{"id":996,"date":"2010-09-04T12:07:45","date_gmt":"2010-09-04T02:07:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onlyaustralia.com.au\/2010\/09\/04\/a-guide-to-attractions-in-melbourne\/"},"modified":"2015-04-18T12:38:55","modified_gmt":"2015-04-18T02:38:55","slug":"a-guide-to-attractions-in-melbourne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onlyaustralia.com.au\/oa\/happening\/a-guide-to-attractions-in-melbourne","title":{"rendered":"A Guide to Attractions in Melbourne?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Melbourne, the state capitol of Victoria is one of the busiest cities in Australia. But the city is also considered among tourists as a city with something for everyone and this rings true when someone digs deeper to the attractions on offer in this multicultural melting pot.<\/p>\n<p>From modern cafes to hot fashion boutiques, from botanical gardens to prestigious art galleries, to the sophisticated empire buildings to Victorian era streetscapes, Melbourne city is packed up with much excitement and adventure for the thirsty traveler.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to shopping in Melbourne, nobody can miss CBD shops at Melbourne city centre, street shopping arcades such as Cathedral and Royal Arcades and some of the branded stores of Australian fashion designers without getting their attention. The night life spots are ample in this ever living city. Bars like section 8 and Madame Brussels, Night clubs such as Metro and The Prince of Wales and live music venues such as Melbourne Park are in full swing to provide much needed party mood to the visitor\u2019s lives.<\/p>\n<p>Art and culture is much more prominent in this city dweller\u2019s life and to satisfy that art galleries like NGV international and Ian Potter Centre, Museums such as Melbourne Museum, Champions Racing Museum and theaters such as Regent and Her Majesty\u2019s theater are always prepared up to the hearts content. With this type of an attraction line up, the travelers who come to visit Melbourne may not be lonely even for one single night.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chuanspa.com.au\/en\/Melbourne\/index.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Chuan Spa Melbourne<\/a> is one of the branches of renowned Langham Hotels and Resorts and it is a nice little experience to have a traditional spa therapy in this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chuanspa.com.au\/en\/Melbourne\/reservations.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Wu Xing Spa<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: 5px; padding: 5px; border: 1px solid #c1c1c1; font-size: 10px;\">\n<p>Naveen Marasinghe is an Online Marketing Executive at eMarketingEye which is a search engine marketing company that offers <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emarketingeye.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"> PPC Management<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emarketingeye.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">SEO services<\/a> and specializes in serving the online travel and hospitality industry.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Melbourne, the state capitol of Victoria is one of the busiest cities in Australia. 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