Surfers Paradise, Australia
Gold Coast Wax Museum and Chamber of Horrors
The largest wax museum in the southern hemisphere features a grizzly chamber of horrors.
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Surfers Paradise, Australia
The largest wax museum in the southern hemisphere features a grizzly chamber of horrors.
Sydney, Australia
One of Australia's largest secondhand bookstores.
Bodalla, Australia
Giant wheel of cheese marks a dairying village.
Goulburn, Australia
Three-story concrete ram with a permanent gift shop.
Melbourne, Australia
Not the result of an accident, hurricane, or aliens, this is an eye-popping tribute to the Melbourne tram.
Canberra, Australia
This copper-coated, multi-arched dome is surrounded by a moat and lights up at night.
Canberra, Australia
From a distance, this statue of an eagle looks like a giant chicken on a stick.
Perth, Australia
This Western Australian mint was established during the height of the Australian gold rush.
Beechworth, Australia
Constructed in 1857, mourners used these towers to burn offerings of paper prayers and gifts for the afterlife.
Southbank, Australia
This abstract sculpture was initially so disliked that it got moved to the outskirts of town a few months after installation.
Musk, Australia
A memorial to one of the saddest stories in Victoria's history.
Beechworth, Australia
This former psychiatric hospital was once one of the largest in Australia.
Glenrowan, Australia
A totally unique, animatronic depiction of the Australian gunslinger's last stand.
Melbourne, Australia
This modern pedestrian bridge on the Yarra River was modeled after an Aboriginal fish trap.
Melbourne, Australia
This 20-story artwork on a public housing block is the tallest mural in the Southern Hemisphere and tells the story of a community.
Buchan, Australia
These 400 million-year-old caves feature honeycomb limestone formations.
Golden Point, Australia
This outdoor museum harkens back to the height of the gold rush.
Ballarat, Australia
To commemorate a century of gold mining, this Australian city built a monument that features a replica of a 150-pound gold nugget found there in 1858.
Collingwood, Australia
A train car sitting on a rooftop makes an unlikely and picturesque setting for dinner.
Abbotsford, Australia
Saved by the community from destruction, this sign has become a national treasure.
Southbank, Australia
Designed to celebrate more than a century of circus performances in Australia.
Daylesford, Australia
This former convent has been reimagined as a community center for artists.
St Kilda, Australia
Home to the oldest operating roller coaster in the Southern Hemisphere.
Dandenong South, Australia
A roadside hotel that you can’t stop at.