This slightly spooky yet nostalgic theme park claims to be the first of its kind in Australia.

Cooled, fractured lava formed this geometric rock feature.

Australia's only intact colonial warship never saw action before being turned into a scenic wreck.

A roadside hotel that you can’t stop at. 

Locals have a long-running relationship with the big-beaked birds of this Australian fishing town.

This remnant of an old railroad is the tallest surviving wooden trestle bridge in Victoria.

A 100-foot-tall mural in South Australia.

Thousands of lawn gnomes have infested this Australian roundabout.

A beloved statue of a diving woman in Perth’s Swan River is frequently dressed up in costumes for special occasions.

An impressive site containing some of the earth’s rarest living fossils.

This work of public art symbolizes the maritime history and the modern creative industry in Fremantle.

An abandoned marine theme park has created a difficult experiment in dolphin rewilding.

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

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

This water wheel turned to stone in a matter of decades.

A representation of the region's rich agrarian history.

A statue of the beloved storybook character stands in front of the building in which her creator was born.

The largest wax museum in the southern hemisphere features a grizzly chamber of horrors.

Largest Buddha carved from gemstone-quality jade in the world, on a world tour through 2011.

Saved by the community from destruction, this sign has become a national treasure.

Australia's oldest artists' colony.

Fiberglass fish built in 1968 after months of fundraising.

A timber wharf that contributed to Echuca becoming the largest inland port in 19th-century Australia.

Let these towering termite-building structures tell you where to go.