Nangetty, Australia
Coalseam Conservation Park
Created as a coal reserve, it is today a natural park with stunning wildflowers, ancient marine fossils, and remnants of a 19th century mine.
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Nangetty, Australia
Created as a coal reserve, it is today a natural park with stunning wildflowers, ancient marine fossils, and remnants of a 19th century mine.
Yallabatharra, Australia
This remote outpost hosts the remains of one of Australia's key sites in the history of convicted laborers.
Fremantle, Australia
One of the world’s oldest surviving convict prisons, once the scene of daring escapes and riots.
Australia
The oldest known European structures in Australia are the remnants of a story filled with mutiny, murder, jealousy and greed.
Port Denison, Australia
A poignant site that pays tribute to lives lost at sea.
Cuballing, Australia
On a rural farm road in Western Australia, a full-size, electrified police call box with a big surprise inside.
Yallabatharra, Australia
A massive concentration of algae is responsible for this lake's pink hue.
Australia
This pair of Australian "waterfalls" appear to be falling straight across the land.
Ularring, Australia
A series of eerie metal stick figures are spread out over four square miles on the bed of a huge salt lake in the Australian Outback.
Marble Bar, Australia
Microscopic fossils suggest Australia may be the birthplace of sulphur-based life forms.
Litchfield Park, Australia
This site contains preserved ruins and industrial remnants of Western Australia's mining heritage.
East Warburton, Australia
Woven tree art gives this towering Australian woodland a touch of mystical whimsy.
Caiguna, Australia
Some of the world's largest letters are carved into the limestone bedrock of the Nullarbor Plain.
Leonora, Australia
This once-booming gold mining hub was basically abandoned overnight.
Helensburgh, Australia
An abandoned railroad tunnel is now filled with bioluminescent bugs.
Hyams Beach, Australia
The sand is such a bright white that on sunny days you practically need sunglasses to look at the ground.
Melbourne, Australia
Every hour a secret compartment drops from this giant pocket watch, revealing a lovely surprise.
Melbourne, Australia
Not the result of an accident, hurricane, or aliens, this is an eye-popping tribute to the Melbourne tram.
South Wharf, Australia
This historic tall ship traveled 1.5 million miles around the globe, and once did duty as the mythical pirate ship in Peter Pan.
Melbourne, Australia
A whimsical menagerie of creatures carved into a 300-year-old tree trunk.
Darwin, Australia
World War II ended before these tunnels built to protect vital oil from Japanese bombs were ever used.
Batchelor, Australia
This mini version of the famous Bohemian castle was lovingly built by a Czech immigrant and mineworker.
Holbrook, Australia
The decommissioned submarine is now the symbol of a small, inland Australian town.
Bardon, Australia
This rickety old shed hides a trove of secondhand literary treasures.