One of the major attractions within the square is the art gallery. It is a great place for tourists to visit and explore the art inside Melbourne. The Ian Potter NGV has a lot of art pieces where locals and tourists can visit. Admission is free and they also have tours that show traditional Aboriginal and Australian art. The square also has a 600-seat function centre on the bank of the Yarra River. This facility caters for companies, businesses and also local communities who want to hold functions at a minimal rate.
It has a great array of attraction and all that is great about Melbourne is inside the square, including fine art, hospitality and the abstract architecture that catches the eye of anyone who pass it. The city’s other attraction that are just minutes away comprise of commercial areas, southbank, parks and gardens, art, sports, entertainment and shopping precincts.
Neighbouring Federation Square is the land that was previously known as the dead land and is now been rejuvenated and transformed for now to be known as Birrarung Marr Park. The place is used for several occasions like the Moomba festival, Australian Open and just recreational purposes. There are many other things you can do in the park but this is just an idea of what people can indulge in doing. The park is an ideal place for anyone because there is plenty of things that surround it like Federation Square, Yarra River, Hotels, Federation Square, Flinders Street Station, Crown Casino and different sporting arenas including the Melbourne Cricket Ground and Rod Laver Arena. Although the park is situated in a pretty difficult location to access it is still just minutes walk past Federation Square. The land is all flat so it benefits disabled members and it has plenty bins for rubbish and the management has worked hard since everything is clean there are no problems.
From a local point of view Birrarung Marr Park is a place for people exercising, riding a bike or for people reading because of the quiet area. There is no real tourist attraction within it or anything to see, the central park in the centre of Melbourne.
On the opposite side of Birrarung Marr Park is South Gate containing the Arts Complex, Crown Casino and the State Theatre. These venues hold concerts and performances, art displays, ballet and other productions or performances. Although this precinct normally appeals to the local public but is still a main tourist attraction.
Around the corner from the Arts Complex is the main strip of Southbank. There are cafés, shops, newsagents and photo developers that serve the needs of local residents. People who would attend or visit Southbank would be businessmen for the restaurants and all kind of people for the Casino.
The local public and tourists can easily access Southbank. The Yarra River runs directly beside all this entertainment. There are cruise ships that pass on
their ways to Williamstown and other destinations. It is also minutes walk away from Flinders Street Station and tram stops which sit beside Crown.
Inside the Casino is a great number of entertainment places which include, gambling, restaurants, shopping, cafés, hotels and also a cinema.
Overall, all these precincts are just minutes away from each other and are all attached in some way or form. They offer many choices that you can do when anyone visits Melbourne. Being in the centre of the city there is a convenient transport like taxis and trams that means there is no possible way of getting lost. These places cater for tourists and public and sorts all ages of people.