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A conservation sanctuary for rescued koalas, some of which were saved from devastating Australian bushfires.

For nearly 50 years this airplane that crashed during World War II remained missing in the remote Australian backcountry.

Monument to the area's potato and lamb industries.

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

This strange portrayal of the state's first lieutenant-governor literally stands on its head.

An exhibit of endangered species confiscated from smugglers and passengers.

The world's first cageless zoo is working to save endangered Tasmanian devils.

This gold mine–turned–swimming hole is the perfect summer picnic spot, immersed in nature and history.

The colony of South Australia was proclaimed on a hot December day under a distinctively arched gum tree.

The oldest European burial ground in Australia.

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

The Gunditjmara Aboriginal people of Australia began construction on this vast aquacultural complex 6,600 years ago.

This rare effigy of the author spent years lost in storage.

A firefighting museum housed in a historic station whose Lookout Tower watches over Melbourne.

Tribute to the Chinese people of Young and Australia.

Outside the National Dinosaur Museum, dozens of dinosaur statues and sculptures claim the landscape.

Olive’s garden serves up a seemingly endless helping of outback delights.

Victoria's largest salt lake is a favorite haunt for photographers and stargazers.

Taxidermy of the racing horse with a huge heart, who inspired hope in the Depression.

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

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

Native Australian lizards inhabit this garden celebrating Sydney and its sister city in China.

The 18th-century home was disassembled into 253 cases and brought all the way from the other side of the world.

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