The reasons — 16
The same guide, read from the other side
Every pair has a second half. Here they are on their own, grouped by the sort of day they produce, each one linking back to the room it belongs to.
Why this page exists
Some trips start with a room. More of them start with something you want to stand in front of.
Gallery — 4
Gallery
Rooms paired with a public art space you can walk to.
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NGV International
St Kilda Road, Melbourne
The National Gallery of Victoria's St Kilda Road building is about fifteen minutes away by tram, and general entry to the collection is free.
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Art Gallery of New South Wales
The Domain, Sydney
The gallery sits at the top of the hill behind the wharf, about fifteen minutes on foot up through the Domain, and general entry is free.
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National Gallery of Australia
Parkes, Canberra
The National Gallery is across the lake in Parkes, about twenty-five minutes on foot over Commonwealth Avenue Bridge, or a few minutes by car.
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Abbotsford Convent
St Heliers Street, Abbotsford
The convent is about a kilometre away: a group of nineteenth-century buildings on eleven acres above the Yarra, now an arts precinct with studios, galleries, a bakery and a farm next door.
Water — 4
Water
Rooms paired with a river, a fjord, a fall or a crossing.
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The Mona ferry on the Derwent
Brooke Street Pier, Hobart, to Berriedale
The museum runs its own ferry up the Derwent from Brooke Street Pier, and the trip takes about half an hour each way.
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Ile Notre-Dame and the St Lawrence River
Parc Jean-Drapeau, Montreal
The island is the reason.
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Niagara Falls
Niagara Parks, Ontario
The falls are three hundred metres away and about fifty metres below, and from a Fallsview room you are looking down the length of the Horseshoe.
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The Kirkenes fjord and the Barents Sea
Kirkenes, Finnmark, Norway
The fjord is at the bottom of the hill, and it is the reason the town exists at all.
Market — 2
Market
Rooms paired with a working market.
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Paddy's Markets
Haymarket, Sydney
Paddy's is about eight minutes south, under the Market City building in Haymarket.
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Queen Victoria Market
Queen Street, Melbourne
The market is a minute away, which is closer than most people manage to their own kitchen.
Stage — 3
Stage
Rooms paired with a hall that has a program.
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Capitol Theatre
Campbell Street, Haymarket
The Capitol is a hundred metres away on Campbell Street.
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The River Rock Show Theatre
Richmond, Metro Vancouver
The theatre is the reason, and the airport is what makes it practical.
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The Entertainment Centre and Lake Couchiching
Rama, Simcoe County, Ontario
Two things sit together here.
Ice — 2
Ice
Rooms paired with the frozen ground the building comes out of.
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The Torne River
Jukkasjarvi, Norrbotten, Sweden
The river is the building material.
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The Arctic Circle at Rovaniemi
Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland
The Arctic Circle crosses the ground a few kilometres north of Rovaniemi, and the line is marked.
Trail — 1
Trail
Rooms paired with a walkable circuit.
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The fortifications of Old Quebec
Vieux-Quebec, Quebec City
Old Quebec is thirty minutes away, and it is the only walled city north of Mexico.
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