About Melbourne - Deafblind Conference 2010

 
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Melbourne Attractions
 
Information courtesy of www.thatsmelbourne.com.au
 
 
China Town
 
Main features:
-     Award winning restaurants and lots of Asian eateries
-     Laneways filled with weird and wonderful shopping opportunities
-     History of Australia’s Chinese culture
-     Chinese museums
 

 
Eureka Skydeck 88
 
-     Highest viewing platform in the southern hemisphere
-     Currently the world's tallest residential building
-     88 floors
-     “Edge experience” – a switchable glass cube which slides out from the building – with you inside!
 
 

 
IMAX Melbourne
 
-     Largest film format in the world
-     Images 10 times larger than a traditional cinema
 

 
Melbourne 360 Observation deck
 
-     Offers 360 degree view of Melbourne
-     Top of the Rialto building
-     Situated right in the heart of the city
 
 

 
Melbourne Aquarium
 
-     Home to thousands of aquatic animals
-     Features 4 different areas
o       Antarctica
o       Weird and  Wonderful
o       River to Reef
o       Southern ocean
-     Chance to assist in one of the daily animal feeds
-     Diver presentations
 
 

 
Melbourne Zoo
 
-     Award winning zoo only 4kms from the city
-     Features more than 3000 species of animals from all over the world
 
 

 
Old Melbourne Gaol
 
-     Walk the road to the gallows in a 19th century prison
-     Home to Melbourne’s oldest prison and former Police City Watch House
-     Has been the heart of crime, law and order in Melbourne since the 1840s
-     Some of Melbourne’s most famous Criminals (Ned Kelly, Squizzy Taylor) have spent time within these walls
-     Ned Kelly along with 135 other men and women were hanged at this site
 
 

 
Flemington Races
 
-     Flemington is the oldest and most well known metropolitan racecourse in Australia
-     It was placed on the national heritage list in 2006
-     The first race meeting was held at Flemington in March 1840 when Melbourne as a town was only 5 years old
 

 
MCG
 
-     Melbourne’s most iconic sporting arena
-     Hosts to AFL, Cricket, Soccer, concerts etc
-     Held the first ever cricket test
-     Held the 1992 Cricket World Cup Final
-     Hosted the 1956 Olympics
-     Holds popular daily tours of the arena
 
 

 
The Royal Botanic Gardens
 
-     Very popular tourist spot
-     Renowned as one of the world's finest landscaped gardens
-     Extends over 36 hectares
-     Displays more than 50,000 plants
 
 

 
The Shrine of Remembrance
 
-     Melbourne Icon
-     Victoria’s premier memorial to those that who served the nation in armed conflicts and peacekeeping operations
-     Daily tours of the Shrine are held
-     Remembrance ceremonies are held every half an hour
 
 

 
Crown Entertainment Complex
 
-     Boasts over 40 restaurants, cafes and bars
-     One of the world's largest entertainment complexes, covering two city blocks
-     Recognised as Melbourne’s most popular tourist destination
-     Two hotel properties operate on site – Crown Towers and Crown Promenade
-     Crown Entertainment Complex attracts over 15 million visitors per year
 
 

 
Federation Square
 
-     Home to the National Gallery of Victoria, The Ian Potter Centre, ACMI, The Australian Racing Museum, The National Design Centre and a large range of restaurants, cafés, bars and shops
-     Home to the Melbourne Visitors Centre
 
 

 
State Library of Victoria
 
-     Melbourne city landmark and cultural icon
-    19th century building with some beautiful heritage interiors
-     Features two free permanent exhibitions – Ned Kelly’s armour in the changing face of Victoria, and trace the history of books in the mirror of the world