St Leonards, Australia
Gore Hill Cemetery
One of Sydney's oldest graveyards hides in plain sight behind a hospital.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Kangaroo Island Council, Australia
Kangaroo Island Bee Sanctuary
An island off the coast of South Australia is home to the last purebred Ligurian bees.
Keswick, Australia
Queen Adelaide Restaurant
Dine aboard the historic Ghan train while retracing early explorers' journey through the Outback.
Cairns, Australia
Cairns Library Bats
These flying foxes dangle from the trees around the library like fuzzy black fruit.
Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne Observatory
The city’s oldest gateway to the galaxy lies at the entrance to the Royal Botanical Gardens.
Bundaberg North, Australia
Bundaberg Botanic Gardens
Peanut butter trees and miracle berries are just the beginning.
Queens Domain, Australia
The Ruins of the Beaumaris Zoo
The abandoned remains of a once popular zoo, and the grave of the last known Tasmanian Tiger.
Boolboonda, Australia
Boolboonda Train Tunnel
The longest manmade tunnel in Queensland is now a beautiful trail, home to a special colony of bent-wing bats.
Newcastle, Australia
Newcastle City Morgue Echo Spot
By standing on a particular paving stone in the courtyard, you'll hear an echo that shouldn't be.
Kingston SE, Australia
Larry The Red Big Lobster
A massive metal lobster welcomes tourists to a roadside restaurant.
Guildford, Australia
The Academy of Taxidermy
One of Australia's largest collections of preserved animals is on display in a historic theater.
Glenside, Australia
Z Ward
A perfectly preserved abandoned criminal asylum in South Australia.
Cowra, Australia
Japanese War Cemetery and Garden
Final resting place for hundreds of prisoners of war.
Adelaide, Australia
Santos Museum of Economic Botany
A wealth of plants and horticultural curiosities fill this charmingly antique museum.
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.
Sydney, Australia
Mortuary Station
A special train service transported Sydney's dead from this station to "Necropolis Receiving Houses" at Rookwood Cemetery.
Sydney, Australia
Waverley Cemetery
A self-funded cemetery with a long list of inhabitants.
Sydney, Australia
Trim the Cat
The statue honors an adventurous seafaring cat.
Tanami East, Australia
Drunken Australian Parrots
The Australian lorikeets that like to tie one on in an annual drinking binge.
Woombye, Australia
The Big Pineapple
A giant Australian fruit and tropical farm.
Melbourne, Australia
Old Melbourne Gaol
Once housing children next to hardened criminals this historic jail once displayed Ned Kelly's skull until it was stolen.
Sydney, Australia
Badu Mangroves
A boardwalk winds through this sliver of coastal nature hidden within Sydney.
Townsville, Australia
Museum of Underwater Art
A series of sculptures beneath the waves promote ocean conservation and support coral reefs.
Sydney, Australia
Justice and Police Museum
This grim museum collects artifacts and evidence of some of the most sensational antipodean crimes.
