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From this modest childhood home, Ned Kelly went on to become Australia’s most infamous bushranger.

One of the most successful gold mines of the Victorian gold rush.

These two large, rusting pieces of machinery are relics of Australia’s gold mining past.

The largest collection of medicinal plants in Australia is also home to a witch who will show you how to use them.

This gold mine–turned–swimming hole is the perfect summer picnic spot, immersed in nature and history.

A forest full of mystical fantasy figures, nearly destroyed by recent fires.

This area was created to save the region's koala population.

Mind the rock monster at this cave.

The La Trobe Swing Bridge was the first movable bridge constructed in Victoria.

This remnant of an old railroad is the tallest surviving wooden trestle bridge in Victoria.

A rare chance to enter an original gold mine from the 1800s.

Designed to provide fantastic views of the surrounding rainforest.

A waterfall rushing through a lush fern gully in Australia's Tarra-Bulga National Park.

This 19th-century convent is now a flourishing 21st-century hub for art.

With a surface area of nearly 500 square meters, welcome to the world's largest paraboloidal dish solar concentrator.

The largest aviary in Southeast Asia is a green haven in the heart of the city.

Abandoned British military fortifications, slowly being reclaimed by nature.

Order a whiskey neat in the former jail of Kowloon’s British-era Marine Police Headquarters.

Glass-fronted lifts give riders panoramic views of the skyline and the sensation of floating above Hong Kong.

The iconic egg tart gets an upgrade with a laminated sourdough crust.

The world's longest outdoor covered escalator system transports commuters through Hong Kong's hilly terrain.

Positioned outside a church, this sinister folkloric figure incited protests in both 1902 and 2002.

A 19th-century subterranean reservoir repurposed as a contemporary art cave.

The final resting place of one of the brightest physicists of the 20th century.