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The Big Bowl in Lake Cathie, New South Wales. (Wikimedia Commons)

Lake Cathie, Australia

Big Bowl

Australian holiday town hosts world's largest bowling ball.

Big Mosquito in Hexham, Australia. (Wikimedia Commons)

Hexham, Australia

Big Mosquito

Modeled after the big, ferocious Hexham Grey mosquito.

Big axe in Australia. (Wikimedia Commons)

Kew, Australia

Big Axe

Giant wood sculpture in Kew first constructed in 1979.

Big Cherries in Young, New South Wales, Australia. (Wikimedia Commons)

Young, Australia

Big Cherries

Honoring the annual National Cherry Festival.

The Big Oyster in Taree, Australia.

Taree, Australia

Big Oyster

Homage to the local produce now serves as a car dealer.

Big Merino in Goulburn, Australia. (Wikimedia Commons)

Goulburn, Australia

Big Merino

Three-story concrete ram with a permanent gift shop.

The Giant Mushroom.
Permanently Closed

Belconnen, Australia

Giant Mushroom

Children's playground hidden under a big pink and blue cap.

The Big Trout

Adaminaby, Australia

The Big Trout

This giant trout was made by a singular fisherman who wanted to honor his local trade.

Giant Ram

Wagin, Australia

Giant Ram

Everything about this over-size novelty animal is huge including its testicles.

Australia's Big Bench. (Wikimedia Commons)

Broken Hill, Australia

Big Bench

Located on top of mines that run through Broken Hill.

Big Kookaburra

Kurri Kurri, Australia

Big Kookaburra

This 4.5-meter-tall statue of a native Australian bird marks Hydro Aluminium's 40th year in the area.

The interior.

Sydney, Australia

White Rabbit Gallery

It's said to be one of the most significant collections of contemporary Chinese art in the world.

The Big Mango

Bowen, Australia

The Big Mango

One of Australia's famed "Big Things," this giant fruit was once stolen as part of a publicity stunt.

Larry the Lobster - and an idea of his scale (size & color)

Kingston SE, Australia

Larry The Red Big Lobster

A massive metal lobster welcomes tourists to a roadside restaurant.

The Giant Koala

Dadswells Bridge, Australia

The Giant Koala

Popular tourist destination now stands as a memorial to Sam the koala.

Big Lamb in Guyra, Australia. (Wikimedia Commons)

Guyra, Australia

Big Lamb

Monument to the area's potato and lamb industries.

The Big Prawn.

West Ballina, Australia

The Big Prawn

There's nothing shrimpy about the world's largest artificial prawn.

Gold Coast Wax Museum and Chamber of Horrors

Surfers Paradise, Australia

Gold Coast Wax Museum and Chamber of Horrors

The largest wax museum in the southern hemisphere features a grizzly chamber of horrors.

Cloaca machine at MONA

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.

Tanami East, Australia

Drunken Australian Parrots

The Australian lorikeets that like to tie one on in an annual drinking binge.

Crocodile Harry's Underground Nest & Dugout

Coober Pedy, Australia

Crocodile Harry's Underground Nest & Dugout

This eccentric cave dwelling is bizarre even by the standards of a subterranean town.

Kiama Blowhole

Kiama, Australia

Kiama Blowhole

This massive water spout has been luring visitors for hundreds of years, some to their death.

Warning signs at the Phillip Island penguin site

Ventnor, Australia

Penguin Parade At Phillip Island

An unphotographable nightly march of tens of thousands of "fairy penguins" from sea to shore.

The Pinnacles.

Cervantes, Australia

The Pinnacles

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

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