Rooftop Bar

Melbourne’s nightlife and cultural scene continues to play out on the city’s rooftops. Rooftop Bar, atop Curtin House, is unquestionably one of the best spots in the city to party with the locals, soak up the city vibe and enjoy an open-air drink or catch a film when Rooftop Cinema takes over five nights a week during summer.

Royal Exhibition Building

The picture-perfect Royal Exhibition Building is World-Heritage listed and is one of the most photographed buildings in Melbourne. It is flanked by the stunning Carlton Gardens, a fountain oft frequented by wedding parties, and avenues of trees that are at their most majestic in autumn but which beautifully frame the building all year round. The meticulously restored interior serves up further photographic delights with its expansive galleries and elaborately painted dome.

State Library of Victoria

Another of Melbourne’s landmark buildings and cultural icons, the historic State Library of Victoria is arguably even more impressive on the inside. The central Reading Room is a photographer’s dream with its beautiful dome, octagonal shape and simple symmetry.

William Barak Bridge

The William Barak Bridge at Birrarung Marr provides a different perspective of Melbourne as it stretches between the city and Melbourne’s sporting precinct. Offering a more industrial-style shot of the city over the rail tracks and views over some of Melbourne’s major sporting venues, the bridge is also symbolic link between modern-day Melbourne and its areas of Aboriginal heritage. William Barak was the last traditional Elder of the Wurundjeri clan, who were the first inhabitants of present-day Melbourne.

Elizabeth Street

No Melbourne album is complete without a tram. Melbourne’s famous tramway system is the only surviving tram network in Australia, and the largest in the Southern Hemisphere with 244 kilometres of track and 450 trams. Elizabeth Street has a constant stream of them cutting through the cityscape, door-stopped by Flinders Street Station at the southern end.

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