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Indoor places that make a wet day a good one.
18 places
The top 18
Indoor places we've verified, from museums and galleries to games and markets, ranked by our own engine.
Escape room · Jolimont1. The Curium Experience
5.0★ · 1.0kImmersive escape room in Collingwood with elaborate set design and special effects; online booking essential.
Theatre · Chinatown2. Impossible Occurrences
5.0★ · 870Close-up magic, illusion and mind-reading show by Luke Hocking at the Melbourne Marriott, limited to 60 guests, with optional dinner.
Indoor play · Chinatown3. MANIAX Axe Throwing
4.9★ · 1.6kBasement axe-throwing venue in the CBD with coached sessions, craft beer and Viking-themed cocktails.
Escape room · Chinatown4. Adventure Rooms Melbourne (Little Collins St)
4.9★ · 1.6kBasement escape room centre on Little Collins St with themed rooms such as Gaol Break and Mad Scientist.
Indoor play · South Yarra5. Rush Escape Game
4.9★ · 1.6kSouth Yarra flagship of Rush Escape Game with six 60-minute escape rooms for groups of 2 to 6, near South Yarra Station.
Escape room · Chinatown6. Adventure Rooms Melbourne (Bourke St)
5.0★ · 760CBD escape room venue with three 60-minute games: Abandoned Cabin, Mafia: The Golden Ring and Speakeasy.
Indoor play · Chinatown7. Entermission Melbourne
4.9★ · 1.3kVR escape room and games venue on Bourke St with 20+ private VR and mixed reality games plus a physical escape room.
Escape room · Fitzroy8. The Mystery Rooms
4.9★ · 1.2kFitzroy escape room venue with five 60-minute missions for 2–10 players; some suit children from age 10.
Gallery · Kew9. Ladder Art Space
5.0★ · 643Contemporary art gallery in Kew with exhibitions plus guided painting workshops, paint-and-sip sessions and family activities.
Library · Greek Precinct10. State Library Victoria
4.8★ · 5.1kHistoric 1856 library with the domed La Trobe Reading Room, free exhibitions and the Victoria Gallery.
Indoor play · Glen Waverley11. Cubetown
4.9★ · 1.1kIndoor active gaming centre in Kingsway Central with themed interactive game rooms, including basketball, cube and Squid Game-style rooms.
Indoor play · Koreatown12. Virtual Room: Virtual Reality Escape Game Adventure
4.9★ · 1.1kTeam virtual reality escape game in West Melbourne with 40–50 minute adventures in private rooms, including Time Travel and Asterix.
Indoor play · Little Italy13. The Great Escape Carlton
4.8★ · 3.8kMovie-themed escape rooms in Carlton, including Paranormal Activities, The Mummy, Sherlock's Home and Prison Breaks, with late opening hours.
Theatre · Yarraville14. Sun Theatre
4.8★ · 3.3kBoutique art deco cinema in Yarraville with an eclectic programme, period decor and small tables between seats.
Escape room · Brunswick East15. Ukiyo Melbourne
4.9★ · 935Brunswick studio running story-driven immersive room experiences with detailed set design and masks.
Indoor play · Koreatown16. 123Boom!
4.9★ · 931Team-based immersive game with six puzzle and challenge rooms, ending with a bomb-defusing finale, on Little Collins St.
Games · Chinatown17. Ballers Clubhouse
4.8★ · 2.9kLarge CBD games venue with six bars, darts, ping pong, shuffleboard, ball pit, karaoke, VR and a patio.
Indoor play · South Yarra18. SENSAS Melbourne
4.9★ · 753Two-hour guided group experience of pitch-black challenges and colourful sensory labs, with a charity donation per charm collected.
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