Originally made for a fruit festival in the area in 1998 this was then erected outside the railway station and is now one of Australia’s iconic “Big Things” right at the side of the highway.

A mysterious phallic rock on the grounds of a Buddhist monastery.

Established hundreds of years ago, Gandan remains the premier Buddhist monastery in Ulaanbaatar.

The monastery survived the Communist revolution in Mongolia as a religious museum.

The grassy landscape is home to the world's last truly wild horses.

The oldest Buddhist monastery in Mongolia has survived centuries of invasions, political shifts, and religious purges.

History, geography, and shamanism meet in this eye-catching monument to the greatness of three empires.

An exceptional assortment of fossils recovered from private collections.

A castle hand-built by a Spanish dreamer in the Australian tropical jungle.

One of Australia's famed "Big Things," this giant fruit was once stolen as part of a publicity stunt.

A small, but award-winning beach known for its literally spotless reputation.

A wonder of natural limestone formations etched by millions of years of natural interaction between rainfall and rock and air.

The 25-million-year-old cavities have perplexed people for decades.

This former hostel is now an art gallery and a memorial for 15 backpackers who lost their lives to a tragic act of arson.

The only pollutant in the clear blue water is sunscreen.

WWI hospital ship lost in a cyclone turns up on the coast of Fraser Island, where she remains rusted and forgotten.

A giant Australian fruit and tropical farm.

This small Australian town is considered home to the "Yowie" or the Aussie Big Foot.

The sculpture shows a water rat turning the world upside-down, landing an elephant on its head.

A nearly lost tribute to an 11-year-old boy killed during a World War I homecoming parade.

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

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

One of the first big sculptures anywhere in Australia.

Giant fruit signaling the entrance to a tropical paradise.