A pristine crater lake 12,000 years in the making, with waters like cut glass.

A clear example of the process of erosion in action.

This outdoor museum harkens back to the height of the gold rush.

A timber wharf that contributed to Echuca becoming the largest inland port in 19th-century Australia.

On the outskirts of an opal-mining town, these baths fed by a massive underground aquifer are a natural spa.

A grave commemorates piano tuner F. W. Schlieffen, who drowned in floodwaters in 1906.

These tin huts were commonplace in Australia during the Great Depression.

Can of beer on top of a Cobar hotel with a world record.

An incredible garden taking over the interior of a massive sinkhole.

Inspired by the local football team, this giant ant is meant to draw tourists to a tiny Australian town.

These giant grain silo portraits capture elements of rural life in Australia.

A simple tribute to the migrant workers who landed here before walking hundreds of miles to Victoria's gold mines.

Let these towering termite-building structures tell you where to go.

The taxidermy remains of the mighty beast made famous by a Crocodile Dundee film.

A massive metal lobster welcomes tourists to a roadside restaurant.

Designed by artist Pro Hart, built elsewhere in 1980.

This pioneer village is like a time capsule of 19th-century Australia.

Arcade chock-full of old timey, whimsical, hand-cranked automata and peepshows.

Alien rock formations grown from the sands of an Australian national park.

One of the world’s oldest surviving convict prisons, once the scene of daring escapes and riots.

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

An entertainment center in a huge transparent tent.

Iconic pyramid from famed British architect Norman Foster designed to represent all of the world's religious faiths.

Take Soviet nostalgia to new heights by toasting the first man in space over a full spread of Belarusian and Soviet fare.