Home to the oldest operating roller coaster in the Southern Hemisphere.

Saved by the community from destruction, this sign has become a national treasure.

A roadside hotel that you can’t stop at. 

This Australian beach became famous when Prime Minister Harold Holt disappeared from its shores.

It's beautiful, it's haunted and its claim to fame is that it's the oldest existing stone arch bridge in Australia.

This controversial museum includes such detested exhibits as a chocolate suicide bomber and fecal-smelling digestion machine.

Located alongside the famous Salamanca Market and in sight of Parliament House, this large and elaborate monument is hard to miss, split into two sections and standing some 14 meters tall.

The forgotten and tragic story of the thousands of female convicts forcibly transported to Tasmania is told inside the ruins of this notorious 19th-century workhouse.

This extraordinary geological oddity resembles human-made pavement.

Relics of Australia's convict past, and a modern scene of unimaginable horror.

Take a glimpse into a pioneer-era homestead at the birthplace and home of Indiana's "Children's Poet."

The world's first cageless zoo is working to save endangered Tasmanian devils.

The world's only full-size replica of the research hut used by Douglas Mawson for his 1911-14 Australasian Antarctic Expedition.

This simple sailing boat is one of the oldest preserved fishing vessels of its kind in the world.

Countless expeditions have left Tasmania to explore Antarctica, but this island state has an even deeper connection with the sea.

This giant, granite purse is one of Melbourne's most unique and distinctive pieces of public art.

Not the result of an accident, hurricane, or aliens, this is an eye-popping tribute to the Melbourne tram.

Melbourne's favorite bronze dog.

This classic photo booth was saved from destruction by the local community.

Taxidermy of the racing horse with a huge heart, who inspired hope in the Depression.

This historic tall ship traveled 1.5 million miles around the globe, and once did duty as the mythical pirate ship in Peter Pan.

Every hour a secret compartment drops from this giant pocket watch, revealing a lovely surprise.

The city’s oldest gateway to the galaxy lies at the entrance to the Royal Botanical Gardens.

These mythological giants take time out of their busy day guarding a Victorian market to let you know what time it is.