5 the Cosmopolitan

Melbourne Walks Begin by walking up Swanston Street, A little further up, is the former Georges sumptuous gold leaf panelling. opposite bustling Flinders Street Station, department store – now home to George Back on Collins Street, several 19th century Patterson Bates (one of Melbourne’s most and past the magnificent St Paul’s townhouses 11 nestle in the shadow of renowned ad agencies) and design shops. Cathedral. Pass the monument to explorer Nauru House 12 . These were doctors’ Matthew Flinders 1 and the Burke and Mingle with office workers and elegant surgeries where Melbourne’s well-heeled The Wills 2 monument dedicated to their ladies shopping at leisure. came for treatment. With its luxury designer doomed journey of discovery across 5 At 161 On Collins 7 , enter the atrium and boutiques 13 , this area was christened the Cosmopolitan the continent. Take in the view of the see the glass sculptures that represent ‘Paris-end’ in 1958 when the Oriental Hotel Melbourne Town Hall 3 and Manchester Significant Melbourne Landmarks and put tables on the footpath. Nowadays, city Unity Building 4 , an art deco dream Buildings. workers soak up the atmosphere over a built in the 1930s. Stunning city views, glamorous At the corner of Russell Street you’ll pass cappuccino. Reaching Collins Street, catch a whiff of Scots Church 8 , where Dame Nellie ‘Melba’ In the 1970s, the Oriental made way for the Collins Street, sophisticated Chanel as you turn right into Melbourne’s (named after her birthplace Melbourne) sang soaring twin towers of Collins Place 14 . Melbourne Town Hall most sophisticated shopping street, shopping and Chinatown. in the late 1800s. Her father was the builder. Explore the fabulous shops and cafes and home to Gucci, Prada, Hermes and Louis if you have time, check out the famous Walking time 2 hours Vuitton. Majestic, tree-lined Collins Street As you cross Russell Street, look back down view of the city from the Sofitel restrooms is one of Melbourne’s most prestigious Collins Street for a stunning view of the city. Distance 3.75 Kilometres on the 35th floor! addresses. Notice the beautiful polychrome patterns of St Michael’s Uniting Church 9 . Look down Opposite is the Melbourne Club 15 , a At the Regent Theatre 5 take a quick to Federation Square on the right past the private gentleman’s club – you can almost tour of the ornate entrance hall, and Grand Hyatt Plaza. then look over the road to Athena on the smell the leather and cigars as you walk by. parapet of the Melbourne Athenaeum 6 . On reaching the columns of 101 Collins For chocolate lovers, a stop at either Koko If you have time, book a performance in Street 10 , go into the neo-classical foyer. Black or Haigh’s is a must on the way one of the city’s fine theatres at the ticket Home to the city’s financial whizzes, it’s an to the Old Treasury Museum 16 at the office there. amazing artistic experience – four water top of Collins Street. It sits grandly at the pools, stunning marble, granite columns and intersection with Spring Street and was Beautiful Collins Street Lonsdale Street 25 N Tattersall’s Lane Cohen Punch 28 Place Lane 20 Parliament Globe Alley 27 26 22 21 Reserve Little Bourke Street 24 23 Little Bourke Street Information Booth Celestial Heffernan Waratah Corrs Pender Lacey 19 Myer David Avenue Lane Place Lane Place Place Melbourne Jones 18 Bourke Street Mall 31 Bourke Street Parliament 29 House Royal 32 30 Turnbull Union Alley Arcade Lane 17 The Causeway Swanston Street Swanston Little Collins Street Gordon Block Reserve 33 Place Melbourne Ulster Town 12 Lane Block Hall Alfred Arcade Place Elizabeth Street Elizabeth Russell Street Russell 34 3 Exhibition Street 4 6 8 9 11 13 15 Spring Street Collins Street Collins Street 16 Centre 2 35 Way 5 7 10 14 City Square Centre George 36 Parade ANZ Hotel Place Tower Sofitel Flinders Lane Treasury 37 St Pauls Gardens Degraves Cathedral Street Campbell Arcade 1 Flinders Street 38 Federation Square special, the Flower Drum. Federation Square Visitor Information Turn right at Cohen Place and walk Melbourne Visitor Centre at Federation Square through to the Chinese Museum 25 , home Open seven days a week 9am to 6pm of the Millenium Dragon, the world’s Atrium and The Edge (excluding Christmas Day) Artplay the Crossbar largest parade Dragon. You’re now in the Pop-up Patch Birrarung Melbourne Visitor Booth in the Carpark heart of one of the oldest chinatowns in Marr Bourke Street Mall the western world – where hard-working Zinc at Open seven days a week 9am to 5pm Fed Sq The goldminers, herbalists and cabinetmakers Edge (excluding Good Friday and Christmas Day) Yarra first settled in the 1850s. Building Princes City Ambassadors Crossbar Wharf Yarra River As you continue down Little Bourke River Keep an eye out for the City Ambassadors Terrace Street, old shops, mission halls and secret The Ian Potter Centre: Atrium Vaults dressed in their distinctive red uniforms in the laneways surround you. Cross Russell NGV Australia central city. Transport Princes Bridge Princess Theatre Street and turn right into Heffernan Lane Mon to Sat 10am to 4pm, Sun noon to 3pm Alfred Deakin Building Square 26 where the walls of the Methodist Melbourne Greeter Service Australian Mission 27 warn: ‘Commit No Nuisance’. Centre for the SBS Discover from a local what locals love about Victoria’s Treasury, designed in the 1850s Moving Image Don’t forget to look for the signs at the end Melbourne. English orientations available seven by 19 year old JJ Clark. Russell Street of the lane. East Shard days per week. Other languages on request. Turning left into Spring Street, we are still Bookings are essential. Turn left into Lonsdale Street, and return in the heart of the city, but the calm green Taxi St Paul’s Court Melbourne Visitor Shuttle to Chinatown taking the first left into Melbourne Rank oasis of the Treasury Gardens is nearby. Visitor Hop on and off at any of the 13 stops along the Tattersall’s Lane 28 which was a horse Centre Pass the famous Hotel Windsor 17 , the route at key city destinations, guided by an bazaar in the 19th century. Lonsdale Street grandest surviving hotel from the 1880s. informative on-board commentary. The complete has some great Greek restaurants and is Flinders Street St Kilda Road Flinders The Windsor’s traditional afternoon tea is Street trip takes approximately an hour and a half. The almost an institution. And at the Cricketers teeming with cafés and cake shops, rich Your walk Station bus runs every 30 minutes between 9.30am and Bar, the discerning drinker can enjoy a with the aroma of coffee and oregano. starts here 4.30pm daily excluding Christmas Day. whiskey and soda every day, from noon. From Little Bourke Street, turn left into The Ian Potter Centre Australian Centre for For further information, visit NGV Australia the Moving Image Look across to Parliament House 18 Swanston Street, an eclectic collection of melbourne.vic.gov.au/visitor and the tranquil gardens beyond. In buildings and businesses, shops, buskers Arts and Culture Restaurants, Cafes and Bars Swanston Street Shops and Retail 1860, rioters tried to storm parliament, and public sculptures. At Bourke Street, Useful Numbers seeking land reform. You can still see look up to the four Weathervanes 29 . ArtPlay Optic Kitchen & Bar Il Pomodoro Italian Best of Victoria Victorian Tourist Information 13 2842 the two horizontal gun slits installed by And don’t miss Three businessmen who Bookings essential, Mon, Tues and Sun Mon to Sun Best of Souvenirs Best of Victoria Booking Service 9928 0000 brought their own lunch 30 – three of artplay.com.au 8.30am to 6pm 11am to late Open same hours the government after the riot, if you look Public transport queries 1800 800 007 behind the columns, high on the façade. Melbourne’s founding fathers, Batman, Tel: 9664 7900 Wed to Sat In a Rush Espresso as Melbourne Visitor Swanston and Hoddle. Australian Centre for 8.30am to 10pm Mon to Sun Centre Travellers’ Aid – Flinders St Station 9610 2030 At Princess Theatre 19 (1886), Federici’s Arintji Travellers’ Aid – Southern Cross Station 9670 2072 Turn right into Bourke Street Mall 31 , a the Moving Image 7am to 5pm Kirra Galleries Bar is named after Frederick Baker, the Mon to Fri short pedestrian and tram strip, pulsating (ACMI) Riverland Bar and Café Mon to Sun Airport Bus – Skybus 9335 2811 actor who died on stage in 1888. Some Mon to Sun 10am to late 10am to 6pm with shoppers, tourists and city workers. Mon to Sun Ticketmaster 13 6100 say his ghost still haunts the building. 10am to 5pm Sat & Sun 7am to late 7–Eleven Next door is the cosmopolitan European Here you’ll find Melbourne’s two big 9am to late Ticketek 13 2849 NGV Studio Time Out Café Mon to Sun café and the sleek Supper Club upstairs. department stores, David Jones and Myer, Directory Assistance 1223 Sun to Wed Beer Deluxe Mon to Sun Early to late plus the Royal Arcade (1869) with its Emergency – police, fire and ambulance 000 Fascinating ‘Chinatown’ begins at Tianjin 10am to 5pm Mon to Sun 8am to late delightful range of small specialty shops. Thurs to Sat 7am to late Garden 20 as you turn into Little Bourke Transport There are a number of self-guided walks in Stop at the Melbourne Visitor Booth in the 10am to 10pm Bokchoy Tang Street. Pass Gordon Place 21 , now a Mon to Sun this series.

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