West Ballina, Australia
The Big Prawn
There's nothing shrimpy about the world's largest artificial prawn.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Adelaide, Australia
Santos Museum of Economic Botany
A wealth of plants and horticultural curiosities fill this charmingly antique museum.
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
Ned Kelly's Armour
The bullet-banged DIY suit of armour belonging to Australia’s most famous outlaw.
Canberra, Australia
National Gallery Sculpture Garden
Dozens of large-scale, creative, evocative curios from prominent artists dot the calm outdoor space around this major museum.
Melbourne, Australia
AC/DC Lane
A colorful street named for the legendary Australian rock band.
Melbourne, Australia
Gog and Magog
These mythological giants take time out of their busy day guarding a Victorian market to let you know what time it is.
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.
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
Victoria Police Museum
Unusual finds in this shrine to local law enforcement include a 19th-century vampire-slaying kit.
Woombye, Australia
The Big Pineapple
A giant Australian fruit and tropical farm.
Melbourne, Australia
The Nicholas Building
A beautiful 1920s tower filled with local hidden gems.
Coober Pedy, Australia
Crocodile Harry's Underground Nest & Dugout
This eccentric cave dwelling is bizarre even by the standards of a subterranean town.
Melbourne, Australia
Old Melbourne Gaol
Once housing children next to hardened criminals this historic jail once displayed Ned Kelly's skull until it was stolen.
Melbourne, Australia
Coop's Shot Tower
This historic Melbourne bullet factory is fully encased in a massive glass and steel cone.
Port Arthur, Australia
Port Arthur Penal Colony
Relics of Australia's convict past, and a modern scene of unimaginable horror.
Ventnor, Australia
Penguin Parade At Phillip Island
An unphotographable nightly march of tens of thousands of "fairy penguins" from sea to shore.
Princetown, Australia
The Twelve Apostles
Nine limestone rock stacks on Australia's "Shipwreck Coast."
Port Campbell, Australia
Loch Ard Gorge
A clear example of the process of erosion in action.
Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne Storm Tunnels
The labyrinthine storm tunnels beneath the city of Melbourne are ruled by a band of urban explorers.
Coober Pedy, Australia
Coober Pedy
An opal mining town in the middle of Australia where people live, worship, and shop underground.
Sydney, Australia
Gould's Book Arcade
One of Australia's largest secondhand bookstores.
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.
Mount Dandenong, Australia
William Ricketts Sanctuary
A collection of outdoor mystical statues paying homage to indigenous Australians and ecological stewardship.
