The heart of the CBD is home to the city’s top dining, shopping and entertainment. There are world-class events, festival and exhibitions, as well as a vibrant multi-cultural scene, galleries housing contemporary and classic art, trendsetting fashion and avant-garde influences in design – all within easy walking distance from the city centre. While Melbourne today is thoroughly modern in its outlook, it is also renowned for immaculately conserved historic buildings and serene parks which retain the elegance of the city’s Victorian heritage, including Cook’s Cottage, Old Melbourne Gaol, Como House, The Royal Exhibition Building, Flinders Street Station, Parliament House, Rippon Lea Estate, the old GPO, Victoria Markets and any number of cathedrals and churches.