Historical Sites in Melbourne

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Sovereign Hill is an open-air museum located in an area famous for gold mining in the 1850s. Visitors can explore exhibits brought to life by performers in costume and enter shops, hotels, a theatre, schools, factories, a gold museum, and underground mines. Sovereign Hill is a 90-minute drive from Melbourne, Australia.

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The Puffing Billy Railway is a heritage railway line in a narrow gauge. It's located in the Dandenong Ranges near Melbourne, Australia. The starting point, operations and administration center, main refreshment room, and ticket machines are all at Belgrave Station.

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The Old Melbourne Gaol is a museum in Victoria, Australia. The museum is devoted to the history of Melbourne's long-closed prison, which operated at the site between 1842 and 1929. The jail's list of notable inmates includes the legendary Australian bushranger Ned Kelly.

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The Queen Victoria Market is a 17-acre open air market in Melbourne. Dating all the way back to the 19th century, it's a major landmark and tourist attraction in the city - and the largest market of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere.