Victoria · best-of list
8 Top Things to Do in Victoria
All 8 things to do our route editors picked in Victoria, across 3 destinations, gathered in one list. 1 come with an insider tip, and 5 cost nothing to visit.
Our curated picks
8 things to do in Victoria, grouped by destination. Destinations with the most picks come first; this is not a ranking.
Melbourne 3 picks
ACMI
Melbourne · On our Great Ocean Road route
Free museum of film, TV and video games at Federation Square.
Photo: Chris Lo · Google
Hosier Lane
Melbourne · On our Great Ocean Road route
Laneway covered in street art opposite Federation Square.
Photo: Han · Google
National Gallery of Victoria
Melbourne · On our Great Ocean Road route
Free permanent collection under the stained-glass Great Hall ceiling.
Photo: Shkuru Afshar · CC BY-SA 4.0
Torquay 3 picks
Australian National Surfing Museum
Torquay · On our Great Ocean Road route
Museum of surf history and boards at Surf City Plaza.
Photo: Australian National Surfing Museum · Google
Great Ocean Road Memorial Arch
Torquay · On our Great Ocean Road route
Timber arch honoring returned soldiers who built the road.
Photo: Glenn Rohrbach · Google
Split Point Lighthouse
Torquay · On our Great Ocean Road route
White lighthouse at Aireys Inlet with guided tours to the top.
Photo: Split Point Lighthouse Tours · Google
Port Campbell 2 picks
12 Apostles Helicopters
Port Campbell · On our Great Ocean Road route
Scenic flights over the Apostles and shipwreck coast.
Photo: 12 Apostles Helicopters · Google
Twelve Apostles
Port Campbell · On our Great Ocean Road route
Limestone stacks rising from the Southern Ocean.
Tip: Visit at sunset or sunrise.
Photo: Develop Poon. · Google
How we picked these
Every entry is a stop on at least one of TripsCircle's hand-curated routes, chosen by our route editors, who wrote the reason to go shown with each place. These are our curated picks, not a scored ranking: we haven't rated or reviewed them against each other. The list is grouped by destination, and within each destination places that appear on more routes come first.
Prices ($ to $$$$) and visit lengths are rough guides from our route notes, not quotes. Check opening hours before you go.
About this list
How did you choose the things to do in Victoria?
Each one is a stop on a TripsCircle route that our editors built by hand, and each comes with a written reason to go. This page shows all 8 of them. They are curated picks, not a ranked score.
Which part of Victoria has the most things to do on this list?
Melbourne and Torquay lead with 3 each; the other picks are spread across 1 more destination.
Are any of these free?
5 picks on this list are marked free in our route notes: Twelve Apostles, ACMI, Hosier Lane, Great Ocean Road Memorial Arch and National Gallery of Victoria. Check ahead, since parking or special exhibits can cost extra.
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Destinations on this list
- Melbourne 3 on this list
- Torquay 3 on this list
- Port Campbell 2 on this list
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