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This tiny uninhabited islet off the coast of Norfolk Island was formed by blowing sand from nearby dunes.

An outback test site for the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult.

This ancient rock shelter features cave art and is one of the most culturally important sites in the country.

The ruins of Brisbane’s own Alcatraz now sit in the middle of a national park.

A hidden lane full of top-quality street art.

A taste of Egypt on the outskirts of Geelong.

The spherical grains of white quartz sand give every step on this Australian beach a distinctive sound.

Home to the oldest operating roller coaster in the Southern Hemisphere.

A plaque at the lighthouse where Frederick Valentich made his last radio contact before he vanished without a trace.

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

Entrance to a famous orchard with nine types of apples.

It's home to the antenna that received the first images of Neil Armstrong walking on the moon.

This historic Australian bridge was built by convicts with giant stone spikes to prevent cattle from falling off the sides.

A small Australian farmhouse became an international icon after appearing on a Midnight Oil album cover.

The gigantic preserved heart of a champion racehorse.

A defensive fortification carved into a cliff near Sydney Harbour.

Honoring the annual National Cherry Festival.

Designed to provide fantastic views of the surrounding rainforest.

Australia's first opal field led to a mining rush in the 1890s.

This pioneer village is like a time capsule of 19th-century Australia.

Hidden among popular Sydney golf courses is a little remembered graveyard populated by smallpox victims.

This letter written by Queen Elizabeth II in 1986 won't be opened until 2085.

A microcosm of the whaling industry in a small Australian town.

Largest Buddha carved from gemstone-quality jade in the world, on a world tour through 2011.