Article by Dominique Vangheel
Coming to Melbourne with your kids anytime soon? Then you must be interested in trying to find things to do in Melbourne with kids. Luckily Melbourne is loaded with attractions and activivites that kids love to do on a trip. Traveling is a great way to spend time and bond as a family. In this article you will get a good feel for some Melbourne tourist attractions especially great for kids.
Things to Do in Melbourne with Kids #1: Melbourne Aquarium
First of, we take a trip to the Melbourne Aquarium in the heart of Melbourne. It is designed to look like a moored ship. Tell your kids that majority of the building’s structure is actually lying about 20 meters below the surface and you definitely won’t be able to say no to them in visiting the place. Going inside the building, you will be able to meet four interesting levels where you can guide yourself through for a tour. On the first level, you will see creepy caves, rock pools, mangroves and billabongs on your tour. On the ground floor there are giant crabs and sea dragons and there are also views of sea jellies, Japanese spider crabs, and corals. Level B-1 will get you to an area where the children can play and get a glimpse of the famous Octopus while Level B-2 will get you to the shark conservation area, animal nursery, and fish bowl. Show your kids how brave you are by suiting up and diving in with the sharks in the Melbourne aquarium. If you do not want to get wet though, you can always stay dry by taking a tour at the glass bottom boat where you can see the Marina life. Do not leave yet until your kids see the professional divers feed the sharks since this is one of the activities most kids would look forward to.
Things to Do in Melbourne with Kids #2: Puffing Billy
Second, take your family to the famous Puffing Billy steam train in the Dandenongs, in the south-east of Melbourne. Your kids will love the trip which will start from the Puffing Billy station going through the Dandenong Ranges, where you would see remains of an old gold-mining town before you make your stop in Emerald Lake Park which is made popular by its very relaxing settings and the two beautiful lakes. It is a great ride.
Things to Do in Melbourne with Kids #3: Melbourne Museum
The third stop you should make is at the Melbourne Museum which is located in the Carlton Gardens. This museum is considered to be the largest one to date in the Southern Hemisphere considering that it was built last 1854. Since its inception though, the structure continues to grow with so many additional improvements being added periodically. From theatres, foods, tours, to 3D documentary films your kids will surely love the experience aside from being educational that you would definitely spend a few hours there. The kids section is well developed and very entertaining.
Things to Do in Melbourne with Kids #4: Melbourne River Cruise
After your trips to the famous attractions in Melbourne, have a relaxing dinner while you are enjoying a river cruise. There are a lot of tourist boats or vessels available in the river of Melbourne, the Yarra, that can take you for a joy ride.
These things to do in Melbourne with kids should help you find some entertainment for the kids in between all the shopping you want to do and the galeries and museums you will want to visit. I hope these more Melbourne tourist attractions for kids help make your Melbourne holiday an absolute success.
About the Author
Want to find more Melbourne tourist attractions and things to do in Melbourne? Then check out the Things to Do in Melbourne page on I Love Melbourne. I-Love-Melbourne.com is your guide to anything Melbourne.
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prairiedog says:
great smile, well done portrait here, Steve!
March 30, 2011, 8:36 amDal Nunes says:
A warrior!!!
March 30, 2011, 8:46 amLaura_OldfatherPhotography says:
Wow that is very neat to know!
March 30, 2011, 9:24 amMichael LaPalme says:
Brilliant series Steve!
March 30, 2011, 9:44 am` Andrew PL says:
Hi, I’m an admin for a group called A Portrait Group, and we’d love to have this added to the group!
March 30, 2011, 9:45 amIqbal Khatri says:
nice shot !!!
March 30, 2011, 9:58 amgabygobou1 (away) says:
Your last series is outstanding and the portraits of chlidren very nice.
March 30, 2011, 10:16 amThis one is really well composed
fotoJENica says:
This is so perfect! Love the clarity of detail, catchlights, light hitting his face, dof and, of course, his wonderfuly and beautiful smile/face!
March 30, 2011, 11:02 amA superb portrait!
Jimages Digital says:
be great to have this on the bokeh discussion thread, here:
March 30, 2011, 11:14 amhttp://www.flickr.com/groups/bokeh_/discuss/72157623865846301/pa...
thx, Jim
Atomic Citrocity says:
beautiful smile
March 30, 2011, 11:24 amsouthwest girl says:
fantastic portrait work steve.
March 30, 2011, 12:13 pmSamuelraj - Merry Christmas friends says:
Woooah… fantastic Steve… hope u & family r doing well.
cheers.
Sam
March 30, 2011, 12:24 pmMaggie's World ... off and on... says:
brilliant portrait…
March 30, 2011, 1:00 pmshapeshift says:
nice!…
March 30, 2011, 1:23 pmcarf says:
S p l e n d i d !
March 30, 2011, 1:41 pmNagatta(나같아) OFF for a while says:
Excellent!
March 30, 2011, 2:01 pmGirish D Joshi says:
Good portrait. That smile really makes the photo come alive.
March 30, 2011, 2:29 pmphoebe photo (FeeBeeDee) says:
Bellisimo! Wonderful!
March 30, 2011, 3:04 pmNino di Bari (ndb1958) says:
Love your portraits.
March 30, 2011, 3:24 pmkentclark333 says:
Hi, I’m an admin for a group called Favourite Favourites, and we’d love to have this added to the group!
March 30, 2011, 3:43 pmMio Cade says:
Warrior boy
March 30, 2011, 4:00 pmspecwep says:
Lmfao they do know he has a gun right?
March 30, 2011, 4:00 pmmuistje3 says:
please make a second season
March 30, 2011, 4:35 pmdarkhellspartan975 says:
lmfao pissing off the guy with the gun. nice~ XD
March 30, 2011, 5:32 pmOoopsiesTV says:
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March 30, 2011, 5:49 pmchungalungas says:
@OoopsiesTV I’m not hunger.
March 30, 2011, 6:24 pmcosminso1230 says:
legit thought he was gunna shoot one of them
March 30, 2011, 6:29 pmcaptainjjb84 says:
I love how there sitting on a couch in a desert!
March 30, 2011, 7:08 pmBears0054 says:
I don’t think I’d ever trash talk a guy with a gun…
March 30, 2011, 8:07 pmOoopsiesTV says:
@chungalungas GOSH
March 30, 2011, 8:25 pmOoopsiesTV says:
@chungalungas bite me
March 30, 2011, 8:59 pmRantzStudio says:
@roosterteeth
March 30, 2011, 9:06 pmYou guys should do it again, but this time…you have the guy shoot at MOVING TARGETS…isn’t that a good idea.. YEA…..go luck, as i bes-tow you to the next relm of coolness… where you will fight along side hot bitches like in the movie Sucker Punch. I now you will acheve this, for I have done the same…..the same.
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March 30, 2011, 9:14 pmtyu237 says:
burnie said he didn’t know anyone with any combat training. wasn’t geoff in the army?
March 30, 2011, 9:25 pmtshaowei says:
4.10 to 4.22 was the most epic moment i have seen!!
March 30, 2011, 9:37 pmBarryBurtonfan says:
@vsncaranage yeah he used to be in the army
March 30, 2011, 9:43 pmtommygun973 says:
omg did anyone else think shane was going to shoot thier brains out
March 30, 2011, 10:22 pmCadeHacker says:
hes gonna shoot them
March 30, 2011, 11:05 pmchungalungas says:
@OoopsiesTV With all that work they’d only make a new episode every month.
March 30, 2011, 11:37 pmkfabian22 says:
@vsncaranage Yeah he does
March 30, 2011, 11:47 pmhejjagedu says:
@ripstick34 but they spell it weak, moron
March 31, 2011, 12:07 am