Prahran

Worth seeing in and around Prahran

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Melbourne Cricket Ground

   The Melbourne Cricket Ground, also known locally as the 'G, is a multi-purpose stadium located in Yarra Park in the suburb of East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The stadium primarily hosts Australian rules football and cricket as the home ground of multiple teams in the Australian Football League, as well as the Melbourne Renegades and the Melbourne Stars in the Big Bash League and the Victorian cricket team in the Sheffield Shield.

   3.8 km · Sports stadium in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Melbourne Rectangular Stadium

   Melbourne Rectangular Stadium is a stadium located in the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Precinct in Melbourne. It is primarily used for soccer, and rugby league as the home ground of the Melbourne Victory FC and Melbourne City FC in the A-League men's and women's competitions and the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League.

   3.2 km · association football stadium in Melbourne · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Rod Laver Arena

   Rod Laver Arena is a multipurpose arena located within Melbourne Park, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The arena is the main venue for the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam tennis tournament of the calendar year.

   3.8 km · tennis stadium in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · Wikipedia
4. 04
   John Cain Arena

   John Cain Arena is a multi-purpose sports and entertainment arena located within Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is the second-largest venue and show court for the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam professional tennis tournament held each calendar year.

   3.5 km · stadium in Melbourne Park, Melbourne CBD, Victoria, Australia · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Australian Centre for Contemporary Art

   The Australian Centre For Contemporary Art is a contemporary art gallery in Melbourne, Australia. The gallery is located on Sturt Street in the Melbourne Arts Precinct, in the inner suburb of Southbank.

   3.9 km · art gallery · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Luna Park

   Luna Park Melbourne is a historic amusement park located on the foreshore of Port Phillip Bay in St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria. It opened on 13 December 1912, with a formal opening a week later, and has been operating almost continuously ever since.

   2.6 km · amusement park in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Jewish Holocaust Museum and Research Centre

   The Melbourne Holocaust Museum is an Australian institution dedicated to Holocaust education, research, and remembrance, based in Melbourne. It was founded in Elsternwick, Melbourne, in 1984 by Holocaust survivors.

   3.5 km · holocaust museum in Melbourne, Australia · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Melbourne Observatory

   Melbourne Observatory is an observatory located on a hill adjacent to the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. The observatory commenced operations in 1863 and was decommissioned from official Government work in 1945.

   3.2 km · astronomical observatory in Melbourne, Australia · Wikipedia
9. 09
   2024 Melbourne synagogue attack

   On 6 December 2024, at approximately 4:10 am local time, an arson attack took place at the Adass Israel Synagogue of Melbourne in Ripponlea, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. The resulting fire injured one member of the synagogue and caused significant damage to the building.

   2.7 km · December 2024 firebombing of Adass Israel Synagogue of Melbourne · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Jewish Museum of Australia

    The Jewish Museum of Australia aims to "explore and share the Jewish experience in Australia". It is located in St Kilda, a suburb of Melbourne.

    1.4 km · Jewish museum in Melbourne, Australia · Wikipedia

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Getting to Prahran

Airports

Melbourne (MEL), 25 km · Melbourne Avalon (AVV), 51 km

• Geelong/Melbourne → Prahran

  2 km · quickest by road, 9 min · A$0.5
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• Hobart (Cambridge) → Prahran

  594 km · quickest by air, 4h 56m · A$210–320
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• Adelaide → Prahran

  658 km · quickest by air, 5h 13m · A$230–340
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