Toorak

Worth seeing in and around Toorak

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.

   3.5 km · association football stadium in Melbourne · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Swinburne University of Technology

   The Swinburne University of Technology is a public research university in Melbourne, Australia. It is the modern descendant of the Eastern Suburbs Technical College established in 1908, renamed Swinburne Technical College in 1913 after its co-founders George and Ethel Swinburne.

   2.8 km · university in 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.

   3.8 km · stadium in Melbourne Park, Melbourne CBD, Victoria, Australia · Wikipedia
5. 05
   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.

   4 km · astronomical observatory in Melbourne, Australia · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Our Lady of Victories Basilica

   Our Lady of Victories Basilica is a Roman Catholic church located in the Melbourne suburb of Camberwell. Romanesque Revival in style, it was designed by architect Augustus Andrew Fritsch and was completed in 1918.

   3.5 km · church building in Victoria, Australia · Wikipedia
7. 07
   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.

   3.5 km · Jewish museum in Melbourne, Australia · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Australian Sports Museum

   The Australian Sports Museum, formerly the National Sports Museum, is a museum dedicated to Australian sport and is located within the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Australia. There are exhibits for sports such as cricket, Australian rules football, the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, tennis, rugby league, rugby union, soccer, basketball, boxing and netball.

   3.9 km · museum dedicated to Australian sport, located in Melbourne, Australia · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Junction Oval

   Junction Oval is a cricket venue located in the Melbourne suburb of St Kilda. It is the administrative headquarters of Cricket Victoria and hosts a large number of matches for the Victoria men's and women's teams.

   3.7 km · Australian sports ground · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Fawkner Park

    Fawkner Park is a 41-hectare urban park and sports ground located in Melbourne's South Yarra and part of the City of Melbourne. It provides recreational areas for teams playing cricket, softball, soccer, Australian rules football, tennis, quadball and rugby.

    3.2 km · park in South Yarra, Victoria, Australia · Wikipedia

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Getting to Toorak

Airports

Melbourne (MEL), 25 km · Melbourne Avalon (AVV), 53 km

Stations

Malvern, 3 km · Auburn, 3.2 km · Camberwell, 3.9 km · Gardiner, 3.3 km · Armadale, 1.7 km

• Geelong/Melbourne → Toorak

  1 km · quickest by road, 2 min · A$0
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• Hobart (Cambridge) → Toorak

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

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