Places To Visit

Places to Visit In & Around Melbourne

There are so many places to visit around Melbourne. Take an hour or take a day and go exploring! Whether you want to soak up the atmosphere of the city lights, get your heartrate pumping with a rewarding hike, or just enjoy the scenery at a beautiful nature reserve, there’s really something for every occasion.

And don’t forget to check our recommendations for the best food in Melbourne and our top tips on Melbourne property!

Featured places to visit

What to do when you want to go for an overseas holiday but life has other plans?

We booked ourselves a well deserved European holiday almost a year ago, with the departure date in early March 2026. We were meant to travel

To Ziebell’s Farmhouse we go!!!

Ever wondered how life was for the early settlers that came to Victoria? We all know that most came during the gold rush era hoping

An Interesting Day Trip to the Rippon Lea Estate in Elsternwick

Despite living in Melbourne for many years, we can’t honestly say we have been to every nook and corner of even the inner city suburbs.

Castlemaine via VLine Train

Victoria has so much more to offer outside of Melbourne, they say. We decided to put this to the test one weekend when we trooped

Footscray Park

We all know Footscray to be a suburb with good Asian restaurants and wet markets. However, did you know that there is a good public

Williamstown Botanic Garden

When we think of Williamstown, Nelson’s Place, with its stretch of restaurants comes to mind more often than not. However, did you know that there

Riverbend Historical Park

We searched online for off-the-radar places to visit and were pleasantly surprised to find the Riverbend Historical Park situated at Werribee. It is (to us