Leonora, Australia
Gwalia Ghost Town
This once-booming gold mining hub was basically abandoned overnight.
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Leonora, Australia
This once-booming gold mining hub was basically abandoned overnight.
Sydney, Australia
The bones of this aquatic dinosaur turned to opal over the centuries and the beast's remains were almost sold as jewelry.
Ularring, Australia
A series of eerie metal stick figures are spread out over four square miles on the bed of a huge salt lake in the Australian Outback.
Wingen, Australia
6000-year-old coal fire moves one meter per year.
Coober Pedy, Australia
This eccentric cave dwelling is bizarre even by the standards of a subterranean town.
Collector, Australia
One man's artistic vision is a small town government's legal battle.
Brisbane, Australia
Started nearly 100 years ago, this science experiment just keeps on going, ever so slowly.
Melbourne, Australia
This historic Melbourne bullet factory is fully encased in a massive glass and steel cone.
Purnululu, Australia
These Australian rock formations look like Martian beehives that have grown up out of the landscape.
Sydney, Australia
Cockatoo Island is a Heritage-listed island in the middle of Sydney Harbour.
Port Arthur, Australia
Relics of Australia's convict past, and a modern scene of unimaginable horror.
Australia
One of the only places where Earth’s mantle lies above water.
Mount Surprise, Australia
White cockroaches and other cave species occupy this massive series of lava tubes.
Christmas Island, Australia
The red crab exhibits one of the most spectacular migrations on earth, despite manmade obstacles.
Townsville, Australia
A series of sculptures beneath the waves promote ocean conservation and support coral reefs.
Promised Land, Australia
A huge maze complex and whimsical miniature village in Tasmania.
Two Rocks, Australia
An abandoned marine theme park has created a difficult experiment in dolphin rewilding.
Fairfield, Australia
Is there such thing as too many fruit bats? Not anymore.
Parkville, Australia
Australia's largest medical museum featuring a 19th-century pharmacy.
Australia
This pair of Australian "waterfalls" appear to be falling straight across the land.
Sturt Creek, Australia
A stray meteor left this picturesque hole in the Australian outback.
Sydney, Australia
Australian museum dedicated to human health and lack thereof.
Freycinet, Australia
One of the best beaches in the entire world.
Arumpo, Australia
Prehistoric park filled with the fossils of dozens of extinct species including Australian megafauna.