The Melbourne Observatin Deck located in the Rialto Towers．some 237 metres above the city streets and the tallest reinforced concrete structure in the Southern Hemisphere．offers a 360． degree view of the city and beyond．The Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre，built in the 1990s．has hosted thousands of conventions and exhibitions since its opening．The most significant exhibit of the Melbourne Museum is the preserved body Of Phar Lap．the famous racehorse of the Depression era．For those who cannot visit the nearby forested ranges，the Forest Gallery is a living internal facsimile．The ROval Exhibition Building located in the Carlton Gardens was built in the 1880s for the World’s Fair．The buiding and gardens was granted World Heritage listing on 2 July 2004．The building also held the first sitting of the Australian Parliament on 9 May 1901．The State Library of Victoria sit on Swanston Street．witll its massive Domed Reading Room and statue．filled front lawn．The National Gallery Of victoria is the largest art collection in Australia．The Victorian Arts Centre at Southgate on the southem banks Of the Yarra River is a Melbourne landmark with its enormous skyward spire（尖顶）．It hosts Opera Australia’s Melboume season，the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra，the Melbourne Theatre Company，the Australian Ballet Company．Crown Casino is a truly gargantuan gambling palace， also containing restaurants，upmarket boutiques，several nightclubs，two hotel towers，a cinema complex and regular floorshows．Very much Las Vegas in miniature，it is either loved or hated by residents and tourists．
The inner suburbs Of Carlton． Fitzroy and Richmond are all recommended for their architecture，restaurants and atmosphere．Carlton is the Italian center．Victoria St in Richmond is the vibrant Vietnamese center．Fitzroy is a magnet for the urban c001．cafe dwelers and property renovators．For years，St Kilda was Melbourne’s sex and sin center——drunks，drugs，girls，shady deals and shady characters abounded．but the suburb is slowly being reiuvenated and is now one of Melbourne’s most fashionable areas．Luna Park,near St KiIda Beach，is an old-fashioned fairground that’s fun for kids and coltish adults．The Yarra Valley．on Melbourne’s northeastem outskirts，is one of the best places to see Australian native fauna such as kangaroos，platypuses， koalas．The vaHey is also one of Australia’s most respected wine-growing regions with more than 30 wineries．The Snowy Mountains are the highest section of Australia’s Great Dividing Range． Kosciusko National Park covers most of the mountains and includes all of the state’s ski resorts．mgged alpine scenery，caves，glacial lakes and forests．
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