Places piffeller Wants to Go

A potpourri of rocks, fossils, and crystals is rounded out by a dinosaur garden and a 15-foot great white shark.

Lonely industrial sculptures in South Australia created by a mechanic turned artist.

The sculpture shows a water rat turning the world upside-down, landing an elephant on its head.

Honoring the annual National Cherry Festival.

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

Worship at the altar of seafood at this shop housed inside the town's oldest stone church.

This modern pedestrian bridge on the Yarra River was modeled after an Aboriginal fish trap.

This drowning bronze monument marks the spot where one of Australia's great engineers died by suicide.

Record-holding guitar meant to promote country.

This previously dilapidated alleyway has been transformed into one of Melbourne's finest hidden art locations.

Large enough to house an internal gift shop.

This salt lake in South Australia features seasonal color changes and its very own loch monster.

Australia's only intact colonial warship never saw action before being turned into a scenic wreck.

For nearly 50 years this airplane that crashed during World War II remained missing in the remote Australian backcountry.

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

These 400 million-year-old caves feature honeycomb limestone formations.

Leaning shelves and books galore, this location is a book lover's utopia.

Standing in celebration of where the cattle dog was bred.

Located on top of mines that run through Broken Hill.

This pioneer village is like a time capsule of 19th-century Australia.

This large lake in Central Australia contains an estimated 600 million tons of salt.

An active seahorse farm is currently saving Tasmania's handfish from extinction.

Roadside attraction outside of a recycling center.

Three-story concrete ram with a permanent gift shop.