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Get around Melbourne's city centre for free using the City Circle tram and the free tourist shuttle bus.
CITY CIRCLE TRAM
Many of the old trams have been maintained for this service. It does a big loop around the periphery of the city, going along Flinders St to the Docklands. It turns into La Trobe St, Victoria St and Nicholson St, Spring St and then back into Flinders St. A recorded commentary is provided on board with useful and interesting information on many of the buildings and other structures enroute.
The service runs every 12 minutes both clockwise and anti-clockwise from 10am to 6pm Sundays to Wednesdays; and 10am to 9pm Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/route/view/1112
MELBOURNE CITY TOURIST SHUTTLE
The free Melbourne City Tourist Shuttle runs daily (except Good Friday and Christmas day), every 30-minutes from 9:30am to 4:30pm. Here’s where it goes:
1 - Arts Centre precinct on St Kilda Road
2 - Federation Square at front of St. Paul’s cathedral
3 - Exhibition Street north of Little Collins Street
4 - Melbourne Museum and Carlton Gardens
5 - Lygon Street south of Faraday Street
6 - University of Melbourne on Grattan Street
7 - Queen Victoria Market on Peel Street
8 - William Street north of Bourke Street
9 - Southbank south of Queen's Bridge
10 - Sports and Entertainment Precinct on Olympic Blvd
11 - The Shrine and Royal Botanic Gardens
For more tourist bus information, visit the Tourist Information centre at Federation Square, the booth in the Bourke St Mall,
Or click here to access a map of the bus route.
NATIONAL GALLERY OF VICTORIA
 180 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne map
The NGV has permanent art exhibitions, touring exhibitions, the largest stain-glassed ceiling in the southern hemisphere, a café, a courtyard, a good collection of paintings. Volunteer guides provide daily tours. And there are art after dark guided tours every Wednesday. General entry is free. Special exhibitions are not free.
www.ngv.vic.gov.au
Getting there Train – any train to Flinders Street station. It’s a 5 minute walk from the station over the bridge to St Kilda Rd.
Tram – any tram that goes down St Kilda Rd into the city.
NGV GALLERY - IAN POTTER GALLERY
 Federation Square map
Cnr Flinders St and Swanston St, Melbourne
The Ian Potter Centre houses Australian art. It was built in the late 1990s to cater for the NGV’s growing art collection. Exhibitions, tours, talks, classes and workshops are available at the Ian Potter Centre and the NGV. This is an excellent gallery with multiple exhibitions. Entry is free.
www.ngv.vic.gov.au/ngvaustralia
Getting there Train – any train to Flinders Street station. It’s directly opposite the station.
Tram – any tram that goes into the city. Federation Square is a short walk from most city centre tram stops.
AUSTRALIAN CENTRE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART (ACCA)
111 Sturt St, Southbank 3006 map
Ph: (03) 9697 9999
The ACCA exhibits international and Australian contemporary art.
www.accaonline.org.au
Getting there From Flinders Street Station, take Tram 1on Swanston St (directly opposite Federation Square) and get off at stop 18
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