These lush gardens in Melbourne are the fourth best attraction in Australia for 2025, according to Tripadvisor
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria scored a super impressive rating of 4.7 out of 5 according to Tripadvisor travellers, with more than 1.7 million people visiting the two gardens over the past year. The beloved gardens were the only Victorian attraction to make the list, with a surprising former prison in Hobart taking the top spot, and three attractions around Sydney's famous harbour also making the list.
The ten best attractions in Australia for 2025, according to Tripadvisor:
Hobart Penitentiary, TAS
Kings Park and Botanic Garden, WA
Sydney Opera House, NSW
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, VIC
Fremantle Prison, WA
Sydney Harbour Bridge, NSW
Australian War Memorial, ACT
Uluru, NT
Sydney Harbour, NSW
Qantas Founders Museum, QLD
This ranking from Tripadvisor isn't the only time the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria have been recognised for their tourism appeal. Back in 2021, the gardens scored the top spot in the Qantas Australian Tourism Awards; in 2022, they were inducted into the Victorian Tourism Industry Council's Hall of Fame (after winning the Major Tourist Attraction award for the third year in a row); in 2024, the Melbourne site was named crowned the fourth best garden to visit in the whole wide world; and (phew!) just this year, Cranbourne Gardens was named the sixth top must-see garden in the world by the New York Times.The best news? The gardens are only getting better – with plans underway to build new learning hubs, pathways and viewing platforms, and implement more than 30 hectares of habitat restoration. Stay in the loop: sign up for our free Time Out Melbourne newsletter
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