# Things to Do in Melbourne

Landmarks, museums, and attractions within the City of Melbourne and its inner suburbs. · community starter list

Looking for things to do in Melbourne? This list of 8 includes Royal Exhibition Building (Carlton, Melbourne). The order here is where we started — no votes have been cast yet, so voting decides it from here.

**Where:** [Third Platz](/.md) / [Australia](/australia.md) / Melbourne
**Updated:** 2026-08-25 14:51:59

1. **[Royal Exhibition Building](/e/royal-exhibition-building---1230.md)** (attraction) — Joseph Reed's 1880 exhibition hall in Carlton Gardens became Australia's first UNESCO World Heritage-listed building in 2004. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/sports-and-leisure/royal-exhibition-building-and-carlton-gardens, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Exhibition_Building
2. **[Melbourne Skydeck](/e/melbourne-skydeck---1231.md)** (attraction) — Observation deck on level 88 of Eureka Tower, 285m up, open since 2007 and formerly branded Eureka Skydeck. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eureka_Tower, https://www.melbourneskydeck.com.au/
3. **[National Gallery of Victoria (NGV International)](/e/national-gallery-of-victoria-ngv-international---1232.md)** (attraction) — Australia's oldest public art gallery, founded 1861; its St Kilda Road building opened in 1968 and was rebuilt inside by Mario Bellini, reopening 2003. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Gallery_of_Victoria, https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/about/
4. **[Queen Victoria Market](/e/queen-victoria-market---1233.md)** (attraction) — Open-air market since 1878 on the site of Melbourne's first cemetery, national-heritage-listed in 2018 as the country's largest intact 19th-century market. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Victoria_Market, https://qvm.com.au/history/
5. **[Melbourne Cricket Ground](/e/melbourne-cricket-ground---1234.md)** (attraction) — Stadium established in 1853 in Yarra Park with capacity of about 100,024, the largest in the Southern Hemisphere; also home to the Australian Sports Museum. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground, https://www.mcg.org.au/about
6. **[St Kilda Pier](/e/st-kilda-pier---1235.md)** (attraction) — Public pier since the 1850s, rebuilt and reopened in November 2024, whose breakwater hosts a colony of about 1,200-1,400 wild little penguins. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Kilda_Pier, https://www.parks.vic.gov.au/places-to-see/parks/st-kilda-pier-and-breakwater/attractions/little-penguins
7. **[Federation Square](/e/federation-square---1236.md)** (attraction) — Civic square at Flinders and Swanston Streets, opened October 2002 to a 1997 competition-winning design by Lab Architecture Studio and Bates Smart. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federation_Square, https://fedsquare.com/history-design
8. **[Old Melbourne Gaol](/e/old-melbourne-gaol---1237.md)** (attraction) — Bluestone 1840s prison on Russell Street where 133 people, including bushranger Ned Kelly, were hanged; now a museum run by the National Trust. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Melbourne_Gaol, https://www.oldmelbournegaol.com.au/old-melbourne-gaol/

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