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Royal Botanic Gardens (Melbourne)

A not so secret garden

+61 3 9252 2300

Birdwood Avenue, Melbourne, VIC 3141

Rialto Towers & Observation Deck

Melbourne's tallest building

+61 3 9614 5888

525 Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000

Arthurs Seat Chairlift

Mornington Peninsula panoramas

+61 3 5987 2565

Arthurs Seat Road, Dromana, VIC 3936

Fort Nepean

Historic site in beautiful surrounds

+61 3 5884 4276

Portsea Visitors Centre, Point Nepean Road (for enquiries), Portsea, VIC 3944

Around the Bay

Circumnavigate the bay in a day

+61 (0)3 132 842 (Tourist Information)

Port Phillip Bay, Melbourne, VIC 3182

Westgate Bridge

A yawning span

Westgate Freeway, Spotswood, VIC 3015

Yarra Valley (The)

Wine, dames and opera country

+61 3 5962 2600

Via Maroondah Highway, Melbourne, Vic 3140

Brisbane Ranges National Park

Wildflowers, kangaroos and walking tracks

+61 3 8627 4699

Geelong Road, off Boar Gully, Anakie, VIC 3221

The Great Ocean Road

Spectacular winding coast road

+61 3 5263 2212

1 Elizabeth Street, Anglesea, VIC 3230

Kinglake National Park

Panoramic views of Melbourne

+61 3 8627 4699

Kinglake-Healesville Road, Kinglake, VIC 3763

Mornington Peninsula (The)

Melbourne's summer playground

+61 3 59873078

Point Nepean Road, Dromana, Melbourne, VIC 3936

Phillip Island

Unique natural wonders

+61 3 9658 9658

Cowes, Philip Island, VIC 3922

City to Williamstown Cruise

Cruise Melbourne's waters

+61 3 8610 2600

Vault 11 Banana Alley, Melbourne, VIC 3000

Warrandyte State Park

Natural bush in the suburbs

24 km from Melbourne, Melbourne

The Dandenong Ranges

Melbourne's Blue Dandenongs

Mt Dandenong Tourist Road, Melbourne, VIC

Lerderderg Gorge

The wild west

13 19 63

Off Western Freeway, Melbourne, VIC 3340

Melbourne Seaplanes

Soar above Melbourne's skyline

+61 3 9547 4454

Gem Pier, Melbourne, VIC 3016

Cape Woolamai

Phillip Island's best waves

Woolamai Beach Road, Phillip Island, VIC 3922

Smiths Beach

Ideal for novice surfers

Smiths Beach Road, Phillip Island, VIC 3922

Grampians National Park

Wilderness within Victoria

+61 3 5356 4616 (Visitors Information Center)

Approximately two hours drive from Ballarat on the Western Highway, Halls Gap, VIC 3381

Lake Mountain Ski Resort

Cross-country skiing near Melbourne

+61 3 5957 7222

P.O. Box 40, Marysville, VIC 3779

Mount Buller Ski Resort

A great downhill adventure

+61 3 5777 6077

Hume & Melba Highways, Mt. Buller, VIC 3723

Falls Creek Ski Resort

Nation's best skiing terrain

+61 3 5758 3224

PO Box 50, Falls Creek, VIC 3699

Mount Stirling

Snow Gum wonderland

+61 3 5777 6441

Mount Stirling Alpine Village, Mt Stirling, VIC 3722

Eureka Skydeck 88

Highest Views in Southern Hemisphere

+61 (0)3 96 93 88 88

7 Riverside Quay, Melbourne, Victoria 3006