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Woomera Ground Zero for British Atomic Tests

Maralinga Tjarutja, Australia

Woomera Ground Zero for British Atomic Tests

This remote site in the Australian Outback is where the British government conducted atomic bomb tests in the 1950s.

Corrigan Suspension Bridge

Balook, Australia

Corrigan Suspension Bridge

Designed to provide fantastic views of the surrounding rainforest.

Myrtleford Old School Museum

Myrtleford, Australia

Myrtleford Old School Museum

An insight into the town's history of tobacco farming and involvement in World War II.

The message on display.

Sydney, Australia

The Queen's Letter

This letter written by Queen Elizabeth II in 1986 won't be opened until 2085.

Gosford Glyphs

Kariong, Australia

Gosford Glyphs

These glyphs have long been attributed to ancient Egyptians, or maybe they're just a hoax.

Woodsreef Asbestos Mine

Woodsreef, Australia

Woodsreef Asbestos Mine

Asbestos pit mine abandoned in 1983 is still dangerous thirty years later.

Gold Coast Wax Museum and Chamber of Horrors

Surfers Paradise, Australia

Gold Coast Wax Museum and Chamber of Horrors

The largest wax museum in the southern hemisphere features a grizzly chamber of horrors.

The Commissariat from the vital Rover Brisbane side.

Brisbane, Australia

Commissariat Store

Its most grisly object is a jar full of severed fingers allegedly cut off by prisoners to avoid work.

Wreckage of Beautiful Betsy - B-24D Liberator bomber that crashed at Kroombit Tops in 1945

Valentine Plains, Australia

Beautiful Betsy Crash Site

For nearly 50 years this airplane that crashed during World War II remained missing in the remote Australian backcountry.

Darwin oil storage tunnel.

Darwin, Australia

Darwin Oil Storage Tunnels

World War II ended before these tunnels built to protect vital oil from Japanese bombs were ever used.

The abandoned Doc Holiday's Cafe in Wittenoom.

Wittenoom, Australia

Wittenoom

A town whose main resource was blue asbestos... what could possibly go wrong?

Cossack Historic Town

Cossack, Australia

Cossack Historic Town

This once-thriving coastal area is now a preserved ghost town.

Lake Darlot, Australia

Banjawarn Station

An outback test site for the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult.

'Licence Plate House'

Leonora, Australia

Gwalia Ghost Town

This once-booming gold mining hub was basically abandoned overnight.

West Wallabi Island

Australia

West Wallabi Island

The oldest known European structures in Australia are the remnants of a story filled with mutiny, murder, jealousy and greed.

Warning signs at the entrance of the Woomera test facility.

Woomera, Australia

Woomera Range Complex

Bomb tests and sheep ranchers share the world's largest military land base.

Sansouci Puppet Museum

Wilmington, Australia

Sansouci Puppet Museum

This small town museum is home to the largest collection of puppets in Australia.

Kurth Kiln

Gembrook, Australia

Kurth Kiln

This kiln was erected to produce charcoal for gas producer units during World War II.

Ned Kelly House

Beveridge, Australia

Ned Kelly's House

From this modest childhood home, Ned Kelly went on to become Australia’s most infamous bushranger.

Sovereign Hill

Golden Point, Australia

Sovereign Hill

This outdoor museum harkens back to the height of the gold rush.

Frederick Valentich Memorial Plaque

Cape Otway, Australia

Frederick Valentich Memorial Plaque

A plaque at the lighthouse where Frederick Valentich made his last radio contact before he vanished without a trace.

Mungo National Park

Arumpo, Australia

Mungo National Park

Prehistoric park filled with the fossils of dozens of extinct species including Australian megafauna.

Lake Tyrrell during sunset

Sea Lake, Australia

Lake Tyrrell

Victoria's largest salt lake is a favorite haunt for photographers and stargazers.

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