UFO :: Castle :: Roy Grounds :: Hamer Hall :: Picasso :: Camelot :: Brutalist :: NGV :: Stained glass :: Cosmos :: John Truscott :: Inge King :: Recital Centre :: Opium :: Dynamite :: Sex :: Gold :: Espresso :: Modernism :: ICI House :: Madame Brussels :: Pelligrini's :: Little Lon ::

Nick
Walks
Melbourne

Fall in love with Melbourne

Join architectural guide Nick Heydon
for walks across the city.

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+ 37.8°S / 144.9°E Nick pointing out a building to a walk group in South Yarra NICK HEYDON · YOUR GUIDE

Once you know what you're looking at,
the whole city comes alive.

Melbourne is one of the world's great cities and I absolutely love exploring what makes it special.

Join me as we uncover extraordinary buildings, fascinating characters and the big ideas that shaped the city around us. You'll learn how to spot a Modernist masterpiece, understand the stories hidden within our streets and discover details you've probably walked past hundreds of times without noticing.

— Nick

FIELD SOUTH YARRA · 02
A walk in progress
"Slow enough to notice."
The Routes On offer
Melbourne Club :: Paris :: Postmodern :: Monaco House :: Meyers Place :: Reed & Barnes :: Treasure :: Grid :: Luxury :: Collins Place :: Breathe :: Total House :: Lyceum Club :: 6 Degrees :: Waiter's Club :: Parliament ::
Route 01

City Lunchtime Walk

See Melbourne in your lunch break

Step out of the office for a brisk 45-minute architectural adventure through the top end of town. Explore Australia’s first skyscraper, secret spaces and uncover some of the city’s most exciting new design.

Fast, fascinating and full of surprises, come on your own or as a work group.

45 MIN $25 PARIS END · CBD
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UFO :: Castle :: Roy Grounds :: Hamer Hall :: Art :: Picasso :: Camelot :: Jeffry Smart :: Brutalist :: NGV :: College of the Arts :: Stained glass :: Cosmos :: John Truscott :: Waterwall :: Inge King :: Recital Centre ::
Route 02

Building Creative Melbourne

How architecture, art and big ideas shaped our city

From the tiny artist garrets in the Nicholas Building to the Great Hall at National Gallery Victoria, we take an unforgettable tour through the creative world of Melbourne.

2 HOURS $50 CBD · ARTS PRECINCT
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Punt :: Myryny :: Missionaries :: Golden elm :: Stratton Heights :: Precipice :: Hollywood :: Pleasure gardens :: Spanish mission :: Howard Lawson :: Fire :: Recycle :: Saltire :: Beverley Hills :: Pool :: Moderne ::
Route 03

Howard Lawson

Glamour by the Yarra

Don't know anything about those over-the-top Hollywood flats along the river in South Yarra? Well you will now with a deep dive into the coolest architect you never knew you knew, Howard Lawson.

2.5 HOURS $50 SOUTH YARRA
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South Yarra :: Steam :: Lover's Lane :: Arts & Crafts :: Avoca :: Wood Marsh :: Robin Boyd :: Wall of Hate :: Punt :: Monument :: Poolman House :: Archer :: Peter McIntyre :: Anzac Station ::
Route 04

Train & Walk

South Yarra to Anzac Station

Who needs traffic? Catch the train to South Yarra and explore its dirty secrets, engrossing history and the very latest in architecture on this leafy two hour walk. We walk to the soaring cavern of Anzac Station and catch the train home.

2 HOURS $50 STH YARRA → ANZAC
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"A city only opens up when you slow down enough to read it."
— Nick