Victoria

Discover Secret Victoria: hidden places off the beaten track, historical oddities, quirky bars, sites of the unusual and the unknown.

Cities & Towns

Melbourne

11 Places

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The Tan

Melbourne’s most popular running route: no visit to Victoria’s capital is complete without a walk or run around The Tan…

19 Nov 2022 5 min read

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Block Arcade

The Block Arcade is an historic Melbourne Shopping arcade and one of the finest examples of Victorian architecture in t…

18 Nov 2022 5 min read

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Welcome to Thornbury

Welcome to Thornbury; Melbourne’s first and only permanent bar and food truck stop.

26 Oct 2022 5 min read

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Como House

Built in 1847 as the home of Melbourne Supreme Court Justice Sir Edward Eyre, Como House is one of the city's oldest bu…

10 Oct 2022 5 min read

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Organ Pipes National Park

The home of an ancient lava field, Victoria's Organ Pipes National Park is a public space full of geological and cultur…

23 Sep 2022 5 min read

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The Fitzroy Gardens

Steeped in both beauty and history, the Fitzroy Gardens are composed of a variety of elements that combine to create a …

20 Sep 2022 5 min read

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Abbotsford Convent

A former Catholic reformatory, Abbotsford Convent was, for the impoverished girls who lived there, either a godsend or …

2 Sep 2022 5 min read

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Royal Arcade

The oldest surviving shopping arcade in Australia, Melbourne's Royal Arcade is famous for being watched over by two fig…

19 Aug 2022 5 min read

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Alfred Nicholas Gardens

A stunning Melbourne park built for an Australian pharmaceutical pioneer, the history behind Alfred Nicholas Gardens is…

4 Aug 2022 5 min read