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A free-by-design city day through gardens, civic architecture, art spaces and laneways, with special exhibitions separated from general admission.
Browse 10 free-entry places with official visitor links. Check hours, access and booking rules before your visit.
01 IN MELBOURNE
FREEMake a loop through lakes, lawns and plant collections in a large garden just south of the CBD.
Photo: “Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne Eastern Lawn 2018.jpg” by Wpcpey · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted to WebP for this site.
FREEMeet under Fed Square’s angular facades and open-air steps, directly opposite Flinders Street Station.
Photo: “Arrival Departure, Federation Square, Melbourne.jpg” by CorneliaHTang · CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized and converted to WebP for this site.
FREEStep into the heritage library’s public halls and La Trobe Reading Room, one of the city’s most striking interiors.
Photo: “State Library of Victoria at night.jpg” by Travellers travel photobook from Melbourne, Australia, Australia · CC BY 2.0. Resized and converted to WebP for this site.
FREESee the Great Hall’s water wall and browse the NGV’s international collection without an entry ticket.
Photo: “NGV International Melbourne.jpg” by Jonathan Lin from Singapore, xinjiapore · CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized and converted to WebP for this site.
FREELook up and along the cobbled lane for murals, paste-ups and a portrait that can change between visits.
Photo: “Hosier Lane Street Art Melbourne.jpg” by Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand · CC0. Resized and converted to WebP for this site.
FREE MARKET ENTRY; PURCHASES COST EXTRABrowse Queen Victoria Market's heritage sheds, food halls and outdoor stalls.
Photo: “Melbourne (AU), Queen Victoria Market -- 2019 -- 1535.jpg” by Dietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted to WebP for this site.
FREE GARDEN; COTTAGE TICKET EXTRAWalk Fitzroy Gardens' elm avenues, Conservatory and historic garden features.
Photo: “AUS Melbourne, Melbourne, Fitzroy Gardens 002.jpg” by -wuppertaler · CC BY 4.0. Resized and converted to WebP for this site.
FREE PUBLIC RIVERSIDE WALKFollow the Yarra beside Southgate and Queensbridge Square on Melbourne's Southbank.
Photo: “Southbank and Yarra River, Melbourne, as seen from Evan Walker Bridge 20230219 1.jpg” by DXR · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted to WebP for this site.
FREE PUBLIC BEACH; BOXES PRIVATEView Brighton's privately owned bathing boxes from the public sand at Dendy Street Beach.
Photo: “Brighton bathing boxes.jpg” by Misaochan2 · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted to WebP for this site.
FREE GARDENS AND EXTERIORWalk the formal lawns around Melbourne's World Heritage-listed Royal Exhibition Building.
Photo: “Royal Exhibition Building in Carlton Gardens.jpg” by Travellers travel book · CC BY 2.0. Resized and converted to WebP for this site.
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