Coober Pedy, Australia
Coober Pedy
An opal mining town in the middle of Australia where people live, worship, and shop underground.
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Coober Pedy, Australia
An opal mining town in the middle of Australia where people live, worship, and shop underground.
Christchurch, New Zealand
After the devastating 2011 earthquake, historic Christchurch begins to recover, starting with the pop-up Re:START mall.
South Island, New Zealand
The glacier tucked within a New Zealand rainforest.
Wanaka, New Zealand
New Zealand's epic shrine to all things puzzling.
Ansons Bay, Australia
Aqua white sand highlighted with fiery red rocks.
Port Arthur, Australia
Relics of Australia's convict past, and a modern scene of unimaginable horror.
Berriedale, Australia
This controversial museum includes such detested exhibits as a chocolate suicide bomber and fecal-smelling digestion machine.
Styx, Australia
Rainforest filled with record-holding eucalyptus.
Hyden, Australia
This gracefully curving formation looks like a massive wave that was suddenly turned to stone.
Australia
An Australian lake whose pink hue defies scientific explanation.
Birdsville, Australia
A historic hotel on the edge of the Australian outback.
Davenport, Australia
Clusters of huge boulders in the Australian Outback.
Davenport, Australia
The UFO capital of Australia is the outbackās answer to Roswell.
Ghan, Australia
Curious crater remnants in the middle of the Australian outback.
Ghan, Australia
Finding the exact middle of a giant land mass is hard to determine, but this spot managed to do the trick.
Katoomba, Australia
This trio of Australian rock spires may have inspired aboriginal legend or just modern tourism.
Sydney, Australia
This grim museum collects artifacts and evidence of some of the most sensational antipodean crimes.
Hillvue, Australia
Monument that stands 40 feet and weighs 1,000 pounds.
Woodsreef, Australia
Asbestos pit mine abandoned in 1983 is still dangerous thirty years later.
Coffs Harbour, Australia
One of the first big sculptures anywhere in Australia.
Fraser Island, Australia
The only pollutant in the clear blue water is sunscreen.
Ballandean, Australia
A huge stone pyramid built for fun.
West Ballina, Australia
There's nothing shrimpy about the world's largest artificial prawn.
Surfers Paradise, Australia
The largest wax museum in the southern hemisphere features a grizzly chamber of horrors.