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These two large, rusting pieces of machinery are relics of Australia’s gold mining past.

A stargazing sculpture made from the ruins of an iconic telescope.

This museum is home to one of the largest private collections of seashells in Australia.

Once an aquarium, this sanctuary now rescues sharks and rays from fishing nets.

The sullen remains of vessels abandoned in the Port Adelaide River.

A small museum dedicated to taking the taboo out of all things related to poo.

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

Standing in celebration of where the cattle dog was bred.

Record-holding guitar meant to promote country.

A small curiosity shop with items ranging from antique medical supplies to taxidermied animals.

This giant dish located in a sheep paddock was the primary receiver of Apollo 11 TV transmissions.

The abandoned remains of a once popular zoo, and the grave of the last known Tasmanian Tiger.

The longest manmade tunnel in Queensland is now a beautiful trail, home to a special colony of bent-wing bats.

A tiny museum in Esperance, Australia, displays a bunch of space debris from NASA’s Skylab.

These sea cliffs are an epic natural wonder.

The ruins of a once prosperous power station have become a mouldering seaside gem.

After much poking and prodding, this island is decidedly not a magnetic anomaly, but it sure is pretty.

This rickety old shed hides a trove of secondhand literary treasures.

A series of sculptures beneath the waves promote ocean conservation and support coral reefs.

One man's artistic vision is a small town government's legal battle.

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

Hundreds of tiny dead butterfly eyes gaze down at diners in this Australian eatery.

Rainforest filled with record-holding eucalyptus.

One of Australia's largest secondhand bookstores.