Just a short walk from the central business district are the Queen's Botanic Gardens, a free public garden that covers a large area near the Yarra River.
Plants from all over Australia, as well as Asia, Europe and the Americas find a home here, including a huge oak tree tribute to the Americas. Cacti local to only the Americas also are on exhibit, though I would imagine they are over-watered in Victoria.
Rainforests apparently abound in eastern Australia, from Victoria to New South Wales to Queensland, as I found several footpaths exploring the fauna of the rainforests of these areas. Strange, given that we usually equate Australia with the Outback, which is much more arid than the eastern coast.
Our tour found us near a large pond where various birds paddled along, while others traipsed across grassy areas until a young woman chased them off so they flew off across the water like they were posing for a picture.
We also explored a bamboo forest, a fern gully, and the cactus garden I mentioned before. Add to that the strange palms and eucalyptus varieties.
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