Places JoeBenSimo Wants to Go

An abandoned marine theme park has created a difficult experiment in dolphin rewilding.

This abandoned railroad tunnel is now home to a micro-colony of bats and a ghost train.

A giant Australian fruit and tropical farm.

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

For better or worse, this whimsical sculpture garden was a favorite place of Rupert Murdoch's.

Home of the world's largest crocodile.

One of Australia's largest collections of preserved animals is on display in a historic theater.

This piece of Australian modern art is part joke and part history.

Arcade chock-full of old timey, whimsical, hand-cranked automata and peepshows.

Concrete spud looks like the North American Sebago.

One of the first big sculptures anywhere in Australia.

A friendly monster lurks outside the State Library Victoria.

At five meters long, that is one big piece of foam poop.

Standing in celebration of where the cattle dog was bred.

Roadside attraction outside of a recycling center.

Inspired by the local football team, this giant ant is meant to draw tourists to a tiny Australian town.

Giant wheel of cheese marks a dairying village.

Fiberglas monument to Moonbi's poultry industry.

Hopefully inspecting his tin pan for little nuggets of gold.

Can of beer on top of a Cobar hotel with a world record.

The holes in the world's longest golf course are in a series of different towns.

Monument that stands 40 feet and weighs 1,000 pounds.

Roadside display for a popular fruit and vegetable stand.

Large enough to house an internal gift shop.