Melbourne scavenger hunt

Think you know Melbourne? Head out on this city-wide search for hidden artworks, historical treasures and secret corners and see your hometown in a whole new light.

1A mysterious mural

She is one of the latest (and largest) commissions from Melbourne-based street art agency Juddy Roller. à View from the corner of Lonsdale & King Sts.

2Father Time

The historic Royal Arcade is well known for its grand clock, installed in 1892. But if you head towards the northern entrance and look up, you’ll find someone else: Chronos, the Greek mythological character. à335 Bourke St.

3A celestial secret

See the golden circle this woman is holding? Look carefully, and you’ll see that it encloses the Singer sewing machine logo. This mural on the Crabtree and Evelyn ceiling is from the original Singer store, opened 1902. à282 Collins St.

4Ghost signs

Melbourne is packed with ‘ghost signs’ – handpainted signs on brick walls advertising shops that no longer exist. àelizabeth St. 5The smallest art gallery in Melbourne Head up a narrow staircase off Flinders Lane and you’ll find a series of restored mailboxes, each filled with a pint-sized piece of art. à141- 143 Flinders Ln. 6A graffiti-covered staircase You can’t climb this spooky outdoor staircase, but you can find it if you visit Hosier Lane, then look for Rutledge Lane – Hosier’s smaller, creepier sister.

7A saucy sculpture

Are those white tree branches growing out of that building on Drewery Lane? No, it's a sculpture depicting Baucis and Philemon, characters from Greek legend, above the entrance to Baroq House. à9- 13 Drewery Ln, Melbourne 3000.

8A tiny Tudor village

These mini concrete houses were given to the City of Melbourne in 1948 by a 77-year-old London pensioner to thank Melbourne for sending food to Britain during World War II. àfitzroy Gardens, Wellington Pde, East Melbourne 3002.

9Eight pink monks

If you don’t go to Docklands very often you may be surprised to find eight reddish-pink, lifesized men crouching at Newquay Promenade. Beijing artist Wang Shugang created them. 10An actual cheese cave In fact, it’s Australia’s first underground cheese cellar, and you’ll find it down a spiral staircase at the Spring Street Grocer. à157 Spring St. 11A gargoyle and astronomical clock Last year, the carpet in the Forum Theatre’s entrance was stripped back to reveal the beautiful mosaic tiles and the original astronomical clock, installed in 1929. à154 Flinders St.