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An abandoned jewel of a ballroom on the top floor of Australia’s busiest rail station echoes with the sounds of a bygone era.

A beautiful 1920s tower filled with local hidden gems.

These mythological giants take time out of their busy day guarding a Victorian market to let you know what time it is.

Melbourne's favorite bronze dog.

Tiny artwork tucked within glass letterboxes form this hidden gem of an art gallery.

Children's author May Gibbs's beloved stories about the tiny, human-like "Gumnut Babies" are immortalized in bronze.

A cramped wooden attic that once housed one of the world's first movie studios.

A striking bronze sculpture of a Roman goddess with two hound dogs for company.

A remarkable lifelong collection of antiques and art preserved in a historic Melbourne townhouse.

Somewhat controversial when first unveiled, this gathering of sea creatures has become a hidden gem.

Australia's largest medical museum featuring a 19th-century pharmacy.

A firefighting museum housed in a historic station whose Lookout Tower watches over Melbourne.

This unusual stone monument marks the starting point of the epic and tragic event.

A large Melbourne wall is home to an iconic work of art from one of the world's most renowned street artists.

Dedicated to a strange, local cryptid beloved by all.

This statue commemorates a special connection between ancient Greece and the Melbourne suburb of Brunswick.

Is there such thing as too many fruit bats? Not anymore.

A hidden lane full of top-quality street art.

This island at Coburg Lake Reserve is home to a sizable, very visible colony of Australian white ibis.

A sculpture of the largest owl in Australia.

A collection of outdoor mystical statues paying homage to indigenous Australians and ecological stewardship.

From this modest childhood home, Ned Kelly went on to become Australia’s most infamous bushranger.

Victoria's largest salt lake is a favorite haunt for photographers and stargazers.