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The Princess Theare

Melbourne, Australia

Princess Theatre

One of the oldest theaters in Australia, it's also said to be haunted by a performer who died on stage.

Pastor Sir Douglas & Lady Gladys Nicholls Memorial

Melbourne, Australia

Pastor Sir Douglas & Lady Gladys Nicholls Memorial

This 2008 memorial commemorates two leading Aboriginal Australian rights activists.

Former fire station no 1 and its Watch Tower

Melbourne, Australia

Fire Services Museum of Victoria

A firefighting museum housed in a historic station whose Lookout Tower watches over Melbourne.

Diana and the Hounds Fountain

Melbourne, Australia

Diana and the Hounds Fountain

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

The Dolphin Fountain

Melbourne, Australia

The Dolphin Fountain

Somewhat controversial when first unveiled, this gathering of sea creatures has become a hidden gem.

Model Tudor Village

Melbourne, Australia

Model Tudor Village

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

The Fairies Tree.

Melbourne, Australia

Fairies Tree

A whimsical menagerie of creatures carved into a 300-year-old tree trunk.

Cook's Cottage

Melbourne, Australia

Captain Cook's Cottage

The 18th-century home was disassembled into 253 cases and brought all the way from the other side of the world.

Ned Kelly House

Beveridge, Australia

Ned Kelly's House

From this modest childhood home, Ned Kelly went on to become Australia’s most infamous bushranger.

Ned Kelly Animatronic Museum

Glenrowan, Australia

Ned Kelly Animatronic Museum

A totally unique, animatronic depiction of the Australian gunslinger's last stand.

Beechworth Asylum

Beechworth, Australia

Beechworth Asylum

This former psychiatric hospital was once one of the largest in Australia.

Burning towers built in 1857.

Beechworth, Australia

Chinese Burning Towers

Constructed in 1857, mourners used these towers to burn offerings of paper prayers and gifts for the afterlife.

Rusconi’s Marble Masterpiece.

Gundagai, Australia

Marble Masterpiece

A miniature cathedral made of 20,948 tiny pieces of marble.

The Shine Dome

Canberra, Australia

The Shine Dome

This copper-coated, multi-arched dome is surrounded by a moat and lights up at night.

'The Astronomer'

Parkes, Australia

'The Astronomer'

A stargazing sculpture made from the ruins of an iconic telescope.

Australian-American Memorial.

Canberra, Australia

Australian-American Memorial

From a distance, this statue of an eagle looks like a giant chicken on a stick.

"Heads from the North" (Dadang Christiano).

Canberra, Australia

National Gallery Sculpture Garden

Dozens of large-scale, creative, evocative curios from prominent artists dot the calm outdoor space around this major museum.

The Big Dish

Acton, Australia

The Big Dish

With a surface area of nearly 500 square meters, welcome to the world's largest paraboloidal dish solar concentrator.

The Big Owl.

Macquarie, Australia

The Big Owl

This roadside attraction became locally famous for its unintentionally phallic shape.

Big Merino in Goulburn, Australia. (Wikimedia Commons)

Goulburn, Australia

Big Merino

Three-story concrete ram with a permanent gift shop.

Merimbula, November 2019

Kiama, Australia

Big Poo

At five meters long, that is one big piece of foam poop.

Kiama Blowhole

Kiama, Australia

Kiama Blowhole

This massive water spout has been luring visitors for hundreds of years, some to their death.

Helensburgh Glowworm Tunnel.

Helensburgh, Australia

Glowworm Tunnel

An abandoned railroad tunnel is now filled with bioluminescent bugs.

Installation by artist Michael Thomas Hill and research scientist Dr. Richard Major.

Sydney, Australia

'Forgotten Songs' Sound Sculpture

A collaboration of art and ornithology mourns the calls of Sydney's lost birds.

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