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No. Melbourne is cold, flat and bland.The Melbourne Museum is large and dull, so is the Immigration Museum with its ever changing exhibitions. Don’t start me on Scienceworks. The name says it already - Science. What is the fun in that ?You haven’t mentioned the age of “The Four”, especially the adults. THEY are the hardest ones to please. And the time of year you are visiting. What do you regard as Melbourne ? Just the city or anything around the bay including the Mornington and Bellarine Peninsulas as well as Geelong ? Ballarat ? Bendigo ? Dandenongs ? Phillip Island ? Gippsland ?Told you, its a dull, boring place.All one can do is riding big trains like “Puffing Billy” from Belgrave to Gembrook, small ones in Eltham, Box Hill or visit a dull railway museum in either Newport or Menzies Creek.Do not bother with Luna Park in St. Kilda. Old. Ancient. Plain Fun … ah … Fantasy.Nearly every council is having a Swimming Pool. Even the one that is named after Harold Holt.Do you enjoy waiting in hospitals ? O.k., Royal Childrens’ Hospital in Flemington is the place. You don’t have to be sick to watch the meerkats in their enclosure or the tropical fish in that massive glass tube near the main entrance. Don’t eat the fast food there. It might make you so sick, you will have to find a hospital to be admitted for treatment.Queen Victoria Market ? How can shopping for food be fun ? No, rather wait for the free City Circle Tram going round and round the CBD all day long - like a Formula 1 car around the track. Only slower.The Zoo … ? Haven’t you had enough with those meerkats and fishes at the RCH ? Foxes are all over the place, you might even see rats and if you venture into some large parks around dusk kangaroos could cross your path. Yes, if you are lucky, you might even see some Koalas.Aquarium ? Will do. Opposite Southbank, between Flinders St. and Southern Cross railway stations, right next to the Yarra. But as clean water is rare in Melbourne, the entry fee will drown your budget. Although, the penguins will be worth the visit. And the huge tanks. Excuse me please. IS THE CROCODILE IN THE AQUARIUM STILL ALIVE ??Into old Real Estate ? Then go and gawk into Werribee Park in … well … Werribee. Werribee South, more precise. Don’t worry, everyone will know the joint and point you to it. Ripponlea in Elsternwick and Como House in Toorak are other “Toffy’s Haunts” and if you prefer the peasants’ remnants, try Schwerkolts Cottage in Mitcham. But that’s only for gawkers, not much other fun. I mean, no swinging from chandeliers or taking part in wild orgies from the Roaring 20s.Told you, its a dull, boring place.On the subject of gawking. How much money are you prepared to spend ? Depending on the season, there is always some sport on the go. Aussie Rules Football (the local main religion apart from that other stuff, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism. Judaism, Shopping), Rugby, Cricket, Horse Racing, Car Racing, Peak Hour Crawling - you name it, it will be practiced here. Even Allan Keying, at 2 outlets with restaurants for Swedish food.Do you regard Coffee sipping as fun ? No shortage in this cold, flat and bland place. Actually, without coffee the inhabitants would be dull and boring.What … nothing interesting for you so far ?Ah, get lost. Go to the National Aviation Museum at Moorabbin Airport, the Military Aviation Museum at Point Cook (ID required, active Military Base), the “Edge” at Eureka Tower at Southbank (psychiatrist required afterwards …), https://gameslaboratory.com.au/ at 328 Little Lonsdale St. in Melbourne, cruise the lane ways in Inner Melbourne including the Block Arcade …phew …whatever you do, do me a few favours. First, unless you are prepared to walk from Upper Ferntree Gully Railway Station (only 10 more minutes on the bike/foot path …), do NOT visit the 1000 steps. It is steep, full of lycra fitness fanatics, overcrowded and slippery when wet. Planning to go there by car is hopeless any day (yep, the police does hate issuing parking fines, 161 AuD, but it is the only way to keep the chaos under control). Park at One Tree Hill, unless that is full as well, and walk the steps in opposite direction. If you are desperate to race up steep hills, inducing a heart attack, move over to nearby Talaskia Rd., at the Angliss Hospital. As steep as 1000 steps, nobody there and closer to the hospital. Happy … ?Fine. Could you please get out of my office now ? Enough time wasted. I have to fill in surveys and write reports now for the Tourism Ministry on how to improve the Fun Factor in Melbourne, this cold, flat and bland place. You see, we are trying to get tourist here, spending a few more dollars than intended and that is hard bureaucratic work of research and analysis. Talking to real tourists won’t get the same results.You get the drift … ?Fine.Would you … please … … move now … ?Tell you what. Why don’t you go on Quora and ask somebody there ?Nice website … You’ll enjoy it … Great place for having …fun …[ Thanks for the A2A. Any time. ]