtian, Workers Club 
• Swanston Street- mini Times Square 
• Super cheap take away sushi place 
• Yarra River Walk 
• There’s a small pyro show put on by the casino at night 
• The trolleys in the CBD are all free 
• Neighboorhoods to checkout: 
• Fitzroy, Collingwood, Nortcote, Brunswick 
• Cherry Bar- on AC/DC Lane 

Food: 

• Dinkum Pies 
• Doughnut Time 
• Pancake Parlour 
• Anywhere on Elizabeth or Queen Street 
• Tim goddam tams