Monuments in Australia

Discover 49 unusual monuments in Australia.

Kurri Kurri, Australia

Big Kookaburra

This 4.5-meter-tall statue of a native Australian bird marks Hydro Aluminium's 40th year in the area.

Callanna, Australia

Marree Man

Not a single witness can attest to the creation of the world's largest geoglyph.

Famous marker of a Queensland farm (Flickr/marj k)

Woombye, Australia

The Big Pineapple

A giant Australian fruit and tropical farm.

The Big Playable Guitar in Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia. (Creative Commons)

Narrandera, Australia

Big Playable Guitar

Record-holding guitar meant to promote country.

Big Potato in Robertson, Australia. (Wikimedia Commons)

Robertson, Australia

Big Potato

Concrete spud looks like the North American Sebago.

Merimbula, November 2019

Kiama, Australia

Big Poo

At five meters long, that is one big piece of foam poop.

Big Mosquito in Hexham, Australia. (Wikimedia Commons)

Hexham, Australia

Big Mosquito

Modeled after the big, ferocious Hexham Grey mosquito.

Big Miner's Lamp in Lithgow, Australia. (Wikimedia Commons)

Bowenfels, Australia

Big Miner's Lamp

Giant lamp houses the tourism information center.

Big Murray Cod in Tocumwal, Australia.

Tocumwal, Australia

Big Murray Cod

Fiberglass fish built in 1968 after months of fundraising.

Permanently Closed

Big Orange in Tenterfield, Australia. (Big Things)

Tenterfield, Australia

Big Orange

Just one of many oranges on this citrus-happy continent.

Big Gold Panner in Bathurst, Australia. (Wikimedia Commons)

West Bathurst, Australia

Big Gold Panner

Hopefully inspecting his tin pan for little nuggets of gold.

Big Lamb in Guyra, Australia. (Wikimedia Commons)

Guyra, Australia

Big Lamb

Monument to the area's potato and lamb industries.

Big Merino in Goulburn, Australia. (Wikimedia Commons)

Goulburn, Australia

Big Merino

Three-story concrete ram with a permanent gift shop.

Big Golden Guitar in Tamworth, Australia.

Hillvue, Australia

Big Golden Guitar

Monument that stands 40 feet and weighs 1,000 pounds.

The Big Bicycle in Chullora, New South Wales, Australia. (Wikimedia Commons)

Chullora, Australia

Big Bicycle

Roadside attraction outside of a recycling center.

The Big Cheese in Bodalla, New South Wales, Australia. (Wikimedia Commons)

Bodalla, Australia

Big Cheese

Giant wheel of cheese marks a dairying village.