Augathella, Australia
Big Meat Ant
Inspired by the local football team, this giant ant is meant to draw tourists to a tiny Australian town.
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Kew, Australia
Big Axe
Giant wood sculpture in Kew first constructed in 1979.
Lake Cathie, Australia
Big Bowl
Australian holiday town hosts world's largest bowling ball.
Wauchope, Australia
Big Bull
Large enough to house an internal gift shop.
The Caves, Australia
Capricorn Caves
A wonder of natural limestone formations etched by millions of years of natural interaction between rainfall and rock and air.
Hillvue, Australia
Big Golden Guitar
Monument that stands 40 feet and weighs 1,000 pounds.
Moonbi, Australia
Big Chook
Fiberglas monument to Moonbi's poultry industry.
Kaputar, Australia
Giant Pink Slugs of Mount Kaputar
The unique ecosystem atop an Australian mountain is home to some colorful inhabitants.
Guyra, Australia
Big Lamb
Monument to the area's potato and lamb industries.
Valentine Plains, Australia
Beautiful Betsy Crash Site
For nearly 50 years this airplane that crashed during World War II remained missing in the remote Australian backcountry.
Permanently Closed
Tenterfield, Australia
Big Orange
Just one of many oranges on this citrus-happy continent.
Childers, Australia
Childers Backpacker Memorial
This former hostel is now an art gallery and a memorial for 15 backpackers who lost their lives to a tragic act of arson.
Duranbah, Australia
Big Avocado
Giant fruit signaling the entrance to a tropical paradise.
St Leonards, Australia
Gore Hill Cemetery
One of Sydney's oldest graveyards hides in plain sight behind a hospital.
Sydney, Australia
Waverley Cemetery
A self-funded cemetery with a long list of inhabitants.
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
Badu Mangroves
A boardwalk winds through this sliver of coastal nature hidden within Sydney.
Sydney, Australia
The Lex and Ruby Graham Gardens
This secret Australian garden was built on love after a man planted a random bulb he found in the ocean.
Sydney, Australia
Purikura Photoland
People can't get enough of these adorable Japanese photobooths.
Sydney, Australia
Wendy's Secret Garden
Built over an abandoned train yard, this hidden gem is full of winding paths and offers gorgeous views of Sydney Harbour.
Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Equipped with thousands of LED lights, this geodesic dome-shaped stadium is an engineering delight.
Melbourne, Australia
Webb Bridge
This modern pedestrian bridge on the Yarra River was modeled after an Aboriginal fish trap.
Melbourne, Australia
'Mr. Lizard and Gumnut Baby' Statue
Children's author May Gibbs's beloved stories about the tiny, human-like "Gumnut Babies" are immortalized in bronze.
Melbourne, Australia
Raising the Rattler Pole
Not the result of an accident, hurricane, or aliens, this is an eye-popping tribute to the Melbourne tram.
