Melbourne, five times the "most livable city in the world" charm capital, in this lively fashion and charming ancient rhyme-compatible city, there are so many items worth visiting dazzling, for first-time visitors to the people, It seems that there are always some difficult choices. What are the attractions that Melbourne must visit? the editor takes you into Melbourne.
Federal Square (Federation Square)
Federation Square is a vibrant showcase for all of Melbourne, and 11 buildings can be described as grotesque and bizarre, with a large irregular, non-parallel composition and a sudden look that gives the illusion that it is unfinished or casually built as a building block.
One of Australia's most complex and sprawling projects, the Federation Square is built on 12 still-running railway lines (next door to Melbourne Railway Station), with a total investment of 450 million. In addition to the 11 main buildings, the square also contains a number of open areas. The square is said to hold 10,000 people and is paved with pebbles unique to the Kimberley area of Western Australia. The ground of the square is slightly higher than the horizon of the street and has a certain inclination. Convenient for people to see the surrounding city and the Yala River landscape. Federal Square is a must-see stop for visitors to Melbourne and is often used as a first stop.
Although it is a new landmark, there are not many outsiders in the square. With the exception of a few small shops and restaurants, cafes, most of the ground floor space seems to be unused. In fact, they are exhibition halls, digital video centers, verandas and side halls, and so on. According to the Chinese people, such a golden place is empty, and no one is thinking about how to use it to make money. It is a pity. Union Square is a bit off-the-shelf, but it has a green glass house like a bus car. It's a very practical place. It's at the crossroads. It's Melbourne's tourist center (with an eye-catching I sign). A collection of all travel information about Melbourne and Victoria is available free of charge.
Federation Square is Melbourne's emerging cultural centre, reflecting the city's self-confidence, inclusiveness and international standards.
Collins Street, (Collins Street).
Corinth Street, located in downtown Melbourne, is a 2-kilometer east-west main road and is often considered Australia's first Street, with some of Australia's best Victorian buildings. Between Elizabeth Street and King Street, Collins Street is the financial centre of Melbourne, with many banks and insurance companies, as well as the most famous luxury shopping mall in the Southern Hemisphere, Corinth Street today, which brings together almost all of them, including Armani,Chanel,. The shops of all luxury brands, including Gucci,LV,Prada, whether they are shopping or wandering, are worth a walk.
Victoria State Library (State Library of Victoria)
Victoria State Library is one of Melbourne's cultural capital, Australia's oldest public library, known for its dome reading room built in 1913, a beautiful and magnificent fifth-floor dome.
Shufen Mountain Gold Rush History Park (Sovereign Hill Historical Park)
It was named one of Australia's most attractive tourist attractions, about an hour and a half drive from Melbourne. Here, visitors seem to have entered the 19th century, you can find real gold grains in the golden brook of Shufen Mountain, and you can take pictures of each other on the main street by talking to each other with actors dressed in ancient clothes of the last century. The scenic spot will have Chinese commentators to show you the underground mining area, show you the process of gold mining, and show you the experience of gold mining. The horses in Shufen Mountain are quite handsome. They are well-trained and courteous. Their white shank manes resemble the large bell-bottomed trousers worn by the western cowboys. Let them be your guide and lead you on a cowboy carriage trip.
In addition, the gold museum (Gold Museum), which is opposite the entrance of Shufen Mountain, shows sand gold, gold coins and gold deposits, all representing the history and anecdotes of the gold deposit area; You can also see Lucky Stone (Good Fortune Nugget):, a $ two hundred and fifty thousand gold nugget excavated in the area, a classic pen for all collections in the museum.
Captain Cook's Cabin (Cook's Cottage)
Captain Cook's house, located in (Fitzroy Gardens), Fitzroy Garden in the heart of Melbourne, is a real hut, simple, even rough, sloping with tiles and stone walls. James Cook was born in this cottage in Yorkshire in 1728. In 1934, when Melbourne was the 100th anniversary of its founding, Sir Russell, an Australian industrialist, paid 800 pounds. Buy Captain Cook's former home in the UK as a gift to Melbourne citizens. The old home was carefully split and each building material numbered in 253 boxes weighing 150 tons was seaborne from Britain to Melbourne and built as it was.
Captain Cook was Britain's greatest navigational explorer in the 18th century. He made three trips to the Southern Hemisphere and not only discovered the Australian continent, Many islands in the Pacific, such as New Zealand and Hawaii, were discovered. On April 19, 1770, he landed on the Australian continent as the first Englishman in Sydney.
Saint Kitts Beach, (St Kilda Beach)
Saint Kitts Beach, about 7 kilometers from downtown Melbourne, is Melbourne's best-known beach with beautiful beaches and swimming surfers, but the difference is that you will have a chance to see penguins here, but it all depends on luck. Saint Kitts's beach is long, the sea is blue, there are many shells on the beach, and you can see the lighthouse in the distance. The scenery along the way is also very charming, street buildings are very beautiful. In the seaside row, there are many restaurants and small shops, very lively. There will be hippies-like performers, singing and dancing, all the way to Saint Kitts Beach in the evening. On a fine weekend, the locals will come here in droves to relax and relax.
Brighton Beach, (Brighton Beach).
Brighton Beach, with its clear water and fine beaches, is suitable for swimming. Although the beach is slightly less than Saint Kitts's, Brighton Beach is characterized by dozens of multicoloured cabins lined up on the beach. These are privately owned beach dressing rooms, very beautiful, many stars have left their mark here, they are also a favorite venue for Melbourne citizens to take wedding photos and little freshmen's favorite selfie venues.
Puffinbili steam train (Puffing Billy Railway)
Steam trains attract millions of tourists each year, sitting on the windowsill of the train with many children, hanging their feet out of the car, driving through dozens of meters of wooden trestle and shuttling through the picturesque Dandernon range (Dandenong Ranges). After an hour's drive to the Emerald Lake (Emerald Lake), you can take a tour of the surrounding hiking trail, or enjoy an outdoor barbecue and feed the unafraid red-waisted parrot.
Philip Island (Phillip Island)
Philip Island lies about 130km south of Melbourne on the east side of the Bay of Philip, with an entrance to a small island, Phillips Island, (Phillip Island). For Melbourne citizens, this is a beach resort for surfing, sailing, fishing, water skiing and so on.
Philip Island is famous for being known as Penguin Island because the summer beach near Cape Norbes, southwest of the island, is a sanctuary for elf penguins, so Philip Island is also often called Penguin Island. The penguins are the smallest penguins in the world, only 30 centimeters tall, and it is interesting to see groups of penguins come home from the sea at sunset, as they are small and wobbly in a row. Winter on the coast is rather cold, so it is better to have summer in the Southern Hemisphere (November-March). With binoculars, ocean seals and rock-dwelling seals can be seen from Cape Norbes.
Melbourne Zoo (Melbourne Zoo)
Located 3 kilometers north of Melbourne's central city, Melbourne Zoo, founded in 1857, is the oldest zoo in Australia and the world, and one of the world's most famous zoos. More than 20,000 species of plants are planted in the zoo.
The garden accounts for 15% of all Australian animal species, with kangaroo emu and other animals in the intact bushes. Notably, the world's earliest gorillas were bred by artificial insemination. If lucky, you can still see its dexterous figure of climbing trees.
Also, don't miss the world's rare butterfly house. Colorful butterflies fluttering in the room, no matter where like the dream of the country. One of the most distinctive features of Melbourne Zoo is that animals and nature, animals and people, and man and nature are well managed here. Many animals and people can communicate directly. And the environment here completely breaks the barrier between concrete walls and iron fences between man and nature, and people can comfortably blend into the green fields.
