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The most easterly point on mainland Australia offers dramatic ocean views.

This natural amphitheatre has been carved over millennia into the layered sedimentary rock of Karijini National Park.

Kakadu National Park is known for its stunning beauty and its rock art, which represents the longest historical records of any continuous civilization on Earth.

This island at Coburg Lake Reserve is home to a sizable, very visible colony of Australian white ibis.

These bronze sculptures sow whimsy by hamming it up on a pedestrian mall.

Created as a coal reserve, it is today a natural park with stunning wildflowers, ancient marine fossils, and remnants of a 19th century mine.

This sacred site lives up to its name with its majestic, color-splashed sandstone formations.

This area was created to save the region's koala population.

This drowning bronze monument marks the spot where one of Australia's great engineers died by suicide.

This salt lake in South Australia features seasonal color changes and its very own loch monster.

Melbourne's favorite bronze dog.

A conservation sanctuary for rescued koalas, some of which were saved from devastating Australian bushfires.

Olive’s garden serves up a seemingly endless helping of outback delights.

Curious crater remnants in the middle of the Australian outback.

Legend says entire herds of cattle have disappeared within this boulder-strewn landscape.

Many rock climbers have come to conquer this slender sea stack, with various degrees of success.

Critics argue this boab tree has been mislabeled for the sake of dark tourism, undermining its spiritual significance.

Cooled, fractured lava formed this geometric rock feature.

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

A spectacular impact crater in the rugged heart of Central Australia.

These flying foxes dangle from the trees around the library like fuzzy black fruit.

A massive concentration of algae is responsible for this lake's pink hue.

Brisbane's manmade urban beach has enough water to fill five Olympic-sized swimming pools.

The sand is such a bright white that on sunny days you practically need sunglasses to look at the ground.