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Carlton is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3 km north of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Melbourne local government area. Carlton recorded a population of 16,055 at the 2021 census.


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1 - Melbourne

Melbourne is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia and Oceania.

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2 - Melbourne Museum

Melbourne Museum is a natural and cultural history museum located in the Carlton Gardens in Melbourne, Australia. Located adjacent to the Royal Exhibition Building, it is the largest museum in the Southern Hemisphere.

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3 - Tours & Sightseeing | Day Trips from Melbourne

This Phillip Island day tour combines colourful coastal attractions with Victoria’s very finest wildlife experiences. Departing Melbourne at around midday, journey to the city’s most colourful attraction – the iconic Brighton Beach bathing boxes – for an opportunity to visit the beach and admire these historic landmarks. At Moonlit Sanctuary Conservation Park, enjoy a guided wildlife walk as well as the spectacular “Conservation in Action” wildlife show. Learn about Victoria's extraordinary native animals, and the exceptional conservation efforts that will help to preserve them for future generations. At Point Grant and The Nobbies, you'll enjoy breathtaking views over Westernport Bay and Bass Strait. Then it’s onwards to the main event, where just after dark, the world’s smallest penguins waddle ashore after spending the day fishing out at sea. You’ll be enchanted as these plucky birds emerge from the surf and pass right before your eyes!

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4 - Old Melbourne Gaol

The Old Melbourne Gaol is a former jail and current museum on Russell Street, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It consists of a bluestone building and courtyard, and is located next to the old City Police Watch House and City Courts buildings.

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5 - Birrarung Marr

Birrarung Marr is an inner-city park between the central business district in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and the Yarra River. It was opened in 2002.

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6 - Sightseeing | Melbourne

Enjoy a half day tour to Moonlit Sanctuary to meet the cute koalas, kangaroos and more. Then on the way back to Melbourne visit Brighton to see the famous beach boxes.

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7 - Royal Exhibition Building

The Royal Exhibition Building is a World Heritage-listed building in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, built in 1879-80 as part of the international exhibition movement, which presented over 50 exhibitions between 1851 and 1915 around the globe.

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8 - Carlton Gardens

The Carlton Gardens is a World Heritage Site located on the northeastern edge of the Central Business District in the suburb of Carlton, in Melbourne, Australia.

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9 - Birdwatching | Melbourne

See the adorable penguins come ashore for the night at Phillip Island's famous Penguin Parade. Travel in style with a private car and guide on a day trip from Melbourne.

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10 - Crown Melbourne

Crown Melbourne is a casino and resort located on the south bank of the Yarra River, in Melbourne, Australia. Crown Casino is a unit of Crown Limited, and the first casino of the now-international Crown brand.

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11 - Kings Domain

Kings Domain is an area of parklands in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It surrounds Government House Reserve, the home of the Governors of Victoria, the Sidney Myer Music Bowl, and the Shrine Reserve incorporating the Shrine of Remembrance.

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12 - Flagstaff Gardens

Flagstaff Gardens is the oldest park in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, first established in 1862. Today it is one of the most visited and widely used parks in the city by residents, nearby office workers and tourists.

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13 - Queen Victoria Market

The Queen Victoria Market is a major landmark in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and at around seven hectares is the largest open air market in the Southern Hemisphere.

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14 - Brighton

   11 km away

Brighton is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 11 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Bayside local government area. Brighton recorded a population of 23,252 at the 2021 census. Brighton is named after Brighton in England.

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15 - Brighton beach

   12 km away

Brighton Beach railway station is located on the Sandringham line in Victoria, Australia, and serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Brighton. It opened on 21 September 1861 as Beach, being renamed Brighton Beach on 1 January 1867. The famous Brighton Bathing Boxes are located a short walk from the station. It was upgraded to a premium station on 20 November 1995.

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16 - Warrandyte VIC

   23 km away

Warrandyte is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 24 km north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District. Its local government area is the City of Manningham. At the 2011 census, Warrandyte had a population of 5,520.

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17 - Werribee Open Range Zoo

   30 km away

Werribee Open Range Zoo is an African themed zoo in Werribee, about 32 kilometres south-west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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18 - Dandenong Ranges

   33 km away

The Dandenong Ranges are a set of low mountain ranges, rising to 633 metres at Mount Dandenong, approximately 35 km east of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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19 - Frankston

   40 km away

Frankston is a suburb of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia, in the local government area of the City of Frankston. It is located 41 km south-east of the Melbourne city centre, north of the Mornington Peninsula.

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20 - Mornington

   46 km away

Mornington is a suburb on the Mornington Peninsula in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 46 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Mornington Peninsula local government area.

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