A whimsical menagerie of creatures carved into a 300-year-old tree trunk.

One of the oldest theaters in Australia, it's also said to be haunted by a performer who died on stage.

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

The bullet-banged DIY suit of armour belonging to Australia’s most famous outlaw.

A giant Australian fruit and tropical farm.

Brisbane's manmade urban beach has enough water to fill five Olympic-sized swimming pools.

The largest wax museum in the southern hemisphere features a grizzly chamber of horrors.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

The bones of this aquatic dinosaur turned to opal over the centuries and the beast's remains were almost sold as jewelry.

People can't get enough of these adorable Japanese photobooths.

This trio of Australian rock spires may have inspired aboriginal legend or just modern tourism.

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

Australia's first open air museum and antique 3D theater.

This historic Melbourne bullet factory is fully encased in a massive glass and steel cone.

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

Putt your way around Australia in a black light environment.

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

A clear example of the process of erosion in action.

Nine limestone rock stacks on Australia's "Shipwreck Coast."

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

Dedicated to an "Unknown Man," this grave holds either the remains of a lovelorn suicide or a Cold War spy.

A massive metal lobster welcomes tourists to a roadside restaurant.

An incredible garden taking over the interior of a massive sinkhole.

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