The second largest city and the capital of the second smallest territory of Australia can certainly offer a lot of history. Start off at the Flinders Street Station at the Federation Square. The station is the first of Australia and it was the world’s busiest station back in the 1920s. You can join one of the tours to find put more about the history of this grandeur building or se the changing exhibitions at Campbell Arcade. The Federation Square is the events hub of Melbourne, where you can see the latest art and design, attend a free meditation class or chill out on the banks of Yara river, while admiring the historic vaults, dating back from 1890s. The square is also home to the ACMI centre (Australian Centre for the Moving Image), the Ian Potter Centre NGV Australia, Koorie Heritage Trust and is the place for numerous festivals and events through the year.To learn more about the unique history and culture of the people of Melbourne, head off to Melbourne Gaol – one of the oldest standing buildings in the city and a site of over 130 executions. The skull of the most notorious Australian bushranger outlaw – Ned Kelly was displayed here, until it was stolen in 1978. The National Gallery of Victoria (or NGV), is the oldest and largest art museum of Australia, opened in 1861. It is separated into two buildings, housing two collections – the aforementioned Ian Potter Centre NGV Australia showcases Aboriginal and contemporary Australian art and NGV International – containing masterpieces from ancient Egypt, Greece and Rom, 16,000 international prints and drawings, a collection from European and British artists and many more. The vision of Science Works– the science museum of Melbourne, initially was designed as a place to inspire young people to play with science. Today, it challenges curious young minds of all ages though its interactive exhibitions, the Melbourne Planetarium, the Lightning Room and even an Autism Friendly Museum. At Immigration Museum get familiar with the immigration that’s fundamental to the history of the city. The stories of the people that travelled from all the world to Melbourne for a better future are sometimes sad, sometimes funny, but always engaging. Melbourne is home to an astonishing number of galleries and art museums– over 100. The ones you shouldn’t miss, time permitting are the City Gallery, Flinders Lane Gallery, Heide Museum of Modern Art, Justin Art House Museum and the Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre.