Parkes, Australia
Parkes Radio Telescope
This giant dish located in a sheep paddock was the primary receiver of Apollo 11 TV transmissions.
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Parkes, Australia
This giant dish located in a sheep paddock was the primary receiver of Apollo 11 TV transmissions.
Sydney, Australia
Though considered an eyesore by some, this boxy Brutalist high-rise plays a significant role in Sydney's past.
Sydney, Australia
Cockatoo Island is a Heritage-listed island in the middle of Sydney Harbour.
Royal National Park, Australia
A sparkling sandstone cliffside that's worth a visit while it still exists.
Young, Australia
Tribute to the Chinese people of Young and Australia.
Magnetic Island, Australia
After much poking and prodding, this island is decidedly not a magnetic anomaly, but it sure is pretty.
West Ballina, Australia
There's nothing shrimpy about the world's largest artificial prawn.
Coffs Harbour, Australia
One of the first big sculptures anywhere in Australia.
Goulburn, Australia
Three-story concrete ram with a permanent gift shop.
Collector, Australia
One man's artistic vision is a small town government's legal battle.
Belconnen, Australia
Children's playground hidden under a big pink and blue cap.
Macquarie, Australia
This roadside attraction became locally famous for its unintentionally phallic shape.
Holbrook, Australia
The decommissioned submarine is now the symbol of a small, inland Australian town.
Darwin, Australia
Visitors can swim with vicious predators in Crocosaurus Cove's plastic daredevil enclosure.
Darwin, Australia
World War II ended before these tunnels built to protect vital oil from Japanese bombs were ever used.
Anmatjere, Australia
Along the Stuart Highway, two giant sculptures tower over the roadway.
Davenport, Australia
The UFO capital of Australia is the outbackās answer to Roswell.
Katoomba, Australia
This trio of Australian rock spires may have inspired aboriginal legend or just modern tourism.
Kiama, Australia
This massive water spout has been luring visitors for hundreds of years, some to their death.
Eden, Australia
A microcosm of the whaling industry in a small Australian town.
Paddys River, Australia
It's home to the antenna that received the first images of Neil Armstrong walking on the moon.
Tharwa, Australia
A rare and unique 19th-century pastoral burial site elevated off the ground.
Ainslie, Australia
This church's unusual design comes from its previous life as a mortuary station.
Acton, Australia
A little-known museum of Ancient Roman and Ancient Greek artifacts.