Places Thewandera Wants to Go

A tribute to those who fled the Great Famine and relocated to Australia.

The Nostalgia Box is a celebration of video games and the people that made them happen. The museum contains more than 100 consoles, representing the evolution—and sometimes revolution—that occurred from the 1970s through to modern times.

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

Western Australia’s heavenly staircase is not for the faint of heart.

A beloved statue of a diving woman in Perth’s Swan River is frequently dressed up in costumes for special occasions.

This work of public art symbolizes the maritime history and the modern creative industry in Fremantle.

The original attack periscope from a 1940s navy submarine towers high at this memorial site.

The ruins of a once prosperous power station have become a mouldering seaside gem.

The final resting place of this rock icon has become a pilgrimage site for AC/DC fans.

Visible from both land and sea.

This public work of art outside of Perth depicts a dog walker and several mischievous canine companions.

This Western Australian mint was established during the height of the Australian gold rush.

A beautiful hike through national parks, forests and beaches in Western Australia.

The oft used Australian colloquialism "Beyond the Black Stump" is said to have originated at this location.

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

The first tourist attraction to offer tours for interstellar tourists.

The fully functional, submerged Vanuatu Post Office is definitely one of a kind.

The U.S. military dumped millions dollars worth of goods off a beach in Vanuatu, purely to spite the British and French.

The final resting place of the famed German pilot, the "Red Baron."

This marvelous array is one of the largest collections of mechanical instruments in Europe.

A memorial for a young woman and her ghost, which are claimed to have caused countless deathly shipwrecks.

This small condiment museum makes all manner of mustards with a 200-year-old mill.

A church filled with the bones of hundreds of virgins martyrs—or so they say.

This once-controversial and slightly confusing statue of Achilles was built out of captured cannons.