Dozens of large-scale, creative, evocative curios from prominent artists dot the calm outdoor space around this major museum.

An opal mining town in the middle of Australia where people live, worship, and shop underground.

The famed literary character has a unique connection to this city.

One of the first big sculptures anywhere in Australia.

One of the world's largest tractors was built to replace camel caravans.

An opulent mansion that acted as the set for Appleyard Girls School in the 1975 classic film 'Picnic at Hanging Rock.'

You can climb to the top of the world's largest rocking horse.

Hundreds of tiny dead butterfly eyes gaze down at diners in this Australian eatery.

The sullen remains of vessels abandoned in the Port Adelaide River.

A wealth of plants and horticultural curiosities fill this charmingly antique museum.

The largest collection of Indigenous Australian artifacts in the world, and the rare museum where wood-and-glass cabinets have trumped interactive exhibits.

An iconic work of public art that lights up the downtown area.

These bronze sculptures sow whimsy by hamming it up on a pedestrian mall.

The colony of South Australia was proclaimed on a hot December day under a distinctively arched gum tree.

A controversial interactive sculpture that "weeps" water.

Arcade chock-full of old timey, whimsical, hand-cranked automata and peepshows.

This green and white building is shaped like a massive Rubik's Cube.

Impressively shaped, perfectly balanced boulders perched on the edge of a sea-cliff.

An island off the coast of South Australia is home to the last purebred Ligurian bees.

An animatronic tribute to a legendary half-man, half-fish creature.

A 100-foot-tall mural in South Australia.

A massive metal lobster welcomes tourists to a roadside restaurant.

A simple tribute to the migrant workers who landed here before walking hundreds of miles to Victoria's gold mines.

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