🇦🇺 Bendigo Ultimate Day Trip Guide: Gold, Art & Pasta!

⛏️ Central Deborah Gold Mine 💰 $39 | ⏳ 45min Descend 61m into history! Authentic miner experience. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🙏 The Great Stupa 🎫 Donation-based Tibetan Buddhist temple with Aussie twists + prayer wheels. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⛩️ Yi Yuan Chinese Garden 🎫 Free Postcard-perfect Jiangnan-style oasis. "Insta-famous spot!" ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🐉 Golden Dragon Museum 💰 $16 Chinese artifacts galore, but feels like a "storage room." Skip unless obsessed. ⭐️ 🦇 Rosalind Park 🎫 Free Bat-filled trees + serene walks → leads to the art gallery. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🎨 Bendigo Art Gallery "We Are Family" exhibit (modern, relatable!). Half Moon Bay painting = wow! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🍝 Borchelli Ristorante 📍 Opposite the gallery Book ahead! Heavenly pasta + warm service. ⛪ Sacred Heart Cathedral Golden-hour magic! Gothic grandeur at dusk. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🗺️ Itinerary Snapshot ⏰ 10:30 AM: Gold Mine → Stupa (drive) 🚶 Afternoon: Walkable gems (Garden → Museum → Park → Gallery) 🍽️ Dinner: Borchelli → Cathedral sunset #BendigoGold #MelbourneDayTrips #ArtAndHistory #TravelAustralia