Mena Creek, Australia
Paronella Park
A castle hand-built by a Spanish dreamer in the Australian tropical jungle.
Places I've been
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Mena Creek, Australia
A castle hand-built by a Spanish dreamer in the Australian tropical jungle.
Magnetic Island, Australia
After much poking and prodding, this island is decidedly not a magnetic anomaly, but it sure is pretty.
Bundaberg North, Australia
Peanut butter trees and miracle berries are just the beginning.
Fraser Island, Australia
WWI hospital ship lost in a cyclone turns up on the coast of Fraser Island, where she remains rusted and forgotten.
Fraser Island, Australia
The only pollutant in the clear blue water is sunscreen.
Peterborough, Australia
Dedicated to a pivotal figure in the region's tourism industry.
Port Campbell, Australia
A clear example of the process of erosion in action.
Princetown, Australia
Nine limestone rock stacks on Australia's "Shipwreck Coast."
Cape Otway, Australia
A plaque at the lighthouse where Frederick Valentich made his last radio contact before he vanished without a trace.
Wilsons Promontory, Australia
The spherical grains of white quartz sand give every step on this Australian beach a distinctive sound.
Thredbo, Australia
The tallest mountain in mainland Australia.
Parkes, Australia
This giant dish located in a sheep paddock was the primary receiver of Apollo 11 TV transmissions.
Callanna, Australia
Lonely industrial sculptures in South Australia created by a mechanic turned artist.
Mount Barry, Australia
The longest fence in the world stretches over 3,000 miles to keep the dingoes out.
Coober Pedy, Australia
An opal mining town in the middle of Australia where people live, worship, and shop underground.
Ghan, Australia
Finding the exact middle of a giant land mass is hard to determine, but this spot managed to do the trick.
Birdsville, Australia
A historic hotel on the edge of the Australian outback.
Bowen, Australia
One of Australia's famed "Big Things," this giant fruit was once stolen as part of a publicity stunt.
Whitsundays, Australia
A small, but award-winning beach known for its literally spotless reputation.
Seventeen Seventy, Australia
A cairn commemorating James Cook's second landing in Australia.
The Caves, Australia
A wonder of natural limestone formations etched by millions of years of natural interaction between rainfall and rock and air.
Lightning Ridge, Australia
On the outskirts of an opal-mining town, these baths fed by a massive underground aquifer are a natural spa.
West Ballina, Australia
There's nothing shrimpy about the world's largest artificial prawn.
Brisbane, Australia
A colorful sculpture of an Australian symbol patrols an otherwise ordinary traffic island.