Bowen, Australia
The Big Mango
One of Australia's famed "Big Things," this giant fruit was once stolen as part of a publicity stunt.
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Bowen, Australia
One of Australia's famed "Big Things," this giant fruit was once stolen as part of a publicity stunt.
Seventeen Seventy, Australia
A cairn commemorating James Cook's second landing in Australia.
Maryborough, Australia
A statue of the beloved storybook character stands in front of the building in which her creator was born.
Maryborough, Australia
A museum dedicated to the legacy of writer P.L. Travers and her most beloved character, Mary Poppins.
Fraser Island, Australia
The only pollutant in the clear blue water is sunscreen.
Fraser Island, Australia
WWI hospital ship lost in a cyclone turns up on the coast of Fraser Island, where she remains rusted and forgotten.
West Ballina, Australia
There's nothing shrimpy about the world's largest artificial prawn.
New Italy, Australia
Once a farming community founded by the Italian survivors of an immigration scam, this colony is now a free camp and roadside attraction.
Guyra, Australia
Monument to the area's potato and lamb industries.
Coffs Harbour, Australia
One of the first big sculptures anywhere in Australia.
Coffs Harbour, Australia
Roadside display for a popular fruit and vegetable stand.
Wauchope, Australia
Large enough to house an internal gift shop.
Kew, Australia
Giant wood sculpture in Kew first constructed in 1979.
Stockton, Australia
A series of gun powder chambers currently hidden from view within Nobbys Headland in Newcastle, Australia.
Launceston, Australia
A small troop of Japanese macaques live peacefully in the heart of this Tasmanian city.
Launceston, Australia
A historical umbrella shop, whose owner started a craze for locally-made souvenirs.
South Mount Cameron, Australia
A beautiful, but toxic, lake formed by mining.
Glen Innes, Australia
A tribute to the Celtic nations that helped settle Australia.
Milford Sound, New Zealand
Dolphins, ancient clams and hundreds of waterfalls make this one of the world's top tourist destinations.
Arrowtown, New Zealand
This preserved village shows the modest lifestyles of the area's 19th-century Chinese gold miners.
Cardrona, New Zealand
Hundreds of bras, blowing in the wind.
Wanaka, New Zealand
New Zealand's epic shrine to all things puzzling.
Wanaka, New Zealand
A solitary tree has grown up all alone on Lake Wānaka, backdropped by the beautiful Southern Alps.
South Island, New Zealand
The glacier tucked within a New Zealand rainforest.