Once a farming community founded by the Italian survivors of an immigration scam, this colony is now a free camp and roadside attraction.

This simple sailing boat is one of the oldest preserved fishing vessels of its kind in the world.

This controversial museum includes such detested exhibits as a chocolate suicide bomber and fecal-smelling digestion machine.

Three women and a 10-year-old boy are immortalized in this sculpture memorializing the 13,000 women and children convicts sent to Van Diemen’s Land (now Tasmania) between 1803 and 1853.

Bronze statues honor the brave explorers who passed through this Antarctic gateway.

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

This statue commemorates a special connection between ancient Greece and the Melbourne suburb of Brunswick.

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

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

This historic tall ship traveled 1.5 million miles around the globe, and once did duty as the mythical pirate ship in Peter Pan.

This Melbourne bank has unique Gothic-style architectural features and is one of the most majestic operating bank branches in the world.

A striking bronze sculpture of a Roman goddess with two hound dogs for company.

Melbourne's favorite bronze dog.

The word 'wunderkammer' translates as 'wonder-chamber'. This Wunderkammer is both a museum and a retail store.

A tribute to local poet and music journalist Adrian Rawlins.

Home to the oldest operating roller coaster in the Southern Hemisphere.

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

This giant, granite purse is one of Melbourne's most unique and distinctive pieces of public art.

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

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

Children's author May Gibbs's beloved stories about the tiny, human-like "Gumnut Babies" are immortalized in bronze.

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

A friendly monster lurks outside the State Library Victoria.

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