You can observe over 300 different species of animals from around the world only minutes from the city centre. “See majestic Asian Elephants, sleek Sumatran Tigers and Orang-utans swinging through the trees,” says The World Loves Melbourne, plus visit the Gorilla Rainforest and see koalas and kangaroos in an Australian bush setting. And make sure you don’t miss the butterfly house, with its thousands of colourful occupants flitting around,” writes Frommer’s Easy Guide to Australia. Or “the free-flight aviary; the lowland gorilla exhibit; and the treetop orangutan exhibit.”