Car Hire Cranbourne - Mini guide to Cranbourne
The Melbourne suburb of Cranbourne possesses a distinct character: forward-looking and very much attuned to science and the arts. Using a car hire to tour Cranbourne means making a worthwhile effort to see a range of interesting destinations within this Victorian city, rich with history.
Though not considered an official municipality until 1860, Cranbourne distinguished itself soon after Europeans began to colonize it. Initially thought to be stumps, several meteorites were found in Cranbourne in the 1850s. The largest of these was actually the largest discovered in the world at the time, weighing in at 3,550 kilograms.
The ""Cranbourne Meteorites"" as these came to be known, created considerable excitement in Europe when the first exceptionally massive ones were reported in scientific papers. The largest eventually came to reside in the British Museum, while the second largest of the meteorites, at 1,525 kilograms, remains today in Australia's National Museum of Victoria. Cranbourne is considered an important location in the study of meteorites as their discoveries over the past hundred and fifty years are so well documented.
The Royal Botanic Gardens in Cranbourne are another clear example of Cranbourne's devotion to science, and science as art. The Botanic Gardens focus on indigenous Australian flora and include the following unique locales: The Red Sand Garden is a large sculpture designed to show-off seasonal wildflowers; The Diversity Garden acquaints visitors with plants from Australia's different regions; The Water Saving Garden shows ways to conserve the all-important resource; The Future Garden exhibits alternative gardening methods.
The Home Garden displays different possible arrangements of native Australian plants in home gardens. There is also a children's area called The Kids' Backyard, which uses natural plant products recycled into playground equipment. Using a car hire to visit the gardens is highly advised. The nearby public transportation options are far enough to leave one with a fair amount of walking, and these gardens definitely should not be missed.
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