The 4-hour City Sights tour of Melbourne will show you the heritage architecture, including the Melbourne Town Hall, St Paul's Cathedral, Victorian Parliament, Flinders Street Station and Federation Square.

Visit the beautiful Fitzroy and Royal Botanic Gardens.

Stop at the Carlton Gardens with Melbourne Museum and the remarkable Royal Exhibition Building and the site of Australia's first parliament.

Walk along the beach of St Kilda with its café culture.

Admire the multiculturalism of the Spanish, Italian and Greek quarters.

Your guide will tell you about the first colonists and the gold rush, rebels and war heroes, and the everyday life and future plans of today's big city. Melbourne earned the name 'Marvellous Melbourne' at the end of the 19th century, has been regarded as the cultural and sporting capital of Australia for almost two centuries, and is ranked among the world's most liveable cities.

You will see and visit (outside views):

• The Royal Exhibition Building, a World Heritage site
• The Windsor Hotel, the only surviving Grand Hotel in Australia
• The Old Treasury Building, a 19th-century Renaissance-style design by the 19-year-old architect John James Clark
• The historic City Baths of the Edwardian era
• St Patrick's and St Paul's cathedrals
• Melbourne Town Hall, built from the proceeds of the gold rush
• The Young and Jackson Hotel, where you can have a beer in the pub under the famous painting of 'Chloe' (optional)
• The State Library of Victoria, one of the oldest public libraries in the world
• The General Post Office, the Princess Theatre (home to the ghost of Federici), the Supreme Court and the Royal Mint
• The Queen Victoria Market
• The Fitzroy and Carlton Gardens, with Captain Cook's Cottage, brought from England
• The Shrine of Remembrance, with its moving Ray of Light ceremony
• Victoria Barracks

Entrance fees are not included.