Melbourne and Victoria Travel Guide by Lonely Planet

Author:Lonely Planet
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lonely Planet

Portland Maritime Discovery CentreMUSEUM

( GOOGLE MAP ; %1800 035 567; Lee Breakwater Rd; adult/child under 15yr $7.50/free; h9am-5pm)

Excellent displays on shipwrecks and Portland's whaling history, plus a sperm whale skeleton that washed ashore and an original 1858 wooden lifeboat. There's also a cafe ( GOOGLE MAP ; %03-5521 7341; mains from $17; h9.30am-4.30pm) here with one of the best views in town.

Portland Cable TramLANDMARK

( GOOGLE MAP ; %03-5523 2831; http://portlandcabletrams.com.au; 2a Bentinck St; adult/child/family $17.50/7/40; hdepartures 10am, 11.15am, 12.30pm, 1.45pm & 3pm, museum 9am-4pm)

This restored 1886 cable tram (now diesel-powered) does five trips a day, plying a 7.4km circular route on a track laid in 2002 that links the vintage-car museum ( GOOGLE MAP ; %03-5523 5795; cnr Glenelg & Percy Sts; adult/child/family $8/1/16; h10am-4pm), botanical gardens ( GOOGLE MAP ; hsunrise-sunset), Maritime Discovery Centre and WWII memorial water tower. Hop on and off as you please. Also here is a tram museum, historical photographs, a rock exhibit and a toy train exhibit.

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