Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne's Hosier Lane is the most photographed laneway in Australia and the spiritual home of the country's street art scene — a perpetually evolving canvas where works by Rone, Lushsux, and Adnate are pasted over, painted out, and replaced daily by a rotating cast of local and international artists. The City of Melbourne officially embraces its street art culture through a permit system that protects designated zones, making it rare among world capitals for actively preserving this art form. Beyond Hosier, laneways like Union Lane, AC/DC Lane, and Caledonian Lane form an entire outdoor gallery network in the CBD.