Places Sputnicktatorship Wants to Go

This tiny uninhabited islet off the coast of Norfolk Island was formed by blowing sand from nearby dunes.

Native Australian lizards inhabit this garden celebrating Sydney and its sister city in China.

Queensland's largest dam includes a winding spillway that offers drivers a mesmerizing sight.

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

A monument to the 4,114 Irish orphan girls who arrived in Australia between 1848 and 1850.

A youth-centric science center hides an industrial triumph.

This copper-coated, multi-arched dome is surrounded by a moat and lights up at night.

The Gunditjmara Aboriginal people of Australia began construction on this vast aquacultural complex 6,600 years ago.

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

Many rock climbers have come to conquer this slender sea stack, with various degrees of success.

The longest manmade tunnel in Queensland is now a beautiful trail, home to a special colony of bent-wing bats.

Created as a coal reserve, it is today a natural park with stunning wildflowers, ancient marine fossils, and remnants of a 19th century mine.

This store offers tastes of Aboriginal Australia, with some contemporary and global twists.

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

The colony of South Australia was proclaimed on a hot December day under a distinctively arched gum tree.

For a century, the tallest building in Tasmania was a tower built to manufacture ammunition.

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

Dine aboard the historic Ghan train while retracing early explorers' journey through the Outback.

An obsolete form of timekeeping still marks the hour in this adapted 19th century lighthouse.

Legend says entire herds of cattle have disappeared within this boulder-strewn landscape.

The world's "leaniest" tower encourages you to test the gravity of its situation.

The city’s oldest gateway to the galaxy lies at the entrance to the Royal Botanical Gardens.

These naturally occurring but rare geological formations are each about the size of a small house.

Curious crater remnants in the middle of the Australian outback.