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Melbourne


A wander around this defiantly prosperous indie bookshop can occupy an entire afternoon, if you’re so inclined. There’s a dangerously loaded (and good-value) specials table and switched-on, helpful staff. Just next door is its specialty children's bookshop.

Also in the city centre and St Kilda.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Melbourne attractions

1. Museo Italiano

0.07 MILES

Telling the story of Melbourne's Italian community, this small but information-packed museum puts an important part of Australia's history, and the…

2. Ian Potter Museum of Art

0.18 MILES

This museum manages Melbourne University’s extensive art collection – the largest university collection in the country – over three levels. The collection…

3. University of Melbourne

0.35 MILES

The esteemed University of Melbourne was established in 1853 and remains one of Australia’s most prestigious universities. Its blend of Victorian Gothic…

4. Melbourne Museum

0.43 MILES

This museum provides a grand sweep of Victoria’s natural and cultural histories, incorporating dinosaur skeletons, a 600-species-strong taxidermy hall, a…

5. Grainger Museum

0.5 MILES

A tribute to one of Australia's great musical exports, this museum housed in an art deco building lays bare the fascinating life of Percy Grainger…

6. Melbourne General Cemetery

0.5 MILES

Melbourne has been burying its dead here since 1852. It's worth a stroll to see the final resting place of three Australian prime ministers, the memorial…

7. Royal Exhibition Building

0.51 MILES

Built for the 1880 International Exhibition, this Victorian edifice in Carlton Gardens symbolises the glory days of 19th-century Melbourne's economic…

8. Sutton Gallery

0.62 MILES

Housed in a simple, unassuming warehouse space entered off Greeves St, this gallery is known for championing challenging new work.