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Bells Bridge, Australia
Jurassic Ark
A museum in rural Queensland wrongly claims that dinosaur fossils possess evidence that the earth is only 10,000 years old.
-26.1099, 152.5372
Belanglo, Australia
Backpackers Memorial
A somber memorial to the seven victims of a horrible crime.
-34.5048, 150.2289
Seventeen Seventy, Australia
Lt. James Cook Monument Cairn
A cairn commemorating James Cook's second landing in Australia.
-24.1599, 151.8829
Banana, Australia
Banana the Bullock
A fallen bull's legacy lives on in the rural cattle town that is named after him.
-24.4714, 150.1283
Maryborough, Australia
Mary Poppins Statue
A statue of the beloved storybook character stands in front of the building in which her creator was born.
-25.5390, 152.7043
New Italy, Australia
New Italy
Once a farming community founded by the Italian survivors of an immigration scam, this colony is now a free camp and roadside attraction.
-29.1537, 153.2985
Maryborough, Australia
The Story Bank
A museum dedicated to the legacy of writer P.L. Travers and her most beloved character, Mary Poppins.
-25.5389, 152.7044
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.
-25.2369, 152.2786
Araluen, Australia
Gympie Bone Museum
Australia's first and only museum dedicated exclusively to bones.
-26.1643, 152.6410
Bobs Farm, Australia
The Shark and Ray Rescue Centre
Once an aquarium, this sanctuary now rescues sharks and rays from fishing nets.
-32.7707, 151.9985
Lakes Entrance, Australia
Griffiths Sea Shell Museum
This museum is home to one of the largest private collections of seashells in Australia.
-37.8817, 147.9778
Launceston, Australia
The Old Umbrella Shop
A historical umbrella shop, whose owner started a craze for locally-made souvenirs.
-41.4351, 147.1395
Broadmeadow, Australia
Grandad's Magical Wonderland
This whimsical garden filled with fairies and incredible creatures has been enchanting children—and adults—since the 1970s.
-32.9184, 151.7337
Launceston, Australia
City Park Macaques
A small troop of Japanese macaques live peacefully in the heart of this Tasmanian city.
-41.4328, 147.1433
Taranna, Australia
Tasmanian Devil Unzoo
The world's first cageless zoo is working to save endangered Tasmanian devils.
-43.0593, 147.8620
South Hobart, Australia
The Cascades Female Factory
The forgotten and tragic story of the thousands of female convicts forcibly transported to Tasmania is told inside the ruins of this notorious 19th-century workhouse.
-42.8939, 147.2993
Deloraine, Australia
Jimmy Possum Chair
A faceless folk hero and his legacy of comfortable, expertly-crafted chairs lives on in a small Tasmanian town.
-41.5237, 146.6511
Beauty Point, Australia
Seahorse World
An active seahorse farm is currently saving Tasmania's handfish from extinction.
-41.1498, 146.8239
Sandy Bay, Australia
Errol Flynn Reserve
This small seaside reserve supposedly inspired a young Errol Flynn to take the nautical adventures that would define him on and off the silver screen.
-42.8946, 147.3336
Richmond, Australia
Pooseum
A small museum dedicated to taking the taboo out of all things related to poo.
-42.7374, 147.4341
Hobart, Australia
Mawson's Huts Replica Museum
The world's only full-size replica of the research hut used by Douglas Mawson for his 1911-14 Australasian Antarctic Expedition.
-42.8831, 147.3326
Balladonia, Australia
BallaGNOMEia
Gnomes have taken over a rest stop on Australia's longest straight road.
-32.4370, 124.1044
Wilmington, Australia
Sansouci Puppet Museum
This small town museum is home to the largest collection of puppets in Australia.
-32.6523, 138.0991
Murray Town, Australia
Charlie's Aeroplane
One man’s legacy soars high on the wings of a miniature plane.
-32.9368, 138.2403
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