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An underground city of salt.

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

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

Every hour a secret compartment drops from this giant pocket watch, revealing a lovely surprise.

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

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

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

There's nothing shrimpy about the world's largest artificial prawn.

Tiny artwork tucked within glass letterboxes form this hidden gem of an art gallery.

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

This store offers tastes of Aboriginal Australia, with some contemporary and global twists.

A perfectly preserved abandoned criminal asylum in South Australia.

The city’s oldest gateway to the galaxy lies at the entrance to the Royal Botanical Gardens.

A friendly monster lurks outside the State Library Victoria.

Dozens of large-scale, creative, evocative curios from prominent artists dot the calm outdoor space around this major museum.

These mythological giants take time out of their busy day guarding a Victorian market to let you know what time it is.

Unusual finds in this shrine to local law enforcement include a 19th-century vampire-slaying kit.

Not a single witness can attest to the creation of the world's largest geoglyph.

Featuring Torres Strait Islander cuisine and Australia's first indigenous bar.

A cramped wooden attic that once housed one of the world's first movie studios.

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

A special train service transported Sydney's dead from this station to "Necropolis Receiving Houses" at Rookwood Cemetery.

A self-funded cemetery with a long list of inhabitants.

This eccentric cave dwelling is bizarre even by the standards of a subterranean town.