An engineering masterpiece, or “Scheme of Madness?”

Everything about this over-size novelty animal is huge including its testicles.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

"The Wonder From Down Under," a worm shaped museum celebrating the endangered Giant Gippsland earthworm.

An unphotographable nightly march of tens of thousands of "fairy penguins" from sea to shore.

Australia's largest traditional hedge maze features a Great Gnome Hunt.

A collection of outdoor mystical statues paying homage to indigenous Australians and ecological stewardship.

Australia's only intact colonial warship never saw action before being turned into a scenic wreck.

A local landmark that has become a hub of graffiti and urban exploration.

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

Taxidermy of the racing horse with a huge heart, who inspired hope in the Depression.

This historic Melbourne bullet factory is fully encased in a massive glass and steel cone.

Once housing children next to hardened criminals this historic jail once displayed Ned Kelly's skull until it was stolen.

This piece of Australian modern art is part joke and part history.

Australia's largest medical museum featuring a 19th-century pharmacy.

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

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.