South Melbourne

Worth seeing in and around South Melbourne

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.

   2.7 km · Sports stadium in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Royal Exhibition Building

   The Royal Exhibition Building is a UNESCO World Heritage-listed building in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, built in 1879–1880 as part of the international exhibition movement, which presented over 50 exhibitions between 1851 and 1915 around the globe. The building sits on approximately 26 hectares, is 150 metres long and is surrounded by four city streets.

   3.5 km · heritage building in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Eureka Tower

   Eureka Tower is a 297.3 m skyscraper located in the Southbank precinct of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Construction began in August 2002 and the exterior was completed on 1 June 2006.

   1.5 km · skyscraper in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Carlton Gardens

   The Carlton Gardens is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located on the northeastern edge of the Central Business District in the suburb of Carlton, Melbourne, in the state of Victoria, Australia. The gardens are a popular picnic and barbecue area, and are home to an array of wildlife, including brushtail possums.

   3.3 km · garden in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Docklands Stadium

   Docklands Stadium is a stadium located in the Melbourne suburb of Docklands. It is primarily used for Australian rules football as the home ground of several teams in the Australian Football League.

   2.3 km · Multi-purpose stadium in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · Wikipedia
6. 06
   National Gallery of Victoria

   The National Gallery of Victoria, popularly known as the NGV, is an art museum in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1861, it is Australia's oldest and most visited art museum.

   1.6 km · art museum in Melbourne, Australia · Wikipedia
7. 07
   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.

   2.4 km · association football stadium in Melbourne · Wikipedia
8. 08
   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.

   2.2 km · tennis stadium in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · Wikipedia
9. 09
   RMIT University

   The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology is a public research university located in the city of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. Proposed by Francis Ormond, and established in 1887 by Ormond, the Victorian government, Trades Hall Council and others, it is the seventh-oldest institution of higher education in Australia, a founding member of the Australian Technology Network, and a member of Universities Australia.

   3 km · public Australian university based in Melbourne · Wikipedia
10. 10
    St Patrick's Cathedral

    The Cathedral Basílica of Saint Patrick is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne and the seat of its archbishop, currently Peter Comensoli.

    3.1 km · cathedral in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · Wikipedia

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Getting to South Melbourne

Airports

Melbourne (MEL), 21 km · Melbourne Avalon (AVV), 49 km

Stations

Flinders Street, 2 km · Southern Cross, 2 km

• Geelong/Melbourne → South Melbourne

  4 km · quickest by road, 12 min · A$0.5
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• Hobart (Cambridge) → South Melbourne

  596 km · quickest by air, 4h 47m · A$200–310
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• Adelaide → South Melbourne

  655 km · quickest by air, 5h 4m · A$220–330
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Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for South Melbourne. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

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