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This historic tall ship traveled 1.5 million miles around the globe, and once did duty as the mythical pirate ship in Peter Pan.

Melbourne's favorite bronze dog.

Every hour a secret compartment drops from this giant pocket watch, revealing a lovely surprise.

Featuring Torres Strait Islander cuisine and Australia's first indigenous bar.

The King is honored by an elaborate grotto on a continent he never visited.

The city’s oldest gateway to the galaxy lies at the entrance to the Royal Botanical Gardens.

A colorful street named for the legendary Australian rock band.

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

These mythological giants take time out of their busy day guarding a Victorian market to let you know what time it is.

A friendly monster lurks outside the State Library Victoria.

This piece of Australian modern art is part joke and part history.

Putt your way around Australia in a black light environment.

An abandoned jewel of a ballroom on the top floor of Australia’s busiest rail station echoes with the sounds of a bygone era.

The famed literary character has a unique connection to this city.

This store offers tastes of Aboriginal Australia, with some contemporary and global twists.

Critics argue this boab tree has been mislabeled for the sake of dark tourism, undermining its spiritual significance.

A tribute to the role camels played in the region's industrial development.

A massive concentration of algae is responsible for this lake's pink hue.

This drowning bronze monument marks the spot where one of Australia's great engineers died by suicide.

There's a lot of horsing around on this lonely stretch of Australian highway.

Home to one man's collection detailing the history of photography.

Gnomes have taken over a rest stop on Australia's longest straight road.

Hundreds of people walk past this palm tree every day without spotting its secret.

The house that took a plunge into the facade of a museum.