Adelaide, Australia
Santos Museum of Economic Botany
A wealth of plants and horticultural curiosities fill this charmingly antique museum.
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Melbourne, Australia
Gog and Magog
These mythological giants take time out of their busy day guarding a Victorian market to let you know what time it is.
Melbourne, Australia
Mailbox Art Space
Tiny artwork tucked within glass letterboxes form this hidden gem of an art gallery.
Melbourne, Australia
Marionette Fob Watch
Every hour a secret compartment drops from this giant pocket watch, revealing a lovely surprise.
Melbourne, Australia
Princess Theatre
One of the oldest theaters in Australia, it's also said to be haunted by a performer who died on stage.
Melbourne, Australia
The Johnston Collection
A remarkable lifelong collection of antiques and art preserved in a historic Melbourne townhouse.
Melbourne, Australia
Old Melbourne Gaol
Once housing children next to hardened criminals this historic jail once displayed Ned Kelly's skull until it was stolen.
Melbourne, Australia
The Limelight Department
A cramped wooden attic that once housed one of the world's first movie studios.
Melbourne, Australia
Ned Kelly's Armour
The bullet-banged DIY suit of armour belonging to Australia’s most famous outlaw.
Melbourne, Australia
The Bunyip of Berkeley's Creek
A friendly monster lurks outside the State Library Victoria.
Melbourne, Australia
Coop's Shot Tower
This historic Melbourne bullet factory is fully encased in a massive glass and steel cone.
Melbourne, Australia
Phar Lap
Taxidermy of the racing horse with a huge heart, who inspired hope in the Depression.
Abbotsford, Australia
Abbotsford Convent
This 19th-century convent is now a flourishing 21st-century hub for art.
Fairfield, Australia
Fruit Bats of Yarra Bend Park
Is there such thing as too many fruit bats? Not anymore.
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Bundoora, Australia
Larundel Mental Asylum
Dilapidated ruins that once treated a notorious young serial killer, currently hosting vandals, squatters, and ghost hunters.
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Castlemaine, Australia
The Departure
An art gallery, studio, and shop that celebrates death.
Mount Dandenong, Australia
William Ricketts Sanctuary
A collection of outdoor mystical statues paying homage to indigenous Australians and ecological stewardship.
Arumpo, Australia
Mungo National Park
Prehistoric park filled with the fossils of dozens of extinct species including Australian megafauna.
Myers Flat, Australia
The Jade Buddha for Universal Peace
Largest Buddha carved from gemstone-quality jade in the world, on a world tour through 2011.
Raymond Island, Australia
Gippsland Lakes Bioluminescence
Australian Lake set aglow by Noctiluca Scintillans.
Mitta Mitta, Australia
The Witches Garden
The largest collection of medicinal plants in Australia is also home to a witch who will show you how to use them.
Eden, Australia
Eden Killer Whale Museum
A microcosm of the whaling industry in a small Australian town.
Sydney, Australia
Justice and Police Museum
This grim museum collects artifacts and evidence of some of the most sensational antipodean crimes.
Sydney, Australia
Sydney Bus Museum
Ninety years of Sydney buses under one roof.
