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West Wallabi Island

Australia

West Wallabi Island

The oldest known European structures in Australia are the remnants of a story filled with mutiny, murder, jealousy and greed.

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.

The Giant Koala

Dadswells Bridge, Australia

The Giant Koala

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

Barnacle's penis (fully extended)

Adelaide, Australia

South Australian Museum

The largest collection of Indigenous Australian artifacts in the world, and the rare museum where wood-and-glass cabinets have trumped interactive exhibits.

Sign announcing the Dingo Fence

Mount Barry, Australia

Dingo Fence

The longest fence in the world stretches over 3,000 miles to keep the dingoes out.

Cow up a Tree, Australian history and humor

Melbourne, Australia

Cow Up a Tree

This piece of Australian modern art is part joke and part history.

Crocodile keeper George Craig feeding Cassius

Green Island, Australia

Marineland Melanesia

Home of the world's largest crocodile.

Bust of His Royal Highness Prince Leonard of Hutt

Yallabatharra, Australia

Principality of Hutt River

A micronation of epic proportions.

Newcastle City Morgue Echo Spot

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.

A rainbow over Lord Howe Island.

Lord Howe Island, Australia

Lord Howe Island's Time

In a strange timezone anomaly, Daylight Saving Time here sets the clocks forward just 30 minutes.

Lark Quarry Dinosaur Trackways

Opalton, Australia

Lark Quarry Dinosaur Trackways

These tracks are believed to be from a panicked dinosaur stampede.

The South Fremantle Power Station

North Coogee, Australia

The South Fremantle Power Station

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

Hutt Lagoon

Yallabatharra, Australia

Hutt Lagoon

A massive concentration of algae is responsible for this lake's pink hue.

Broken Hill Sculpture Symposium

Broken Hill, Australia

Broken Hill Sculpture Symposium

Twelve sculptures designed to make their best showing with the coming or going of the sun.

Georges Head Battery

Mosman, Australia

Georges Head Battery

The yawning remains of a complex naval fortress still haunt this Australian shore.

March 2023

Ballandean, Australia

Ballandean Pyramid

A huge stone pyramid built for fun.

The entrance to the Birdsville Hotel. (via Wikipedia)

Birdsville, Australia

The Birdsville Hotel

A historic hotel on the edge of the Australian outback.

Japanese lake with stone lantern. (Wikimedia Commons)

Cowra, Australia

Japanese War Cemetery and Garden

Final resting place for hundreds of prisoners of war.

Old Melbourne Gaol

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.

St Columba Falls

Pyengana, Australia

St Columba Falls

A granite waterfall cascading down is one of the highest multi-tiered falls in the state.

Yellow Brick Road Maze

Promised Land, Australia

Tasmazia and the Village of Lower Crackpot

A huge maze complex and whimsical miniature village in Tasmania.

A stromatolite in Nettle Cave

Jenolan, Australia

Nettle Cave Tour in Klingon

The first tourist attraction to offer tours for interstellar tourists.

Justice and Police Museum

Sydney, Australia

Justice and Police Museum

This grim museum collects artifacts and evidence of some of the most sensational antipodean crimes.

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.

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