Carved panels tell the complete history of the harsh Central Highlands region.

The world's tallest shot tower—maybe.

These bronze sculptures sow whimsy by hamming it up on a pedestrian mall.

Hundreds of people walk past this palm tree every day without spotting its secret.

Giant wood sculpture in Kew first constructed in 1979.

This historic Australian bridge was built by convicts with giant stone spikes to prevent cattle from falling off the sides.

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

A micronation of epic proportions.

Incredible rock formations jut from the southern end of this spectacular stingray-viewing spot.

A tiny museum in Esperance, Australia, displays a bunch of space debris from NASA’s Skylab.

Granite rocks that concentrate waves into powerful jets.

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

Relics of Australia's convict past, and a modern scene of unimaginable horror.

Living fossils in this remote Australian bay provide a glimpse of what Earth may have looked like 3.5 billion years ago.

This Australian beach is composed of tiny shells.

Aqua white sand highlighted with fiery red rocks.

A beautiful, but toxic, lake formed by mining.

Thousands of lawn gnomes have infested this Australian roundabout.

One of the best beaches in the entire world.

The tallest sea cliffs on the Southern Hemisphere are a climber's worst nightmare.

This extraordinary geological oddity resembles human-made pavement.

This gracefully curving formation looks like a massive wave that was suddenly turned to stone.

An Australian lake whose pink hue defies scientific explanation.

A Romanesque tower appears when water levels drop.