Melbourne Street Art Guide - Explore the Cities Graffiti

Our Melbourne Street Art Guide dives into some of the best urban art and street artists in Melbourne. Our Guide also includes a free downloadable Melbourne Street Art Map. This will help you plan your route around the city better and ensure you don’t miss some of the best street art.

Melbourne street art is probably the reason why the city encourages you to explore its dark alleyways at all hours. The laneways are home to the best coffee shops, music venues, and most famously, the best graffiti street art in Australia.

Melbourne’s quirky personality is expressed through the street art which is hidden down every alleyway. The ever-changing murals are a must see in the city.

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📍Where is the street art

🚶 How to see the graffiti

📷 Our favourite spots

🏖️ Things to do in Melbourne

🛏️ Where to stay in Melbourne

Where Is The Melbourne Street Art 📍

Spread across the Melbourne CBD, street art seems to pop up just about anywhere. However, there are a few famous laneways around the city that the street artist continually uses. To see also this beautiful artwork you need to be a little clever with the order you visit, this will stop you from walking back on yourself all day.

That is why we have included the official Melbourne Street Art map below for you to download.

How To See the Melbourne Street Art 🚶

There are two ways to see Melbourne Street art and artists. If you like more of a structured day out with not much planning then we recommend taking the street art walking tour. Alternatively, if you have some time to kill and like getting lost you can make up your tour with our top locations below.

Melbourne Street Art Walking Tour

There are a few tour companies that run-walking art tours in Melbourne. A popular company is the Melbourne Street Tours. You can find all the up-to-date prices and tour times on their website.

Graffiti Art Melbourne Self Tour

If you want to go at it alone and explore Melbournes graffiti in your own time, we have put together the ultimate list of the best Melbourne Street Art. These locations include some of our favourite street artists and murals around the city.

Download the Melbourne Steet Art Map to help you get around.

Download The Free Official Melbourne Street Art Map!

The official Melbourne Street art map is free to download and will help you get around the city and find all the great pieces of street art.

Our Favourite Melbourne Street Art Spots 📷

This list is in no particular order. If you are looking to plan your tour with the most direct route to each piece of street art, please download our Melbourne Street Art Map.

AC/DC lane – Duckboard Place 🎸

Running just off of Flinders Lane, ACDC Lane pays tribute to the Aussie Rock band. 🎸 However the lane was originally named Corporation Lane but Melbourne’s City Council voted to rename it in honour of the band back in 2004. This lane is also home to the famous music venue Cherry Bar🍒

Location📍 : Located off Flinders St in the block bordered by Russell and Exhibition St.

Hosier Lane and Rutledge lane Street Art

Next on the list, these lanes can be found opposite the entrance to the Atrium at Federation Square on Flinders Street. Hosier lane is one of the most famous lane-ways in Melbourne and is a celebrated landmark due to its high number of incredible street art 🎨.

For instance, every time we have visited this lane it has a strong political theme in its art. That being said, Hosier Lane is also known for its upmarket cocktail lounges including the popular Misty and MoVida.

Location📍 : Off Flinders Street, in the block bordered by Russell and Swanston St.

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Centre Place Melbourne – Coffee and Brunch

If you’re hungry after all that walking, this is the perfect stop for a coffee or sweet treat. Tucked away in-between luxury shops it is the perfect location for lunch on the go while seeing all the amazing street art. It runs north from Flinders Lane to Collins Street, between Elizabeth Street and Swanston Street.

Location📍 : Centre Place, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000.

Sniders Lanes Melbourne – Kim Kardashian Graffiti Mural

If you thought you could Miss Kim Kardashian’s behind down under, then think again🍑 Just two days after the topless selfie of Kim Kardashian and Emily Ratajkowski was posted on Instagram, Australian street artist Lushsux turned it into a 30-foot mural in Sniders Lane. For more Lushsux street art locations check out his Instagram.

We have had to Photoshop out the blue penis which was drawn across Kim at the time we visited.

Location📍 : Located between Elizabeth and Swanston streets, Sniders Lane extends west from Drewery Lane, which runs from Lonsdale to Little Lonsdale streets.

Flinders Court Street Art

This Mural of queen Elizabeth makes her look more like an evil character out of the Simpsons. Ironically you can find Lizzy on Elizabeth Street, makes total sense.

Location📍: Flinders Court is located between Queen and Elizabeth streets, extending between Flinders Street to Flinders Lane.

Union Lane Graffiti Melbourne

Step away from the bustling Bourke Street Mall and into Union Lane, a much-loved street-art ‘gallery’🖌️ This was one of our favourite spots on our Melbourne Street Art Guide. The long alleyway is head to toe with colourful graffiti. The leading line of the walkway and the light of the sun in the afternoon shining through the alley, makes the artwork come to life.

Location📍: Union Lane cuts through to Little Collins Street

Presgrave Place Melbourne Street Art

Presgrave Place is known for its collection of framed artworks and mini sculptures – it may be small but it’s full of tiny details to keep you intrigued.

Location📍 : Head down Howey Place and left into Presgrave.

Russell Place

The alcove is truly unexpected and there is little else like it. We have given the Russel Melbourne street art the award for most unique street art display 🖌️

Croft Alley Street Art Melbourne

A popular street art destination, Croft Alley is also home to one of Melbourne’s very first laneway bars. The quirky, science-lab-inspired Croft Institute, can be found at the very end of the lane.

Taking up three levels, the space offers everything from quiet post-work bevvies to DJs and dancing into the wee hours upstairs in the ‘gym’.

Location📍 : Right in the centre of Chinatown, the street art-filled Croft Alley winds off Little Bourke Street.

Croft Alley Street Art - Unexplroed Footsteps

Stevenson and Tattersalls Lanes

Location📍 : Right by the corner of Swanston and Lonsdale Street. You’ll find it off Tattersalls Lane

Caledonian Lane Graffiti Melbourne

After you’ve taken a small detour into Top Shop- head to this spot! Small quiet and narrow, this lane offers inspiring words of wisdom.

Location📍 : Running between Little Bourke Street and Lonsdale Street in the CBD of Melbourne.

Corner 361 Little Bourke Street and Rankins Lane

Location 📍 : Just around the corner from Bourke Street Mall, close to Croft Alley.

Blender Lane Street Art Melbourne

Finally, you should cruise down to Blender Lane to visit the spiritual home of Melbourne’s famous street art scene. Take in a spectacle of colour, with stencils, murals, tags, and paste-ups filling up every surface of this little lane-way.

Things To Do Near Melbourne 🏖️

There is so much to do in and around the city of Melbourne. We were lucky enough to live here for a few months and have put together some of our favourite activities to do.

The Great Ocean Road – We love this stretch of the Victoria Coastline so much we have completed twice. You can take the Klook Great Ocean Road Day Tour which will take you to the National Parks, Rock Formations, and Appollo Bay.
Brighton Bathing Boxes – Just outside the city is the suburb of Brighton. This is where you will find Brighton beach and multi-coloured beach huts.
Philip Island – This small island south of Melbourne is not only homed to the Moto GP circuit but one of Melbourne’s most famous residents, the penguin. The tour also includes a visit to Brighton Beach Bathing Boxes.
Yarra Valley Wine Tour – If you are in Melbourne in the summer then we highly recommend visiting the Yarra Valley for a wine, cheese, and chocolate tasting tour. With the return, transport included you can try as many wines as you like.
Peninsula Hot Springs – Looking for a relaxing weekend, then you need to visit the Peninsula Hot Springs. The Spa boasts over 20 different experiences and is the perfect place to watch the sunset from.

Where To Stay In Melbourne 🏠

The CBD of Melbourne can be very expensive which including accommodation. We have put together a list of our favourite accommodations we stayed in whilst living in Melbourne and have broken them down into three sections to help you save some money.

Budget: $

United Backpackers

Melbourne City Backpackers

Mid-range: $$

Luxury: $$$

The Langham Melbourne Hotel

The Crown Metropol Melbourne

QT Melbourne