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Highlights include Birrarung Wilam, Carlton Gardens, Centre Place, Coop's Shot Tower at Melbourne Central, Degraves Street, Eight Hour Monument and Trades Hall.

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  1. Birrarung Wilam: story on the “The Birrarung Shore: First Peoples and Urban Melbourne” route

    Here, a craft will return from a museum display case to the ceremonies of communities by the river.

  2. Carlton Gardens: story on the “Northern Melbourne: Market, Labour and Public Places” route

    Here, the history of a tree will explain how outdoor gatherings helped create a network of mutual support.

  3. Centre Place: story on the “Melbourne's Central Laneways and Arcades” route

    This stop will explain why artists had to make their presence known in a working courtyard.

  4. Coop's Shot Tower at Melbourne Central: story on the “Northern Melbourne: Market, Labour and Public Places” route

    Here, a production error will explain the height of the tower that was later incorporated into a shopping complex.

  5. Degraves Street: story on the “Melbourne's Central Laneways and Arcades” route

    Here, two entrepreneurial stories connect the street’s old name with its present appearance.

  6. Eight Hour Monument and Trades Hall: story on the “Northern Melbourne: Market, Labour and Public Places” route

    This stop shows how shortening the working day required not only a march, but also a home of its own.

  7. Federation Bells: story on the “The Birrarung Shore: First Peoples and Urban Melbourne” route

    Here, an engineering failure will show how much work it takes to keep public art sounding.

  8. Federation Square: story on the “Melbourne's Central Laneways and Arcades” route

    Here, the route begins with a dispute over where the new city square should end.

  9. Flagstaff Gardens: story on the “Northern Melbourne: Market, Labour and Public Places” route

    This stop will show how a new connection left the city with a park and one old name.

  10. Hosier Lane: story on the “Melbourne's Central Laneways and Arcades” route

    This stop will show the place where an exhibition without doors gradually outgrew its bounds.

  11. Koorie Heritage Trust: story on the “The Birrarung Shore: First Peoples and Urban Melbourne” route

    Here it will become clear why an object returned to its people first had to go back into someone else’s storage.

  12. Old Melbourne Gaol: story on the “Northern Melbourne: Market, Labour and Public Places” route

    Here, a prisoner's final request will connect prison procedure with events one hundred thirty-two years later.

  13. Queen Victoria Market: story on the “Northern Melbourne: Market, Labour and Public Places” route

    Here it will become clear how a dispute over space for carts shaped the layout of the trading rows for decades.

  14. Royal Arcade: story on the “Melbourne's Central Laneways and Arcades” route

    The final stop will leave the question of who receives the credit for a shared work.

  15. Royal Exhibition Building: story on the “Northern Melbourne: Market, Labour and Public Places” route

    The finale will distinguish the ceremonial opening of Parliament from its day-to-day work.

  16. Scarred Trees of Yarra Park: story on the “The Birrarung Shore: First Peoples and Urban Melbourne” route

    Here, a mark on a living trunk will connect today’s park with the old floodplain and a vanished canoe.

  17. Speakers Corner: story on the “The Birrarung Shore: First Peoples and Urban Melbourne” route

    Here, a city ban will lead to the creation of a permanent place for speeches and debates.

  18. State Library Victoria: story on the “Northern Melbourne: Market, Labour and Public Places” route

    This stop links the first librarian’s personal failure with the rapid growth of the public collection.

  19. Statues at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG): story on the “The Birrarung Shore: First Peoples and Urban Melbourne” route

    Here, two sporting stories will diverge: one will gain rules and statues, the other success without profit.

  20. The Block Arcade: story on the “Melbourne's Central Laneways and Arcades” route

    Here, the public street promenade acquires a roof, shop windows, and a turn of its own.

  21. William Barak Bridge: story on the “The Birrarung Shore: First Peoples and Urban Melbourne” route

    Here, a name above the flow of fans will return the story to the struggle for Coranderrk.