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.
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Maralinga Tjarutja, Australia
This remote site in the Australian Outback is where the British government conducted atomic bomb tests in the 1950s.
Balook, Australia
Designed to provide fantastic views of the surrounding rainforest.
Myrtleford, Australia
An insight into the town's history of tobacco farming and involvement in World War II.
Sydney, Australia
This letter written by Queen Elizabeth II in 1986 won't be opened until 2085.
Kariong, Australia
These glyphs have long been attributed to ancient Egyptians, or maybe they're just a hoax.
Woodsreef, Australia
Asbestos pit mine abandoned in 1983 is still dangerous thirty years later.
Surfers Paradise, Australia
The largest wax museum in the southern hemisphere features a grizzly chamber of horrors.
Brisbane, Australia
Its most grisly object is a jar full of severed fingers allegedly cut off by prisoners to avoid work.
Valentine Plains, Australia
For nearly 50 years this airplane that crashed during World War II remained missing in the remote Australian backcountry.
Darwin, Australia
World War II ended before these tunnels built to protect vital oil from Japanese bombs were ever used.
Wittenoom, Australia
A town whose main resource was blue asbestos... what could possibly go wrong?
Cossack, Australia
This once-thriving coastal area is now a preserved ghost town.
Lake Darlot, Australia
An outback test site for the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult.
Leonora, Australia
This once-booming gold mining hub was basically abandoned overnight.
Australia
The oldest known European structures in Australia are the remnants of a story filled with mutiny, murder, jealousy and greed.
Woomera, Australia
Bomb tests and sheep ranchers share the world's largest military land base.
Wilmington, Australia
This small town museum is home to the largest collection of puppets in Australia.
Gembrook, Australia
This kiln was erected to produce charcoal for gas producer units during World War II.
Beveridge, Australia
From this modest childhood home, Ned Kelly went on to become Australia’s most infamous bushranger.
Golden Point, Australia
This outdoor museum harkens back to the height of the gold rush.
Cape Otway, Australia
A plaque at the lighthouse where Frederick Valentich made his last radio contact before he vanished without a trace.
Arumpo, Australia
Prehistoric park filled with the fossils of dozens of extinct species including Australian megafauna.
Sea Lake, Australia
Victoria's largest salt lake is a favorite haunt for photographers and stargazers.