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Melbourne’s little laneways began
life as rear access to properties facing
big streets. Many were later roofed as
Walks
17 Lo ns da l e Stre et
‘arcades’ to provide refuge from the
weather and crowds and to provide more 18

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space for shops. Today, some lanes have

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been reborn and hum to the rhythm of

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Walk number 4 daily city life. Others are still waiting to be 16
discovered. 20
Arcades and Lanes

Q u e e n Stre et
Begin your walk by crossing from Li t t l e B o u rke Stre et

Ha rd wa re
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E l iza b eth
Federation Square 1 to a traditional
Walking time 1.5 hours meeting place ‘Under the Clocks’ 2 at
Distance 2.5 Kilometres Flinders Street Station 3 . Cross Flinders
GPO Myer
Melbourne
David
Jones

Street, turn left and continue on. Turn

Lanes, alleyways, little streets, right into Degraves Street where William
Under the clocks at Flinders Street Station 14

arcades, café society and Degraves’ steam flourmill pumped away in 13 12 B o u rke Stre et Ma l l

fascinating shops. the 1850s. Nowadays, it’s espresso. 21 Royal

Centrepoint Mall
Galleria
Arcade
Degraves Street 4 is a mecca for Plaza

The Causeway
Melbourne’s café society. Check out the Commonwealth
healthy delights at the organic shop, Bank Centre
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juice bar. Order a coffee at Degraves 11
Espresso Bar, where the seats are recycled Li t t l e Co l l i ns Stre et

Howey Pl
Capitol
cinema seats and benches from a former 22 Block 23 Arcade
9 Place
magistrates court. 25
Block
Let your imagination guide you At the end of Degraves Street, on the Public Purse
Arcade 24 Melbourne
Town Hall
other side of Flinders Lane, is the Majorca Australia Collins
on Collins two3four 26
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Building 5 – still as stylish as in its 1920s
Co l l i ns Stre et
heyday. The building’s terracotta has
Spanish or Moorish influences, reflecting 7 Centre
27 Manchester
Way Unity Arcade

S wa nst o n Stre et
the exotic destinations that captured 6
Manchester
Lane
imaginations at that time. Centre
Place
Centre Place 6 is a breeding ground 5 28
F l i n d e rs La n e
for cafes – some so small you can barely

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stretch to stir your coffee. Ask for the 29

D e gaves Stre et
delicious soup of the day at pocket sized Young
Jungle Juice Bar, squat on the box seats Port and
Phillip Jacksons
and enjoy noodles at Yen or retreat Arcade
32 St Pauls
30 Cathedral
upstairs to dimly lit Hell’s Kitchen and 31
Howey Place 4
look down on the passing throng. This
area is also a must see for for those F l i n d e rs Stre et
interested in street art. 2
Step up to Centre Way 7 (1913) – an early Pick up a table at Block Place 9 and 1
steel-framed building with a post-modern grab a bite to eat before you cross over
Flinders Street Station 3 Federation
makeover – then cross Collins Street and Little Collins Street to the elegant Royal Square
turn left before entering the exquisite Arcade 10 (1869) – the oldest shopping
19th Century Block Arcade 8 . The arcade in Australia. Don’t forget to look
arcade was named after the fashionable back up to Gog and Magog 11 , the two
Collins Street block between Swanston legendary giants of the ancient Britons Yarra River
and Elizabeth Streets where nineteenth who have struck on the hour since 1892.
century Melburnians liked to promenade Princes
Bridge
or ‘do the block’. Today, it is still a hive
of activity, with its mosaic floors and
fascinating shops to explore.
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the cafe umbrellas to check the date
Federation Square Tourist Information
Melbourne Visitor Centre at Federation Square
of Dynon’s Building 19 , a set of four Open 7 days 9am-6pm
(originally five) warehouses designed by Atrium and BMW Edge
Artplay
the Crossbar Melbourne Visitor Booth in the Bourke Street
William Pitt, the celebrated architect of Birrarung Mall
Princess Theatre and some of the finest Carpark Marr
Mon-Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 10am-5pm
gothic revival buildings in Collins Street. Zinc at
Fed Sq BMW City Ambassadors
Named after Hardware House 20 in the Edge
Keep an eye out for our roving City Ambassadors
1920s, Hardware Lane was built on land Australian
Racing Museum P
Whrinces in their distinctive red outfits roaming the City.
formerly occupied by Kirk’s Horse Bazaar. Crossbar arf Yarra River

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River
Terrace Mon-Sat 10am-4pm

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The Ian Potter Centre: Atrium Vau
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Niagara Lane over and take a short cut through Galleria Transport Discover from a local what locals love about
Plaza 21 – then turn left onto Little Collins Alfred Deakin Building Square Melbourne. English orientations available 7 days
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Hop on and off any of the 11 stops as this free
Place 23 . Between the 1890s and 1920s, East Shard
shuttle makes its way around some of Mel-
the western side of Howey Place was part Taxi
bourne’s best attractions and sights, complete
of Cole’s Book Arcade, which stretched St Paul’s Court
Melbourne Rank with an onboard commentary. 7 days a week
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Continue on through Capitol Arcade Your walk Station thatsmelbourne.com.au/touristinformation
starts here
24 to Capitol House, opened in 1924
The famous Block Arcade
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Reaching Melbourne’s shopping heart at Theatre 25 is an extraordinary ‘picture Arts and Culture Restaurants, Cafes and Bars Shops and Retail Metlink – train, buses and trams 131 638
Bourke Street Mall 12 , turn left and cross palace’ with tours available the third ArtPlay ACMI Lounge Café & Jolimont Expresso Best of Souvenirs V/Line – country and interstate transport 1 36 196
the Bourke St Mall, pass the sculpture Friday each month. During term-time, you Bookings essential, Bar Mon-Fri Open same hours as
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Toilets 14 are historic: the men’s were auditorium. Champions: Australian late 9am-5.30pm Kirra Gallery Airport Bus – Skybus 9335 3066
built in 1910, while the ladies waited Racing Museum and Arintji Riverland Barr Mon-Thu 10am-6pm
Walk through historic Manchester Unity National Trust of Australia 9656 9800
longer, until 1927. Hall of Fame Mon-Thu 10am-late and Café Fri 10am-9pm
Arcade 26 and then cross Collins Street Mon-Sun 10am-6pm Fri 7am-late Mon-Sun 7am-late Sat-Sun 10am-6pm Ticketmaster 7 136 100
Go left up Little Bourke Street 15 and to Manchester Lane 27 and Flinders
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cross two laneways before we discover Lane. Once the centre of the city’s rag
a superb group of 1880s warehouses at NGV Australia Beer Deluxe Mon-Fri 7am-late Mon-Sun Early-late Melbourne Mobility Centre 1800 735 266
trade, Flinders Lane 28 is now a unique Tue-Sun 10am-5pm Mon-Wed 7.30am– Sat-Sun 8am-late
23-31 Niagara Lane 16 . National Design Centre Directory Assistance 1223
shopping destination for the hip and Thu until 9pm 10.30pm
Look for the picturesque barrel hoists. The Transport Shop
happening, as well as home to some of National Design Centre Thurs 7.30am-midnight Mon-Sun noon-late Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Emergency – police, fire and ambulance 000
lane was named in the 1860s after the the best galleries and bars in the city. Fri–Sun 7.30am–1am
Niagara Hotel in Lonsdale Street 17 . Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Taxi Restaurant Sun noon-5pm Weather 9669 4916
As you head back to Federation Square, Sun noon-5pm Bokchoy Tang Mon-Sun noon-late (closed public
Round the corner, after a short walk up stroll down Scott Alley 29 and pass (closed public Mon-Sun 11.30am-late holidays) There are a number of self-guided walks in
Lonsdale Street, bustling Hardware Lane holidays) Tjanabi this series. These walks were developed by
through Port Phillip Arcade 30 and turn Café Chinotto Mon-Sun 9am-late
18 epitomises Melbourne’s laneway Mon-Sun 8am-late Federation Square and the City of Melbourne.
left at Flinders Street. Your final stop is Transit Lounge
renaissance. With cobbled stones Young & Jackson’s 31 where the beer Chocolate Buddha For more information, call the City of
underfoot and café umbrellas overhead, Wed-Fri 5pm-late
Mon-Sun Noon-late Melbourne Hotline 9658 9658, visit
has flowed for over a century. Upstairs is Sat & Sun 4pm-late
stay awhile and enjoy the lane’s alfresco Feddish www.thatsmelbourne.com.au/
the nude portrait Chloe 32 that shocked
seating, fascinating facades and small Mon-Sun Noon-late melbournebrochures or go to the Melbourne
conservative Melbourne and made the Visitor Centre at Federation Square
specialty shops.
hotel famous. Enjoy one last drink here as
you take in the grand view of Federation
Square 1 .