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Maritime Museum of Tasmania.

Hobart, Australia

Maritime Museum of Tasmania

Countless expeditions have left Tasmania to explore Antarctica, but this island state has an even deeper connection with the sea.

The Sirius building in Sydney.

Sydney, Australia

Sirius Building

Though considered an eyesore by some, this boxy Brutalist high-rise plays a significant role in Sydney's past.

Darwin oil storage tunnel.

Darwin, Australia

Darwin Oil Storage Tunnels

World War II ended before these tunnels built to protect vital oil from Japanese bombs were ever used.

Big Miner's Lamp in Lithgow, Australia. (Wikimedia Commons)

Bowenfels, Australia

Big Miner's Lamp

Giant lamp houses the tourism information center.

Big Gold Panner in Bathurst, Australia. (Wikimedia Commons)

West Bathurst, Australia

Big Gold Panner

Hopefully inspecting his tin pan for little nuggets of gold.

Big Golden Guitar in Tamworth, Australia.

Hillvue, Australia

Big Golden Guitar

Monument that stands 40 feet and weighs 1,000 pounds.

Cook's Cottage

Melbourne, Australia

Captain Cook's Cottage

The 18th-century home was disassembled into 253 cases and brought all the way from the other side of the world.

The Big Beer Can in Cobar. (Wikimedia Commons)

Cobar, Australia

Big Beer Can

Can of beer on top of a Cobar hotel with a world record.

Big Murray Cod in Tocumwal, Australia.

Tocumwal, Australia

Big Murray Cod

Fiberglass fish built in 1968 after months of fundraising.

Big Lamb in Guyra, Australia. (Wikimedia Commons)

Guyra, Australia

Big Lamb

Monument to the area's potato and lamb industries.

Gosse Bluff.

Namatjira, Australia

Gosse Bluff

A spectacular impact crater in the rugged heart of Central Australia.

The Big Bunch of Bananas in Coffs Harbour. (Wikimedia Commons)

Coffs Harbour, Australia

Big Bunch of Bananas

Roadside display for a popular fruit and vegetable stand.

Big Cherries in Young, New South Wales, Australia. (Wikimedia Commons)

Young, Australia

Big Cherries

Honoring the annual National Cherry Festival.

The Big Trout

Adaminaby, Australia

The Big Trout

This giant trout was made by a singular fisherman who wanted to honor his local trade.

Phar Lap's heart at the National Museum of Australia.

Canberra, Australia

Phar Lap's Heart

The gigantic preserved heart of a champion racehorse.

The Big Oyster in Taree, Australia.

Taree, Australia

Big Oyster

Homage to the local produce now serves as a car dealer.

Big Merino in Goulburn, Australia. (Wikimedia Commons)

Goulburn, Australia

Big Merino

Three-story concrete ram with a permanent gift shop.

Entrance to PJ's B and B, White Cliffs, New South Wales. (Wikimedia Commons)

White Cliffs, Australia

White Cliffs

Australia's first opal field led to a mining rush in the 1890s.

Tightly-packed monuments

Rookwood, Australia

Rookwood Cemetery

The largest necropolis in the Southern Hemisphere.

Frederick Valentich Memorial Plaque

Cape Otway, Australia

Frederick Valentich Memorial Plaque

A plaque at the lighthouse where Frederick Valentich made his last radio contact before he vanished without a trace.

Marker at Lambert Centre, the geographical centre of Australia.

Ghan, Australia

Lambert Centre of Australia

Finding the exact middle of a giant land mass is hard to determine, but this spot managed to do the trick.

(Flickr/matthiassiegel)

Ghan, Australia

Henbury Meteorites Conservation Park

Curious crater remnants in the middle of the Australian outback.

Parkes Radio Telescope

Parkes, Australia

Parkes Radio Telescope

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

Streets Beach

Brisbane, Australia

Streets Beach

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

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