Balladonia, Australia
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Gnomes have taken over a rest stop on Australia's longest straight road.
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Balladonia, Australia
Gnomes have taken over a rest stop on Australia's longest straight road.
Mundaring, Australia
An engineering masterpiece, or “Scheme of Madness?”
Cervantes, Australia
One of the few places in the world home to living stromatolites.
North Fremantle, Australia
Visible from both land and sea.
Kilcoy, Australia
This small Australian town is considered home to the "Yowie" or the Aussie Big Foot.
Adelaide, Australia
These bronze sculptures sow whimsy by hamming it up on a pedestrian mall.
Border Village, Australia
The holes in the world's longest golf course are in a series of different towns.
Darwin, Australia
World War II ended before these tunnels built to protect vital oil from Japanese bombs were ever used.
Sydney, Australia
Native Australian lizards inhabit this garden celebrating Sydney and its sister city in China.
Sydney, Australia
A monument to the 4,114 Irish orphan girls who arrived in Australia between 1848 and 1850.
Coffs Harbour, Australia
Roadside display for a popular fruit and vegetable stand.
Perth, Australia
Hundreds of people walk past this palm tree every day without spotting its secret.
Taree, Australia
Homage to the local produce now serves as a car dealer.
Sydney, Australia
Though considered an eyesore by some, this boxy Brutalist high-rise plays a significant role in Sydney's past.
Wauchope, Australia
Large enough to house an internal gift shop.
Cairns, Australia
These flying foxes dangle from the trees around the library like fuzzy black fruit.
Eden, Australia
A microcosm of the whaling industry in a small Australian town.
Rossville, Australia
Legend says entire herds of cattle have disappeared within this boulder-strewn landscape.
Kangaroo Island Council, Australia
An island off the coast of South Australia is home to the last purebred Ligurian bees.
Brisbane, Australia
Brisbane's manmade urban beach has enough water to fill five Olympic-sized swimming pools.
Coffs Harbour, Australia
One of the first big sculptures anywhere in Australia.
Mount Barry, Australia
The longest fence in the world stretches over 3,000 miles to keep the dingoes out.
Duranbah, Australia
Giant fruit signaling the entrance to a tropical paradise.
Yallabatharra, Australia
A massive concentration of algae is responsible for this lake's pink hue.