{"id":322083,"date":"2025-11-24T14:23:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T04:23:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=322083"},"modified":"2025-11-24T14:23:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T04:23:14","slug":"melbourne-voted-the-no-1-must-see-destination-for-big-thrills-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=322083","title":{"rendered":"Melbourne voted the No.1 must see destination for &#8220;Big Thrills&#8221; in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Melbourne has recently been named the world&#8217;s top food destination for 2025 and the best city for &#8220;big city thrills&#8221; in 2026, according to studies by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=i&amp;source=web&amp;rct=j&amp;url=https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/melbourne\/news\/just-in-melbourne-ranked-as-the-worlds-top-foodie-destination-to-visit-in-2025-022525&amp;ved=2ahUKEwi-vdGk94mRAxUDavUHHd0KH_oQy_kOegQIARAD&amp;opi=89978449&amp;cd&amp;psig=AOvVaw1Yu0RuFtskKgRoSp8KpOGF&amp;ust=1764044309249000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Time Out Worldwide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=i&amp;source=web&amp;rct=j&amp;url=https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/melbourne\/news\/melbourne-has-been-named-the-worlds-best-destination-for-big-city-thrills-in-2026-112025&amp;ved=2ahUKEwi-vdGk94mRAxUDavUHHd0KH_oQy_kOegQIARAE&amp;opi=89978449&amp;cd&amp;psig=AOvVaw1Yu0RuFtskKgRoSp8KpOGF&amp;ust=1764044309249000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Time Out Worldwide<\/a>\u00a0respectively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The city is recognised for its diverse culinary scene, which has a strong social media presence, and for offering a vibrant mix of cultural, sporting, and entertainment experiences.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Could be in part due to a huge sporting event lineup next year (NFL) and Melbourne&#8217;s arts and culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best city for big city thrills (2026)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In November 2025, Time Out Worldwide named Melbourne the best destination for &#8220;big city thrills&#8221; for 2026.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This accolade highlights the city&#8217;s vibrant cultural scene and range of activities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Specific examples include the historic Queen Victoria Market, the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), and the city&#8217;s many laneways and arcades, according to Time Out Worldwide\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=i&amp;source=web&amp;rct=j&amp;url=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/australiailoveyou\/posts\/melbourne-named-the-worlds-1-destination-for-big-city-thrills-in-2026-guess-what\/1539454763938443\/&amp;ved=2ahUKEwi-vdGk94mRAxUDavUHHd0KH_oQy_kOegQIBRAD&amp;opi=89978449&amp;cd&amp;psig=AOvVaw1Yu0RuFtskKgRoSp8KpOGF&amp;ust=1764044309249000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a>.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Not surprising at all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Could be in part due to a huge sporting event lineup next year (NFL) and Melbourne&#8217;s arts and culture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":322084,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[273,35,913],"tags":[993,8],"class_list":["post-322083","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australia","category-breaking-news","category-travel","tag-melbourne","tag-victoria"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322083","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=322083"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322083\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":322085,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322083\/revisions\/322085"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/322084"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=322083"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=322083"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=322083"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}