Melbourne, Australia
'Mr. Lizard and Gumnut Baby' Statue
Children's author May Gibbs's beloved stories about the tiny, human-like "Gumnut Babies" are immortalized in bronze.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Australia
West Wallabi Island
The oldest known European structures in Australia are the remnants of a story filled with mutiny, murder, jealousy and greed.
Chullora, Australia
Big Bicycle
Roadside attraction outside of a recycling center.
Swan Hill, Australia
Pioneer Settlement
Australia's first open air museum and antique 3D theater.
Yeal, Australia
The Leaning Tower of Gingin
The world's "leaniest" tower encourages you to test the gravity of its situation.
Perth, Australia
Bottle Cap Tree
Hundreds of people walk past this palm tree every day without spotting its secret.
Sydney, Australia
Australian Monument to the Great Irish Famine
A monument to the 4,114 Irish orphan girls who arrived in Australia between 1848 and 1850.
Brisbane, Australia
Commissariat Store
Its most grisly object is a jar full of severed fingers allegedly cut off by prisoners to avoid work.
Taranna, Australia
Tasmanian Devil Unzoo
The world's first cageless zoo is working to save endangered Tasmanian devils.
Yallabatharra, Australia
Principality of Hutt River
A micronation of epic proportions.
Williamstown, Australia
Titanic Theatre Restaurant
Enjoy all the trappings from 1912 aboard this Titanic-themed restaurant.
Katoomba, Australia
Odd Mountain
A small curiosity shop with items ranging from antique medical supplies to taxidermied animals.
Mount Barry, Australia
Dingo Fence
The longest fence in the world stretches over 3,000 miles to keep the dingoes out.
Esperance, Australia
Skylab’s Remains
A tiny museum in Esperance, Australia, displays a bunch of space debris from NASA’s Skylab.
Wilsons Promontory, Australia
Skull Rock (Cleft Island)
A unique rock formation that only a few have managed to venture inside.
Ballandean, Australia
Ballandean Pyramid
A huge stone pyramid built for fun.
Melbourne, Australia
Mabu Mabu Big Esso
Featuring Torres Strait Islander cuisine and Australia's first indigenous bar.
Glenside, Australia
Z Ward
A perfectly preserved abandoned criminal asylum in South Australia.
Adelaide, Australia
Something Wild
This store offers tastes of Aboriginal Australia, with some contemporary and global twists.
Hyams Beach, Australia
Hyams Beach
The sand is such a bright white that on sunny days you practically need sunglasses to look at the ground.
Sheffield, Australia
Tasmania's 'Town of Murals'
The once-dying town of Sheffield, Tasmania has reinvented itself as a village of painted wonders.
Berriedale, Australia
Museum of Old and New Art (MONA)
This controversial museum includes such detested exhibits as a chocolate suicide bomber and fecal-smelling digestion machine.
Sydney, Australia
Mortuary Station
A special train service transported Sydney's dead from this station to "Necropolis Receiving Houses" at Rookwood Cemetery.
Box Hill, Australia
Box Hill Brick Works
A local landmark that has become a hub of graffiti and urban exploration.
