11 Things To Do In Melbourne

You’ll never guess…I once lived in Melbourne!

You already knew because I talk about it too much? Oh, my bad.

When deciding where I hoped to live in Australia, I originally wanted to live in Brisbane because of the easy day trips that could be made there.

Then I read about Melbourne and knew, it was my place.

A European-esque Australian city, more Southern, but still technically part of the East coast. An artsy city that still had all kinds of weather. A city known for having 4 seasons in one day.

So me.

The thing with living in a city though is that no matter how long you live there, you will never be able to do everything.

I never was able to go to the place that was all trampolines. I never got to make a day trip to Philip Islands. I never learned how to surf, and I never swam with wild dolphins.

Everything I did though was so amazing, so I thought I would tell you 11 of my favourite things to do if you ever find yourself with a few days in Melbourne, but you don’t know where to start exploring.

11 Melbourne Things

Wander St.Kilda. When I first moved to Melbourne I was told to stay away from St.Kilda as they had to sweep the beach for needles every morning. Now I’m not sure if this is true, but St.Kilda is a gorgeous stretch of beach, with fun shops and restaurants around. Not to mention Luna park.

Eat at Max Brenner. I’m a self confessed choc-holic. I LOVE chocolate. I eat something chocolaty every day, because how could I not? Max Brenner is a dream. A restaurant dedicated to chocolate. Check out that sundae!

Visit Hosier Lane. I already wrote an entire post dedicated to The lane of graffiti. Check it out here!
Wander around Queen Victoria Market. This is a huge market filled with everything you could ever need. You can grab all your souvenirs here. I had a delicious smoothie, and still have a leather bag I got here!
Take the City Circle Tram. This is a free hop on/hop off tram that looks beautifully old school. It makes stops at all the tourist attractions in the city, and is a great way to get between the places you need to go.

Hang out in Federation Square. Right beside Flinder’s Street Station, there are lots of activities to do in the square, with a gorgeous view of the river on one side, and the city on the other.
Being right beside Federation Square, every tourist has to take a photo of Flinder’s Station! That is one of the first things I did in Melbourne. It is such a beautiful sight to behold.

Cafe hop. Known for the coffee, Melbourne has a very large cafe scene. It is worth spending a day, or two, cafe hopping to try out all the different flat whites!
Take a ghost tour. There are several different companies offering ghost tours, and the one I went on was amazing! We walked around for a few hours, learning of ghost sightings and stories of the ghosts around the city. It was certainly spooky!
Have a drink at one of the roof top bars. Having a drink with gorgeous night time city views can’t be beat!