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Australia

Melbourne for the first time

The three days that make sense when you have never been. The famous things, in an order that works, with room around them.

  • 3 nights
  • Couple
  • Balanced pace
  • Mid-range budget
Plan your own Melbourne trip

Every place here was checked on 2026-10-27 or later, and each one says where it came from.

The plan, day by day

4 days

Day 1

Arrival day

8 of 24 hours planned

  1. 09:30

    You arrive

  2. 13:0014:00

    Royal Stacks

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    470 Collins St

  3. 14:3017:00

    Hellenic Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and history + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Melbourne, Australia

    William Street 280

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 10:00–16:00

  4. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 19:0020:30

    Simpons Burgers

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    Melbourne · Russell Street 143

  6. 20:3023:00

    Hamer Hall

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    concert hall in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    St Kilda Road 100

Day 2

12 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Patricia Coffee Roasters

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 45m
    • Meal

    Little Bourke Street

    Opening hours: Mon–Fri 07:00–16:00 · Sat–Sun closed

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Shot Tower Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and history + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    Small museum covering the “shot tower” structure and more general history of Melbourne. Entrance is located inside the R.M. Williams shop.

    Swanston St, 3000 Melbourne

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Cookie

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Swanston Street 252

  6. 14:3017:00

    Melbourne Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and history + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Victoria, Australia

    Carlton · Nicholson Street 11, 3053

  7. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  8. 19:0020:30

    Stalactites

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    Melbourne · Lonsdale Street 177-183, 3000

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 00:00–24:00

  9. 20:3023:00

    Melbourne Athenaeum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    theatre in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    188 Collins St, 3000 Melbourne

Day 3

12 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Dukes Coffee Roasters

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 45m
    • Meal

    Flinders Lane

    Opening hours: Mon–Fri 07:00–16:30 · Sat 08:00–17:00 · Sun closed

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Cooks' Cottage

    Picked because you chose history + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • History

    cottage museum in Melbourne

    230 Wellington Pde, East Melbourne

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Heartattack and Vine

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Carlton · Lygon Street 329, 3053

    Opening hours: Mon–Thu 08:00–22:30 · Fri–Sat 08:00–23:00 · Sun 08:00–15:00

  6. 14:3017:00

    Old Treasury Building

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and history + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    public building and museum in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    East Melbourne · Spring Street 20, 3002

    Opening hours: Mon–Fri 10:00–16:00 · Sat closed · Sun 10:00–16:00

  7. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  8. 19:0020:30

    Tonka

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    Melbourne · Duckboard Place 20, 3000

  9. 20:3023:00

    Arts Centre Melbourne

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    performing arts centre in Melbourne

    100 St Kilda Rd

Day 4

Departure day

5 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Degraves Espresso Bar

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 45m
    • Meal

    Degraves Street 23

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Ian Potter Centre

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    part of the National Gallery of Victoria, Australia

    Melbourne · Federation Square, 3000

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 10:00–17:00

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Manchester Press

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Melbourne · Rankins Lane 8

  6. 14:30

    You leave

Sources

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