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Your guide will meet you on Lonsdale St on the west side of the city grid and will take you through the areas where the law was practiced from ‘wattle and daub’ mud shacks to the grand Supreme Court.
Stop by what was our first Exhibition Building and former mint, admire the oldest house in the city centre, old laneways with a very 19th Century feel and see where ‘shot’ was made up until 1961.
Admire the dome of the State Library that used to be the biggest in the world and view historical art showing places names long forgotten such as Emerald Hill, Batman’s Hill and Sandridge.
Other stops include the former clinic which treated the social diseases in abundance during the Little Lons period of legal prostitution and the building depicted as the Supreme Court in Fergus Hume’s famous novel, ‘The Mystery of a Hansom Cab’.
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Free to visit and well worth a look.
I would highly recommend this tour. You will not be disappointed.
A misleading tour name Our guide was lovely, friendly, and very passionate about the history of Melbourne. He went out of his way to make us feel welcome which was much appreciated. However, we had chosen the Laneways of Melbourne tour as we wanted to explore the laneways and learn of the history and subculture that makes them unique. Unfortunately, the first half of the tour consisted of a detailed general history lesson of Melbourne and a tour of St. Patrick's Cathedral. We did not hear mention about any laneways and did not enter in our first one until the tour was quite literally half over. While the laneway portion of the tour was fascinating, it was very short - a total of 3 laneways and about 45 minutes of the tour. The rest of the time after the laneways portion was spent looking in the city shopping arcades and having a cup of coffee. I felt misled regarding the content of this tour and would have much preferred a condensed tour focusing solely on the laneways.Thank you
Was very helpful with questions.
Recommend highly. He also recommended restaurants and took photographs.
She showed us city's well-preserved gold-rush era buildings coexisting harmoniously with contemporary designs, creating an eclectic urban landscape. I would highly recommend this tour to make your Melbourne experience marvelous!
The culinary tastings along the walk were exceptional, showcasing a delicious variety of local flavors. We also appreciated learning about the rich history behind Melbourne’s vibrant food scene.
We would highly recommend this tour to anyone looking for a unique and memorable experience in the city.
Right from the outset, John showed us buildings and laneways in Melbourne that we’d walked past countless times before but never really noticed or understood the significance behind them. His insights into the history of these places were fascinating.
One of the highlights of the tour was discovering Brunetti's (Italian bakery), a hidden gem I didn’t even know existed. The place is amazing and definitely worth a visit!
I can’t recommend this tour enough. If you’re a local or a tourist, you’ll definitely learn something new and uncover some of Melbourne’s best-kept secrets. I’ll certainly be coming back for another tour in the future.
Well done, Meltours and especially John!
Bernard and Olivier , French guys 👍
Definitely Spend Some Time Finding These!! These were REALLY interesting, and well worth seeing. The Mission District of San Francisco has a lot of street art and murals, but it is mush more sophisticated and mural-y, whereas my experience of the Laneways was more graffiti, which is more of a "HEY MA, LOOK AT MY INITITALS! I PEED AROUND THE EDGES OF THIS WALL!" than artistic expression. There are enough exceptions for me to give it a 4 and say "It is a must do in Melbourne!!"



















































