Taree, Australia
Big Oyster
Homage to the local produce now serves as a car dealer.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Sydney, Australia
Sirius Building
Though considered an eyesore by some, this boxy Brutalist high-rise plays a significant role in Sydney's past.
Melbourne, Australia
Raising the Rattler Pole
Not the result of an accident, hurricane, or aliens, this is an eye-popping tribute to the Melbourne tram.
Melbourne, Australia
'Mr. Lizard and Gumnut Baby' Statue
Children's author May Gibbs's beloved stories about the tiny, human-like "Gumnut Babies" are immortalized in bronze.
La Perouse, Australia
Coast Cemetery
Hidden among popular Sydney golf courses is a little remembered graveyard populated by smallpox victims.
Goulburn, Australia
Big Merino
Three-story concrete ram with a permanent gift shop.
Melbourne, Australia
Larry La Trobe Statue
Melbourne's favorite bronze dog.
Rookwood, Australia
Rookwood Cemetery
The largest necropolis in the Southern Hemisphere.
Sydney, Australia
Australian Monument to the Great Irish Famine
A monument to the 4,114 Irish orphan girls who arrived in Australia between 1848 and 1850.
Manly, Australia
Manly Quarantine Station
The Victoria-era quarantine station for Sydney.
Taranna, Australia
Tasmanian Devil Unzoo
The world's first cageless zoo is working to save endangered Tasmanian devils.
Coffs Harbour, Australia
Big Banana
One of the first big sculptures anywhere in Australia.
Dadswells Bridge, Australia
The Giant Koala
Popular tourist destination now stands as a memorial to Sam the koala.
West Ballina, Australia
The Big Prawn
There's nothing shrimpy about the world's largest artificial prawn.
Brisbane, Australia
Streets Beach
Brisbane's manmade urban beach has enough water to fill five Olympic-sized swimming pools.
Hyams Beach, Australia
Hyams Beach
The sand is such a bright white that on sunny days you practically need sunglasses to look at the ground.
Melbourne, Australia
AC/DC Lane
A colorful street named for the legendary Australian rock band.
Melbourne, Australia
The Bunyip of Berkeley's Creek
A friendly monster lurks outside the State Library Victoria.
Melbourne, Australia
Gog and Magog
These mythological giants take time out of their busy day guarding a Victorian market to let you know what time it is.
Melbourne, Australia
Princess Theatre
One of the oldest theaters in Australia, it's also said to be haunted by a performer who died on stage.
Sydney, Australia
Water Dragons of the Chinese Garden of Friendship
Native Australian lizards inhabit this garden celebrating Sydney and its sister city in China.
Currarong, Australia
Mermaid Inlet Cliffs
These sea cliffs are an epic natural wonder.
Sydney, Australia
Mortuary Station
A special train service transported Sydney's dead from this station to "Necropolis Receiving Houses" at Rookwood Cemetery.
Woombye, Australia
The Big Pineapple
A giant Australian fruit and tropical farm.
