Queen Victoria Market
Every great city has a great market, and the open-air Queen
Victoria Market does Melbourne proud.
The fresh produce, meat and a variety of dairy and small goods
means it's a working place that's popular with locals, but the market has
become a must visit for tourists, too. Cafés fight for space around the outside
and heave with brunchers every weekend.
The market's close on Monday and Wednesday. It's open at 6 am
(except Sunday), but closing hours vary depending on the day, so make sure you
check before visiting.
If you’re not
an early bird, you can enjoy the Wednesday Night Market that offer different
mix of global street food, bars and artisan shopping. There are also live music
performances!
Shopping at Chadstone
Big shopping centre and most big shops close at 9 pm every
Thursday and Friday.
Melbourne Central Shopping Centre and Emporium is located at the
heart of CBD. So, it is easily accessible via public transport such as trams,
train or bus.
Another must visit shopping mall is Chadstone Shopping Centre, it
is the biggest shopping centre in Victoria.
Ghost Tours
Love to experience something different in Melbourne? Make sure you check this 9 Scariest Ghost Tour in Melbourne
1. The Haunted Bookshop
Take a trepid step over the threshold of The Bookshop and into the
world of the paranormal.
In the Gothic surrounds of The Bookshop you’ll be able to quench
your thirst for knowledge of the supernatural and discover first hand what it’s
like to be a real ghost hunter from proprietor and professional spook searcher,
Drew Stinton.
2.
Melbourne Ghost Tours
Choose from 3 different ghostly packages including Old
Melbourne, Pentridge Prison, or Williamstown.
As darkness encroaches dive into back alleys and listen out for
the echoes of ribaldry from a previous era as your guide recounts lurid
histories of intoxicated seaman and ladies of the night.
Melbourne is infused with spiritual connections to its founding
age when the city was known as Victoria.
It was a hard and lawless time rife with crime and infamous
outlaws.
Some of who allegedly still stalk the city today, only in a more
ethereal form, in the same location they are reputed to have once lost their
lives.
It’s not just the streets of Melbourne that has the monopoly on
being haunted.
There’s a plethora of presences in many of the city’s oldest buildings
too.
3.
Old Melbourne Gaol Ghost Tour
The Old Melbourne Gaol has a violent history and there’s nothing
better than furious souls seeking revenge to leave residual energy or at least,
that’s what the experts say.
As you walk the deserted hallways of Melbourne’s former state
prison listen out for the creepy clang of cell doors and the creaking of the
Hangman’s Rope.
The Old Melbourne Gaol has held some of the most notorious and
iconic criminals, including the Australian bushranger Ned Kelly.
4.
Pentridge Prison Ghost Tour
Some of the toughest criminals were locked up here at the
Pentridge Prison including the menacing Chopper Reed.
With almost 50 corpse of long serving prisoners, you’ll be able to
hear the silence and echoes of the past as your guide shares stories of the
prison’s haunted history.
This 2 hour tour starts from the Pentridge Prison D Division.
5.
Point Cook Homestead Ghost Tour
Just an hour away from Melbourne, explore Point Cook Homestead
with a local guide.
The 25 acre property is drenched with a haunted history of
paranormal activity including sightings of Thomas Chirnside’s ghostly figure,
objects moving or disappearing, and stories of betrayal.
The tour runs on the third Saturday each month and runs for
approximately 2 hours.
6.
J Ward Lunatic Asylum Ghost Tour
Once an institution for housing the criminally insane, the J Ward
Lunatic Asylum Ghost Tour is not for the fainthearted.
There’s a gallows and an old cemetery in the grounds where, if you
dare to stand and listen, you may just hear the freakish footfall of old
patients pacing the exercise yard while awaiting their fate still echoing off
the moldy bricks.
Or will it be the rumble of stretcher wheels in the corridor which
finally makes you run for the exit?
Just make sure you have your camera at the ready as the orbs will
be bouncing off the walls.
7.
Kryal Castle Ghost Tour
Dungeons, without the dragons, are what you’ll be exploring on the
Kryal Castle Ghost Tour.
A meandering labyrinth of dark tunnels will lead you down into the
depths beneath the castle where you’ll discover the torture chamber and the
skeleton of a wraith which lies waiting to be reunited with its soul.
8.
Halloween Tour of Melbourne Cemetery
Touring a huge cemetery in the dead of night on Halloween takes
some nerves.
Guaranteed, if you go on the Halloween Tour Of Melbourne Cemetery,
you won’t be alone.
There’s a lot of famous people buried in Melbourne’s General
Cemetery and as a guide reveals the identity of those interred in the tombs,
keep your eyes peeled.
That swirling mist around the base of a headstone might be
something more unearthly than a wisp of Melbourne fog.
9.
Altona Homestead Ghost Tours
Located just 15 minutes from Melbourne, this homestead was
originally owned by the Langhome family.
With ongoing paranormal activity investigations, this 1.5 hour
tour will give visitors insights into the disturbing history at this house.
Your guide will share stories of deaths and betrayal linked to the
Altona Homestead.
Tour only runs on the first Saturday of each month so book early!
