Melbourne Airport 1 hr 19
Sovereign Hill (24 min)
Replica of a gold mining town with costumed actors, a mine tour, coach rides & other attractions. Wildlife Park (21 min)
Wildlife park featuring native Australian animals, including koalas, wombats, quokkas & crocodiles. Kryal Castle (19 min)
Medieval theme park lodging offering Gothic rooms, plus ticket discounts and extended hours. Creswick Regional Park (6 min) Goldfields Track start (20 min) The Gold Museum (25 min)
Modern museum exploring the local 1850s gold rush, plus a gift shop with nuggets & jewelry. Anderson's Mill, Smeaton (14 min) Ballarat Botanical Gardens (19 min)
Lakeshore park, founded in 1858, with landscaped gardens, marble statues & a modern greenhouse. Maze House (13 min) St Georges Lake (8 min) Lake Wendouree (22 min)
Man-made 544-acre city center lake with wetlands, a 3.7-mi. cycling & running track & boating. Ballarat Wildlife Park (21 min)
Park with many native mammals, exotic reptiles & hands-on encounters (fee) with photo souvenirs. Art Gallery of Ballarat (20 min)
Established in 1884, this museum houses Australian & international art & the original Eureka Flag. 淘金鎮 (24 min)
Contemporary glass-fronted museum telling the story of the town's history through the gold rush. Eureka Centre - Home of the Eureka Flag (22 min)
History museum exploring Australia's democracy through art installations & digital technology. | 
