Victoria packs extraordinary diversity into Australia’s second-smallest state. From Melbourne’s world-class museums and laneways to the iconic Great Ocean Road with its limestone sea stacks, Victoria delivers both sophisticated city culture and dramatic coastal scenery. The state is also home to unique wildlife encounters, historic gold rush towns like Bendigo, and the endearing penguin parade on Phillip Island.
Whether you’re planning your first visit to Melbourne or exploring regional Victoria’s hidden gems, you’ll find practical visitor guides covering everything from opening hours and parking to insider tips that help you make the most of each attraction. This page brings together all Planet Whitley’s Victoria travel articles, including detailed guides to Melbourne’s top museums, wildlife parks where you can meet Australian animals, and coastal drives that showcase some of the country’s most photographed landscapes.
Victoria suits all types of travelers — from families seeking wildlife encounters at Healesville Sanctuary to culture seekers exploring Melbourne’s galleries, and road trippers tackling the Great Ocean Road’s stunning route between Torquay and Warrnambool.
Melbourne travel articles
- Planning a visit to Melbourne’s Immigration Museum.
- A guide to visiting Luna Park Melbourne.
- Melbourne Zoo visitor guide.
- How to get the best out of a visit to the National Gallery of Victoria.
- Tips for visiting ACMI in Federation Square.
- Review of the MCG tour.
- Guide to Birrarung Marr – central Melbourne’s riverside park
- A practical guide to visiting Werribee Open Range Zoo.
- What to expect at Old Melbourne Gaol.
- 9 surprisingly old attractions in big cities.
- Australia’s capital cities – ranked.
- Which Australian cities does Emirates fly to?
Articles about elsewhere in Victoria.
- Why Echuca is Australia’s paddlesteamer capital.
- What it’s like to visit the Phillip Island Penguin Parade.
- Why the Great Ocean Road is Australia’s classic road trip.
- Going underground at Bendigo’s Central Deborah Gold Mine.
- On the Ned Kelly Trail in Victoria’s High Country.
- Discovering Australia’s immigration history at the Bonegilla Migrant Experience.
- A series of wildlife encounters on the Great Ocean Road.
- Planning a visit to the Healesville Sanctuary.
- Why it’s worth visiting Cactus Country in Strathmerton.
- What to expect at Deep Blue Hot Springs in Warrnambool.
- How tours of the J Ward Lunatic Asylum in Ararat work.
- Practical guide to visiting Ballarat Wildlife Park.
- 9 great things to climb in Australia.
- 8 extraordinary beaches in Australasia.
