Which stories does this place tell best?

Where the city argues with itself. Civic Melbourne, secret Melbourne, and the Melbourne that's already been demolished, all on the same block.

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  Beneath the Bluestone

  Our recommended first walk — read Melbourne in layers, from Birrarung to the city's living edge.
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  After Dark

  Dusk-lit crime, ghosts and the lanes that won't let the city forget.
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  Sound of the City

  The pubs, lanes and tram tracks that made Melbourne loud.
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  Lights, Camera, Melbourne

  The exact corners where Melbourne's most-watched scenes were shot.
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  Many Tongues

  The waves of arrival that made the CBD speak in many voices.
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  First Peoples

  Birrarung, scar trees, and the older city still under the bluestone.
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  Lost Melbourne

  Stand on the corners where the city's lost grandeur used to soar.
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  Scandals & Scoundrels

  The respectable city and the one it always quietly depended on.
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  How We Govern Ourselves

  Parliament, Old Treasury, the eight-hour day — how Victoria argued itself into being.