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Como House
Visit the former residence of the Armytage family who, for a century, owned this colonial mansion overlooking the Yarra. Built between 1840 and 1959, the home has been faithfully restored and contains some of the family's belongings. It's set in extensive grounds, including a croquet lawn and lush flower walks - you'll appreciate what it was to be a well-known society-grazing family. Tours take around an hour: the first is at , and then half-hourly until .
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Docklands
Docklands' synthesised, soulless environment comprises residential apartment towers, shopping complexes, a number of dining options and public spaces. It's the latest of Melbourne's simulacrum cities within the city, designed with precincts for certain types of activity. Among them are film and TV studios, a technology-based company hub and residential, retail and entertainment precincts. Development continues in stages, due for completion in the next decade. Of most interest to travellers is New Quay, with public art, promenades, cafes and restaurants. Or, perhaps the sporting precinct consisting of the 52,000-seat Telstra Dome (tel:8625 7700; www.telstradome.com.au). Some AFL games take place here, as do many other sporting and entertainment events. Behind-the-scenes tours (tel:8625 7277; adult/child/family around A$13 /around A$6 / A$33 ) of the venue are available.
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Footscray Community Arts Centre
Borrow a beach mat from the Big Fish Cafe ( - ) to lounge on while you eat your veggie wrap or slurp your soup beside the Maribyrnong River, then stroll through Gabriel Gallery ( - Mon-Fri, noon- Sat & Sun), which profiles artworks by people who've recently arrived in Australia.
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Gem Pier
Gem Pier is where passenger ferries dock to drop off and collect those who visit Williamstown by boat. It's a fitting way to arrive, given the area's maritime ambience. Williamstown Ferries (tel: 9506 4144; www.williamstownferries.com.au) plies across Hobsons Bay, stopping at Southgate (daily) and St Kilda (weekends), visiting a number of sites along the way, including Scienceworks and the Docklands.
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Governor La Trobe's Cottage & Government House
East of the Shrine of Remembrance, near the intersection of Birdwood Ave and Dallas Brooks Dr, is Governor La Trobe's Cottage, which is the original government house building that was sent out in prefabricated form from the mother country in 1840. Inside, you can see many of the original furnishings, and the servants' quarters is out the back.
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Melbourne General Cemetery
Home to three Australian prime ministers, ill-fated explorers Burke and Wills, and even an Elvis monument, the Melbourne General Cemetery evidences many histories. Established here in 1852, this is the city's third cemetery, superseding the prior one now known as the Queen Victoria Market (built on thousands of bones).
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Southgate
Southgate was the first shopping and dining complex built along the south bank of the Yarra, replacing billowing chimney stacks and saw-toothed factories. The complex joined its illustrious Southbank neighbours (the Arts Centre, Australian Ballet and Opera Australia) in the early '90s. Southgate is also well connected to the city via an arched footbridge, and riverside promenades run all the way west to the casino complex.
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