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

Melbourne rewards curiosity

Join architectural guide Nick Heydon
for walks across the city.

Upcoming walks ↓
// 01 — Operator Nick Heydon
+ 37.8°S / 144.9°E Nick Heydon 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."
// 02 — Routes On offer
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 ::
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Arts Precinct

Flying Saucers & Stolen Picassos

Think you know the Arts Precinct? You don't. Join me for a wander through some of Australia's most remarkable architecture, from flying saucers and hidden lounges to giant sculptures and subterranean concert halls. Along the way we'll encounter art, ambition, scandal, crime and the extraordinary personalities that shaped Melbourne's cultural heart.

2 HOURS $50 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 ::
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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 HOURS $50 SOUTH YARRA
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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 ::
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CBD Lunchtime Walk

Top End of Town

Shouldn't have had that almond croissant for breakfast? Get out of the office for a pacy stroll through the Paris end of Melbourne. Explore the architecture from the opulence of Treasury to the geometric modernism of Collins Place.

45 MIN $25 PARIS END · CBD
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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 ::
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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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Opium :: Dynamite :: Sex :: Gold :: Momentum :: Char Sui :: Espresso :: Surgeon :: Modernism :: ICI House :: Laneways :: Bates Smart :: Sunlight :: Madame Brussels :: Pelligrini's :: Little Lon ::
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CBD Espresso & Architecture

Early morning

Have something interesting to say at work today. Espresso power from Pelligrini's fuels a pre-work trip through Chinatown, Little Lon and Australia's first skyscraper. From gold rush opium dens to high tech modernism — all before your first meeting.

1 HOUR $25 INCL COFFEE CHINATOWN · LITTLE LON
Coming Soon
"A city only opens up when you slow down enough to read it."
— Nick