Melbourne Self-Guided Tour for Kids and Families in English

Melbourne Self-Guided Tour for Kids and Families in English

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2h 30m
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Overview

Packed with challenges, quizzes and fantastic facts, this is a unique, self-guided tour especially designed to keep kids 8-15 excited and the whole family having fun as you discover the diverse and colourful centre of Melbourne.

Our Heart of Melbourne route starts at the Old Melbourne Gaol (easily reached by train, tram or taxi) and leads you on a discovery tour of the iconic sites and hidden jewels of central Melbourne. Follow the interactive map to carefully selected locations, have fun as a family with challenges that bring each site to life, and learn the storey of Melbourne from its colonial origin to the present day.

You simply download our app, sign up, and your tour will be waiting for you with full instructions!

Do the tour at your own pace, take a break if you want, and you can even come back another day to complete it. The perfect way to keep kids excited and parents happy as you explore the vibrant heart of Melbourne.

Activity location

Old Melbourne Gaol
- 377 Russell St,
- 3000, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Meeting/Redemption Point

Old Melbourne Gaol
- 377 Russell Street
- 3000, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Melbourne Self-Guided Tour for Kids and Families in English in English

2h 30m
Opening hours: Wed 8:00 am-8:00 pm
English

Travellers

Language options: English

Price details

AU$32.12 x 1 TravellerAU$32.12

Total

What's included, what's not

All information and directions to have a great tour are included on the app
The tour can be done offline (no need for mobile data) once it has been downloaded on the app
Written Guide/App in English
Other languages - Tour suitable only if you and your children are comfortable reading English

Know before you book

Service animals allowed
Public transport options are available nearby
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Do not purchase this tour if you and your children cannot comfortably read English

Activity itinerary

Old Melbourne Gaol

10m

Start your tour at the Old Melbourne Gaol, one of Melbourne's earliest buildings, and follow our clues to discover who lived here before the British founded the city.

State Library Victoria

10m

Explore the surprising State Library of Victoria and use your detective skills to find the armour of Australia's most notorious bandit

Melbourne Central

5m

Step inside a shopping centre topped with the world's largest glass cone and discover a tower soaring within it.

Chinatown

10m

Explore the oldest Chinatown outside Asia and complete your challenges to find out why it was created.

Melbourne's GPO - Shopping Centre

10m

Discover the 'kilometre zero' from which all road distances to Melbourne are measured and see if you can beat our challenge on a street bench that looks surprisingly like something entirely different!

Royal Arcade

10m

Enter the oldest shopping arcade in Melbourne, the height of sophistication in its time, and use your detective skills to find two mythical creatures that are hidden inside.

Block Arcade

10m

Follow the route to the Block Arcade, the quintessence of 'Marvellous Melbourne', and complete our challenges on its iconic mosaics

Melbourne Town Hall

10m

Stop outside Melbourne's renowned town hall, and in the extraordinary building opposite, discover the secrets of a society whose storey is carved in stone.

Degraves Street

10m

Explore the hubbub of Degraves Street, most famous of the 'lanes' of Melbourne - if you're hungry, stop for a bite at one of its many eateries.

Flinders Street Station

10m
Admission ticket not included

Stop under the clocks of of Melbourne's iconic Flinders Street station and follow our clues to discover an amazing set of creatures that most Melbournians never see.

Federation Square

10m

End your tour at Federation Square, the place where Melbourne gathers to celebrate its triumphs, and complete your last challenges on the banks of the Yarra river.

Location

Activity location

Old Melbourne Gaol
- 377 Russell St,
- 3000, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Meeting/Redemption Point

Old Melbourne Gaol
- 377 Russell Street
- 3000, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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