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Giant wheel of cheese marks a dairying village.

Honoring the annual National Cherry Festival.

Tribute to the Chinese people of Young and Australia.

It's home to the antenna that received the first images of Neil Armstrong walking on the moon.

This 4.5-meter-tall statue of a native Australian bird marks Hydro Aluminium's 40th year in the area.

The gigantic preserved heart of a champion racehorse.

This roadside attraction became locally famous for its unintentionally phallic shape.

Dozens of large-scale, creative, evocative curios from prominent artists dot the calm outdoor space around this major museum.

This copper-coated, multi-arched dome is surrounded by a moat and lights up at night.

Modeled after the big, ferocious Hexham Grey mosquito.

Outside the National Dinosaur Museum, dozens of dinosaur statues and sculptures claim the landscape.

Three-story concrete ram with a permanent gift shop.

The sand is such a bright white that on sunny days you practically need sunglasses to look at the ground.

These sea cliffs are an epic natural wonder.

This trio of Australian rock spires may have inspired aboriginal legend or just modern tourism.

Entrance to a famous orchard with nine types of apples.

The Victoria-era quarantine station for Sydney.

The yawning remains of a complex naval fortress still haunt this Australian shore.

One of Sydney's oldest graveyards hides in plain sight behind a hospital.

This secret Australian garden was built on love after a man planted a random bulb he found in the ocean.

Built over an abandoned train yard, this hidden gem is full of winding paths and offers gorgeous views of Sydney Harbour.

This historic observatory contains the world's oldest refracting lens telescope.

An abandoned railroad tunnel is now filled with bioluminescent bugs.

Roadside attraction outside of a recycling center.