Melbourne, Australia
Bin Chicken Island
This island at Coburg Lake Reserve is home to a sizable, very visible colony of Australian white ibis.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Adelaide, Australia
'Alice'
The famed literary character has a unique connection to this city.
Melbourne, Australia
'The Public Purse'
This giant, granite purse is one of Melbourne's most unique and distinctive pieces of public art.
St Kilda, Australia
Luna Park Melbourne
Home to the oldest operating roller coaster in the Southern Hemisphere.
Sydney, Australia
Thylacine Taxidermy
A rare specimen of an iconic extinct animal in downtown Sydney.
Melbourne, Australia
The Gothic Bank
This Melbourne bank has unique Gothic-style architectural features and is one of the most majestic operating bank branches in the world.
La Perouse, Australia
Coast Cemetery
Hidden among popular Sydney golf courses is a little remembered graveyard populated by smallpox victims.
Rookwood, Australia
Rookwood Cemetery
The largest necropolis in the Southern Hemisphere.
Rhyll, Australia
Phillip Island Koala Conservation Reserve
A conservation sanctuary for rescued koalas, some of which were saved from devastating Australian bushfires.
Keswick, Australia
Queen Adelaide Restaurant
Dine aboard the historic Ghan train while retracing early explorers' journey through the Outback.
Kurri Kurri, Australia
Big Kookaburra
This 4.5-meter-tall statue of a native Australian bird marks Hydro Aluminium's 40th year in the area.
Glenside, Australia
Z Ward
A perfectly preserved abandoned criminal asylum in South Australia.
Brisbane, Australia
Streets Beach
Brisbane's manmade urban beach has enough water to fill five Olympic-sized swimming pools.
Melbourne, Australia
The Bunyip of Berkeley's Creek
A friendly monster lurks outside the State Library Victoria.
Sydney, Australia
Waverley Cemetery
A self-funded cemetery with a long list of inhabitants.
Sydney, Australia
Trim the Cat
The statue honors an adventurous seafaring cat.
Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne GlowGolf Docklands
Putt your way around Australia in a black light environment.
Fairfield, Australia
Fruit Bats of Yarra Bend Park
Is there such thing as too many fruit bats? Not anymore.
St Kilda, Australia
St. Kilda Pier Penguin Colony
You'll find the little birds tucked within the rocks of this Australian beach.
Sydney, Australia
'Forgotten Songs' Sound Sculpture
A collaboration of art and ornithology mourns the calls of Sydney's lost birds.
Whitsundays, Australia
Whitehaven Beach
A small, but award-winning beach known for its literally spotless reputation.
Melbourne, Australia
Wunderkammer
The word 'wunderkammer' translates as 'wonder-chamber'. This Wunderkammer is both a museum and a retail store.
Mount Dandenong, Australia
William Ricketts Sanctuary
A collection of outdoor mystical statues paying homage to indigenous Australians and ecological stewardship.
Sedona, Arizona
Teal McDonald's Arches
The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.
