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jmarkleigh

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2026

60 something widowed male, very close to retirement, loves travelling and exploring. Been to 45 countries but hope to see more soon. Not as active as I used to be but will give everything a go!

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Mrs. Macquarie's Chair In Sydney Botanic Garden

Sydney, Australia

Mrs. Macquarie’s Chair

A 19th-century perch for spotting sailing ships now boasts one of the most iconic views in the Southern Hemisphere.

Royal Botanic Gardens

Sydney, Australia

Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

Crocodile keeper George Craig feeding Cassius

Green Island, Australia

Marineland Melanesia

Home of the world's largest crocodile.

Rock Art at Ubirr depicting a long-necked turtle.

Kakadu, Australia

Ubirr Rock Art

Kakadu National Park is known for its stunning beauty and its rock art, which represents the longest historical records of any continuous civilization on Earth.

Explore Litchfield

Litchfield Park, Australia

Magnetic Termite Mounds

Let these towering termite-building structures tell you where to go.

Charlie.

Adelaide River, Australia

Charlie the Water Buffalo

The taxidermy remains of the mighty beast made famous by a Crocodile Dundee film.

Strauss Airstrip

Noonamah, Australia

Strauss Airstrip

This preserved site served as part of Northern Australia’s defense in World War II.

A crocodile bites at the cage

Darwin, Australia

Cage of Death

Visitors can swim with vicious predators in Crocosaurus Cove's plastic daredevil enclosure.

Darwin oil storage tunnel.

Darwin, Australia

Darwin Oil Storage Tunnels

World War II ended before these tunnels built to protect vital oil from Japanese bombs were ever used.

Bungle Bungle Range

Purnululu, Australia

Bungle Bungle Range

These Australian rock formations look like Martian beehives that have grown up out of the landscape.

Wolfe Creek Crater

Sturt Creek, Australia

Wolfe Creek Crater

A stray meteor left this picturesque hole in the Australian outback.

Horizontal Falls

Australia

Horizontal Falls

This pair of Australian "waterfalls" appear to be falling straight across the land.

Prison Boab Tree near Derby.

Derby, Australia

Derby Boab 'Prison Tree'

Critics argue this boab tree has been mislabeled for the sake of dark tourism, undermining its spiritual significance.

Gantheaume Point

Minyirr, Australia

Gantheaume Point

Spectacular rock formations host dinosaur footprints and an old hydrotherapy pool.

Red Dog Sculpture

Paraburdoo, Australia

Red Dog Sculpture

This bronze memorial pays tribute to a local dog.

Shell Beach

Francois Peron National Park, Australia

Shell Beach

This Australian beach is composed of tiny shells.

Hutt Lagoon

Yallabatharra, Australia

Hutt Lagoon

A massive concentration of algae is responsible for this lake's pink hue.

Bust of His Royal Highness Prince Leonard of Hutt

Yallabatharra, Australia

Principality of Hutt River

A micronation of epic proportions.

Coalseam Conservation Reserve in summer

Nangetty, Australia

Coalseam Conservation Park

Created as a coal reserve, it is today a natural park with stunning wildflowers, ancient marine fossils, and remnants of a 19th century mine.

The Pinnacles.

Cervantes, Australia

The Pinnacles

Alien rock formations grown from the sands of an Australian national park.

Wadjemup Lighthouse

Rottnest Island, Australia

Wadjemup Lighthouse

Ships still use this historic lighthouse to navigate dangerous, island waters.

Cairn at the top of Disappointment Rock

Norseman, Australia

Disappointment Rock

No one seems to know who suffered the disappointment at this particular place.

Balladonia Heritage Museum

Balladonia, Australia

Balladonia Heritage Museum

A chunk of Skylab debris adorns this small museum at a roadside motel in Western Australia.

'Licence Plate House'

Leonora, Australia

Gwalia Ghost Town

This once-booming gold mining hub was basically abandoned overnight.

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