Melbourne, Australia
Flinders Street Station Ballroom
An abandoned jewel of a ballroom on the top floor of Australia’s busiest rail station echoes with the sounds of a bygone era.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Melbourne, Australia
Mailbox Art Space
Tiny artwork tucked within glass letterboxes form this hidden gem of an art gallery.
Melbourne, Australia
The Limelight Department
A cramped wooden attic that once housed one of the world's first movie studios.
Melbourne, Australia
AC/DC Lane
A colorful street named for the legendary Australian rock band.
Melbourne, Australia
Princess Theatre
One of the oldest theaters in Australia, it's also said to be haunted by a performer who died on stage.
Melbourne, Australia
Fire Services Museum of Victoria
A firefighting museum housed in a historic station whose Lookout Tower watches over Melbourne.
Melbourne, Australia
Captain Cook's Cottage
The 18th-century home was disassembled into 253 cases and brought all the way from the other side of the world.
Melbourne, Australia
Fairies Tree
A whimsical menagerie of creatures carved into a 300-year-old tree trunk.
Clifton Hill, Australia
Clifton Hill Shot Tower
The largest shot tower in Australia is a unique reminder of industrial ammunitions history.
Fairfield, Australia
Fruit Bats of Yarra Bend Park
Is there such thing as too many fruit bats? Not anymore.
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Bundoora, Australia
Larundel Mental Asylum
Dilapidated ruins that once treated a notorious young serial killer, currently hosting vandals, squatters, and ghost hunters.
Black Rock, Australia
HMVS Cerberus
Australia's only intact colonial warship never saw action before being turned into a scenic wreck.
Shoreham, Australia
Ashcombe Maze
Australia's largest traditional hedge maze features a Great Gnome Hunt.
Kaputar, Australia
Giant Pink Slugs of Mount Kaputar
The unique ecosystem atop an Australian mountain is home to some colorful inhabitants.
Narrandera, Australia
Big Playable Guitar
Record-holding guitar meant to promote country.
Langwarrin, Australia
McClelland Gallery & Sculpture Park
For better or worse, this whimsical sculpture garden was a favorite place of Rupert Murdoch's.
Mount Dandenong, Australia
William Ricketts Sanctuary
A collection of outdoor mystical statues paying homage to indigenous Australians and ecological stewardship.
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Tenterfield, Australia
Big Orange
Just one of many oranges on this citrus-happy continent.
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Bass, Australia
Giant Earthworm Museum
"The Wonder From Down Under," a worm shaped museum celebrating the endangered Giant Gippsland earthworm.
Marysville, Australia
Bruno’s Art and Sculpture Garden
A forest full of mystical fantasy figures, nearly destroyed by recent fires.
Duranbah, Australia
Big Avocado
Giant fruit signaling the entrance to a tropical paradise.
East Warburton, Australia
Redwood Forest Tree Art
Woven tree art gives this towering Australian woodland a touch of mystical whimsy.
Parkes, Australia
Parkes Radio Telescope
This giant dish located in a sheep paddock was the primary receiver of Apollo 11 TV transmissions.
Woodsreef, Australia
Woodsreef Asbestos Mine
Asbestos pit mine abandoned in 1983 is still dangerous thirty years later.
