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SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium
Melbourne's premier aquarium on the Yarra River featuring Antarctic ice displays and an oceanarium with sharks and rays.
2 km · about 5 min drive
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Albert Park
Victoria, Australia · Oceania
About Albert Park
Albert Park works well as a base: 2km from SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium.
Albert Park is in Victoria, Australia, with about 6,000 people. You drive on the left here.
Albert Park is an inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 4 km (2.5 mi) south of Melbourne's Central Business District. The suburb is named after Albert Park, a large lakeside urban park located within the City of Port Phillip local government area. Albert Park recorded a population of 6,044 at the 2021Read more
census.
The suburb of Albert Park extends from the St Vincent Gardens to Beaconsfield Parade and Mills Street. It was settled residentially as an extension of Emerald Hill (South Melbourne). It is characterised by wide streets, heritage buildings, terraced houses, open air cafes, parks and significant stands of mature exotic trees, including Canary Island date palm and London planes.
The Albert Park Circuit has been home to the Australian Grand Prix since 1996, with the exception of 2020–2021 due to the COVID-19 lockdowns.
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What is there to see near Albert Park?
Within an hour or so of Albert Park: SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium (2 km), Petrol Circus (3 km), Luna Park Melbourne (4 km), Pellegrini's Espresso Bar (4 km).
Where is Albert Park?
Albert Park is in Victoria, Australia.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 6,028
- Continent
- Oceania
- Country
- Australia
- Region
- Victoria
- Timezone
- Australia/Melbourne
- Coordinates
- -37.8411, 144.9520
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Worth the detour from Albert Park
6 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Petrol Circus
Melbourne's automotive culture and lifestyle brand hosting regular car meets, rides, and community events across the city.
3 km · about 5 min drive
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Luna Park Melbourne
Historic St Kilda amusement park opened in 1912 with its iconic laughing face entrance on the waterfront.
4 km · about 5 min drive
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Pellegrini's Espresso Bar
Melbourne's oldest espresso bar, opened in 1954 on Bourke Street with the city's first commercial espresso machine and an unchanged Formica bar. Order at the counter and eat standing or in the back kitchen.
4 km · about 5 min drive
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Melbourne Zoo
Australia's oldest zoo established in 1862, home to over 320 animal species in the heart of Melbourne.
6 km · about 10 min drive
racetrack
Sandown Raceway
A fast, flat 3.1km circuit inside a Melbourne horse racing course, running since 1962 and one of the last surviving old-school Australian touring car venues.
22 km · about 25 min drive
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