Derby, Australia
Derby Boab 'Prison Tree'
Critics argue this boab tree has been mislabeled for the sake of dark tourism, undermining its spiritual significance.
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Keilor North, Australia
Organ Pipes
Cooled, fractured lava formed this geometric rock feature.
Taranna, Australia
Tasmanian Devil Unzoo
The world's first cageless zoo is working to save endangered Tasmanian devils.
Katoomba, Australia
Odd Mountain
A small curiosity shop with items ranging from antique medical supplies to taxidermied animals.
Queens Domain, Australia
The Ruins of the Beaumaris Zoo
The abandoned remains of a once popular zoo, and the grave of the last known Tasmanian Tiger.
Cowra, Australia
Japanese War Cemetery and Garden
Final resting place for hundreds of prisoners of war.
Guildford, Australia
The Academy of Taxidermy
One of Australia's largest collections of preserved animals is on display in a historic theater.
Boolboonda, Australia
Boolboonda Train Tunnel
The longest manmade tunnel in Queensland is now a beautiful trail, home to a special colony of bent-wing bats.
Adelaide, Australia
Santos Museum of Economic Botany
A wealth of plants and horticultural curiosities fill this charmingly antique museum.
Adelaide, Australia
Grave of the Tamam Shud Man
Dedicated to an "Unknown Man," this grave holds either the remains of a lovelorn suicide or a Cold War spy.
Melbourne, Australia
Ned Kelly's Armour
The bullet-banged DIY suit of armour belonging to Australia’s most famous outlaw.
Cairns, Australia
Cairns Library Bats
These flying foxes dangle from the trees around the library like fuzzy black fruit.
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.
Melbourne, Australia
The Bunyip of Berkeley's Creek
A friendly monster lurks outside the State Library Victoria.
Glenside, Australia
Z Ward
A perfectly preserved abandoned criminal asylum in South Australia.
Melbourne, Australia
Victoria Police Museum
Unusual finds in this shrine to local law enforcement include a 19th-century vampire-slaying kit.
Berriedale, Australia
Museum of Old and New Art (MONA)
This controversial museum includes such detested exhibits as a chocolate suicide bomber and fecal-smelling digestion machine.
Leonora, Australia
Gwalia Ghost Town
This once-booming gold mining hub was basically abandoned overnight.
Fraser Island, Australia
SS Maheno
WWI hospital ship lost in a cyclone turns up on the coast of Fraser Island, where she remains rusted and forgotten.
Marysville, Australia
Bruno’s Art and Sculpture Garden
A forest full of mystical fantasy figures, nearly destroyed by recent fires.
Melbourne, Australia
Old Melbourne Gaol
Once housing children next to hardened criminals this historic jail once displayed Ned Kelly's skull until it was stolen.
Sydney, Australia
Aboriginal Carving of a Whale
An ancient engraving by the Cammeraygal people was uncovered in the transformation of a North Sydney industrial site.
Sydney, Australia
Justice and Police Museum
This grim museum collects artifacts and evidence of some of the most sensational antipodean crimes.
Ansons Bay, Australia
Bay of Fires
Aqua white sand highlighted with fiery red rocks.
