Gangsters to Glamour Bar Tour in Fitzroy

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Gangsters to Glamour Bar Tour in Fitzroy

By Drinking History Tours

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Overview

Fitzroy: Slumtown to Hipsterville Tour showcases the best of Melbourne’s oldest and coolest suburb in just three hours: fascinating history, cool bars and historic laneways.

While now the capital of cool, Fitzroy has a dark, criminal past, and a history of prejudice and violence. This rollicking adventure is guaranteed to be more fun than a walking tour, classier than a bar crawl.

Explore the hidden side of Melbourne’s coolest suburb, it’s narrow laneways and hidden corners.

Learn about Fitzroy’s wealthy origins and slide into crime and extreme poverty, the rise of criminal gangs in the 1920s, indigenous history, Spanish roots and much more.

Discover three of Fitzroy’s coolest bars.

You'll also get access to our exclusive online maps of Melbourne's best bars and photos of your tour upon request. AND receive your mystery gift to celebrate your time with us!

Activity location

Saint Patrick's Cathedral
- 1 Cathedral Place
- 3002, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Meeting/Redemption Point

1 Cathedral Pl
- 1 Cathedral Place
- 3002, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Fitzroy: Gangsters to Glamour Bar Tour

3h
English

Travellers

Language options: English

Starting time: 15:30

Price details

£33.73 x 1 Adult£33.73

Total

Until Fri, 20 Feb

What's included, what's not

Photos of your tour (upon request)
Professional guide
GST (Goods and Services Tax)
Mystery Gift
Melbourne Bar Map (upon request)
Service charge

Know before you book

Wheelchair accessible
Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
Not recommended for pregnant travellers
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transport options are available nearby
Transport options are wheelchair accessible
Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Minimum age is 18 years
Due to uneven surfaces, this tour is not recommended for those with walking disabilities
Dress code is casual!
In accordance with UK consumer law, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

Saint Patrick's Cathedral

The largest and tallest church in Australia, this is where we start our tour with a background on Fitzroy's foundation

Bionic Ear Lane

Australia may not have invented the bionic ear, but pioneering research done in Fitzroy have brought hearing to people around the world

Australian Catholic University Melbourne Campus

Fitzroy was the birth place to one of the Australia's holiest people, and our only saint. Let's find out more about this fascinating person.

Charcoal Lane

Named after the famous Archie Rose song, we stop here to view some important street art and talk about Fitzroy important connection to the indigenous people of the region

Marion Lane

Aka "Dead Man's Lane". Many a gangster's rival has ended up here...

Fitzroy Town Hall

In the shadow of the Fitzroy Town Hall, we talk about the man known locally as Australia's Willy Wonka, and the joy he brought building a sweets empire in the slums of Fitzroy.

Johnston Street

Home to the area's Spanish population, we'll show a bunch of fantastic local bars.

Napier Street

Now let's talk about one of the area's most famous gangsters, and how he built an empire of illegal booze and prostitution from his home in Fitzroy in the 1920s.

Location

Activity location

Saint Patrick's Cathedral
- 1 Cathedral Place
- 3002, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Meeting/Redemption Point

1 Cathedral Pl
- 1 Cathedral Place
- 3002, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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