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Luna Park Melbourne
Historic St Kilda amusement park opened in 1912 with its iconic laughing face entrance on the waterfront.
8 km · about 15 min drive
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Bentleigh
Victoria, Australia · Oceania
About Bentleigh
Bentleigh works well as a base: 8km from Luna Park Melbourne.
Bentleigh is in Victoria, Australia, with about 18,000 people. You drive on the left here.
Bentleigh station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Frankston line, part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Bentleigh, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Bentleigh station is a below ground premium station, featuring three platforms, an island platformRead more
with two faces and one side platform. It opened on 19 December 1881, with the current station provided in August 2016.
Initially opened as East Brighton, the station was given its current name of Bentleigh on 1 May 1907.
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What is there to see near Bentleigh?
Within an hour or so of Bentleigh: Luna Park Melbourne (8 km), Albert Park Circuit (10 km), Sandown Raceway (12 km), Petrol Circus (13 km).
Where is Bentleigh?
Bentleigh is in Victoria, Australia.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 17,921
- Continent
- Oceania
- Country
- Australia
- Region
- Victoria
- Timezone
- Australia/Melbourne
- Coordinates
- -37.9181, 145.0354
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Worth the detour from Bentleigh
7 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Albert Park Circuit
Melbourne's lakeside street circuit, traditional F1 season opener
10 km · about 20 min drive
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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.
12 km · about 25 min 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.
13 km · about 25 min drive
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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.
13 km · about 25 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.
13 km · about 25 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.
17 km · about 20 min drive
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