Australia · Street Art

Melbourne Street Art Quest: Self-Guided Urban Story Game

2 Hours Round trip from Melbourne Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Explore Melbourne’s street art scene through a self-guided story game
  • 02 Solve 15 street-art-inspired puzzle challenges on your phone
  • 03 Visit iconic spots including AC/DC Lane and Meyers Place
  • 04 Discover murals, laneways, and public art across the city
  • 05 Follow an interactive storyline woven through Melbourne’s graffiti scene
  • 06 Pause and resume the quest whenever it suits you
  • 07 A creative walking experience for families, couples, and art lovers

Turn Melbourne’s laneways into your playground on this self-guided street art quest. Follow a story-driven route through the city’s graffiti-covered alleys and public spaces as you solve puzzle challenges inspired by the artworks around you.

Along the way, you’ll explore locations including AC/DC Lane, Meyers Place, Parliament Gardens, and notable murals in Collingwood, uncovering stories hidden in the city’s urban canvas. With mobile access and the flexibility to pause and resume whenever you like, this experience is a creative way to discover Melbourne at your own pace.

Turn Melbourne’s laneways into your playground on this self-guided street art quest.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 2 Hours
Tour type Private
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Not included
Transport Not included
Wheelchair access No
City Melbourne
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Music legends dominate the walls of AC/DC Lane, which was named for the band in 2004 and is home to iconic music venue Cherry Bar.

Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.Originally known as Nicholas Lane, Meyers Place connects Little Collins and Bourke up at the top end of town. Selected as one of the pilot projects for the city's new Green Your Laneways campaign, the laneway's grey walls have been brought to life by green galleries, including a giant Mike Makatron mural, 'Jungle Funk'.

Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.Sited in Parliament Gardens, Coles Fountain is a striking counterpoint to its historical garden setting. Its stainless-steel tubing forms a geometrical frame some three metres high, from which water cascades into a shallow pool below. To 'enter' the C-shaped fountain is to be virtually encircled by a curtain of water. It is set on finished bluestone paving, which reflects the geometry of the fountain. The plaque reads: 'A gift to the people of Victoria from G.J. Coles and Coy Limited'.

Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.The Collingwood mural is now one of only 31 known murals across the world by Haring that have survived, and one of only three that hasn’t been significantly over-painted. In recognition of its local, national and international significance, it was added to the Victorian Heritage Register in 2004.

Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.The wedge-tailed eagle artwork is by Dvate (pronounced like deviate), a Juddy Roller member.

Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.Entitled “Never Enough”, the mural of RONE delivers one of his signature portraits combined with text that was painted by Wonderlust.

Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Melbourne 1 city · 2 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Mobile access code to unlock the quest
  • 15 street-art-inspired puzzle challenges
  • Storyline content woven through Melbourne’s graffiti scene
  • Flexibility to pause and resume anytime

What's Not Included

  • A physical tour guide

Know before you go

  • STROLLER OR PRAM ACCESSIBLE
  • ANIMALS OR PETS ALLOWED
  • PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION NEARBY
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Infants must not sit on laps
  • Infant seats unavailable
  • IMPORTANT! To start the game, please contact us here: and give us your email address in order to unlock the activity for you.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Melbourne, AU
Tour start
Melbourne, AU
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 2 hours finish where they began, in Melbourne.

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