Melbourne is a city best explored on foot — through its winding laneways, sprawling markets, and bayside precincts. But none of that is fun with a 20kg suitcase in tow. Drop your bags at Luggage Terminal from A$3.99/day and discover what Melbourne is really about.
1. Get Lost in Melbourne's Laneways
Hosier Lane, Degraves Street, Centre Place, Hardware Lane — Melbourne's laneways are world-famous for street art, hidden cafés, and boutique bars. You can't fully appreciate them while navigating a suitcase through the crowd. Store your bags and spend a few hours actually looking up.
2. Explore the Queen Victoria Market
One of the largest open-air markets in the Southern Hemisphere, QVM is a Melbourne institution. Fresh produce, gourmet food stalls, clothing, and souvenirs — it's a genuinely great few hours. Impossible to enjoy properly with luggage. Easy and fun without it.
3. Walk the Southbank Promenade
The stretch along the Yarra River from Flinders Street to the Arts Centre is one of Melbourne's great walks. Riverside cafés, buskers, gallery hopping at the NGV — it's relaxed, scenic, and completely ruined by a suitcase on cobblestones.
4. Visit Federation Square
Right in the heart of the CBD, Federation Square hosts free events, gallery exhibitions at ACMI and the Ian Potter Centre, and some of Melbourne's best people-watching. A 10-minute walk from most Luggage Terminal locations.
5. Spend the Morning at NGV International
Australia's most visited art gallery is free to enter for the permanent collection. If you've got a few hours between check-out and your flight, this is one of Melbourne's finest ways to spend them — and it's completely hands-free friendly.
6. Eat Your Way Through Chinatown
Little Bourke Street's Chinatown is one of the oldest in the world and home to some of Melbourne's best cheap eats. Dim sum, pho, dumplings — it's a dense, delicious stretch that's much easier to navigate without luggage.
7. Take the City Circle Tram
Melbourne's free City Circle tram loops around the CBD and stops near all the major attractions. It's a great way to orient yourself when you first arrive — especially if you've just come from Southern Cross and want to get a feel for the city before heading to your hotel.
8. Browse the State Library of Victoria
Free entry, stunning architecture, excellent café, and rotating exhibitions. The reading room alone is worth the visit. Located on Swanston Street right in the heart of the CBD — 5 minutes from Luggage Terminal's Bourke Street locations.
9. Walk to Docklands
Melbourne's waterfront precinct is a 15-minute walk from Southern Cross Station. Public art installations, waterfront dining, and harbour views — it's a relaxed way to spend an afternoon before an evening departure.
10. Do a Proper Café Crawl
Melbourne takes its coffee seriously. Ratio, Patricia, ST. ALi, Market Lane — the city has some of the best specialty coffee in the world. A café crawl through the CBD and inner suburbs is the perfect way to spend a few hours between check-out and your next move. Much better with two free hands.
How to Drop Your Bags Before Exploring
Luggage Terminal has 4 secure storage locations across Melbourne CBD — on Bourke Street, Queen Street, and inside Southern Cross Station. Booking takes under 60 seconds online. From A$3.99/day for small bags and A$8.49/day for large suitcases. Insurance up to A$2,000 included.