Melbourne, Australia
Ancient sites near Melbourne
1 archaeological and heritage site within 800 km of Melbourne, closest first. Distances are straight-line (“as the crow flies”); road journeys are longer.
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275km
Budj Bim Cultural Landscape
Australia · at least 6,600 years old · UNESCO
Gunditjmara channels, weirs and dams built to trap and farm eels in lava-flow wetlands.
Nearest town: Heywood
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4,845km
Borobudur
Indonesia · 9th c. CE · UNESCO
Nine stacked platforms, 2,672 relief panels and hundreds of Buddha statues in Central Java.
Nearest town: Yogyakarta
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7,127km
Angkor Wat
Cambodia · early 12th c. CE · UNESCO
The largest religious monument on Earth, built as a map of the Hindu cosmos.
Nearest town: Siem Reap · Best time to visit: November – February
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8,361km
Sigiriya
Sri Lanka · 5th c. CE · UNESCO
Gardens, frescoes and a lion-gate stairway leading to a palace in the sky.
Nearest town: Dambulla
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8,833km
Terracotta Army
China · c. 210 BCE · UNESCO
Found by farmers digging a well in 1974 — each soldier with individual features.
Nearest town: Xi’an
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9,260km
Hampi
India · 14th–16th c. CE · UNESCO
Temples, bazaars and royal enclosures scattered across a landscape of giant boulders.
Nearest town: Hosapete
Day trips and distances from Melbourne
What is the closest ancient site to Melbourne?
Budj Bim Cultural Landscape in Australia is about 275 km from Melbourne in a straight line; the nearest town is Heywood.