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A perfectly preserved abandoned criminal asylum in South Australia.

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

Curious crater remnants in the middle of the Australian outback.

This giant dish located in a sheep paddock was the primary receiver of Apollo 11 TV transmissions.

Unusual finds in this shrine to local law enforcement include a 19th-century vampire-slaying kit.

A cramped wooden attic that once housed one of the world's first movie studios.

A tiny museum in Esperance, Australia, displays a bunch of space debris from NASA’s Skylab.

The red crab exhibits one of the most spectacular migrations on earth, despite manmade obstacles.

Final resting place for hundreds of prisoners of war.

This once-booming gold mining hub was basically abandoned overnight.

Dedicated to an "Unknown Man," this grave holds either the remains of a lovelorn suicide or a Cold War spy.

This abandoned railroad tunnel is now home to a micro-colony of bats and a ghost train.

A huge maze complex and whimsical miniature village in Tasmania.

This eccentric cave dwelling is bizarre even by the standards of a subterranean town.

A forest full of mystical fantasy figures, nearly destroyed by recent fires.

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

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

The UFO capital of Australia is the outback’s answer to Roswell.

Relics of Australia's convict past, and a modern scene of unimaginable horror.

Nine limestone rock stacks on Australia's "Shipwreck Coast."

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

An ancient rock engraving shows Aboriginals used their advanced knowledge of the stars to hunt and gather.

A stray meteor left this picturesque hole in the Australian outback.

Australian museum dedicated to human health and lack thereof.