Royal Arcade

Mosaic floors and a clock that strikes

Hours: Open in daytime; shops roughly Mon-Thu 9am-6pm, Fri 10am-8pm, Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 10am-5pm
Tickets: Free
Address: A passage linking Bourke Street Mall to Little Collins Street

Opened in 1870, this glass-roofed arcade has black-and-white tiled floors and rows of old-fashioned shopfronts. At the far end, Gaunt's Clock has the giants Gog and Magog striking the bells on the hour. It takes five minutes to walk through, longer once you start taking photos. It sits right on the way from Bourke Street Mall to the laneways.