A historic model village was gifted from residents of London to Melbourne as thanks for their help during World War II.

Home to the oldest operating roller coaster in the Southern Hemisphere.

Australia's first opal field led to a mining rush in the 1890s.

Bronze statues honor the brave explorers who passed through this Antarctic gateway.

Along the Stuart Highway, two giant sculptures tower over the roadway.

This giant, granite purse is one of Melbourne's most unique and distinctive pieces of public art.

A tribute to those who fled the Great Famine and relocated to Australia.

A fibreglass sculpture of a whale shark on the grounds of a petrol station.

On the outskirts of an opal-mining town, these baths fed by a massive underground aquifer are a natural spa.

A modest park memorial pays tribute to one of the Titanic's most revered storylines.

Located on top of mines that run through Broken Hill.

This shrine to film's most iconic wasteland wanderer is located in the very outback where the movies were shot.

Victoria's largest salt lake is a favorite haunt for photographers and stargazers.

Direct access to a gold mine showing the boom and bust of Australia's Victorian gold rush.

A rare chance to enter an original gold mine from the 1800s.

A striking bronze sculpture of a Roman goddess with two hound dogs for company.

This Melbourne bank has unique Gothic-style architectural features and is one of the most majestic operating bank branches in the world.

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

A clear example of the process of erosion in action.

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

Popular tourist destination now stands as a memorial to Sam the koala.

A 100-foot-tall mural in South Australia.

This pioneer village is like a time capsule of 19th-century Australia.

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