Parkville, Australia
Burke and Wills Monument
This unusual stone monument marks the starting point of the epic and tragic event.
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Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Mount Macedon, Australia
Mount Macedon Memorial Cross
A tribute to the fallen of World War I now honors all who have lost their lives to war.
Robe, Australia
Robe Chinese Monument
A simple tribute to the migrant workers who landed here before walking hundreds of miles to Victoria's gold mines.
Mount Barry, Australia
Dingo Fence
The longest fence in the world stretches over 3,000 miles to keep the dingoes out.
Coober Pedy, Australia
Coober Pedy
An opal mining town in the middle of Australia where people live, worship, and shop underground.
Woomera, Australia
Woomera Range Complex
Bomb tests and sheep ranchers share the world's largest military land base.
Freycinet, Australia
Wineglass Bay
One of the best beaches in the entire world.
Port Arthur, Australia
Port Arthur Penal Colony
Relics of Australia's convict past, and a modern scene of unimaginable horror.
South Hobart, Australia
The Cascades Female Factory
The forgotten and tragic story of the thousands of female convicts forcibly transported to Tasmania is told inside the ruins of this notorious 19th-century workhouse.
Callanna, Australia
Mutonia Sculpture Park
Lonely industrial sculptures in South Australia created by a mechanic turned artist.
Melbourne, Australia
The Gothic Bank
This Melbourne bank has unique Gothic-style architectural features and is one of the most majestic operating bank branches in the world.
Golden Point, Australia
Sovereign Hill
This outdoor museum harkens back to the height of the gold rush.
Southbank, Australia
'Vault'
This abstract sculpture was initially so disliked that it got moved to the outskirts of town a few months after installation.
Portsea, Australia
Cheviot Beach
This Australian beach became famous when Prime Minister Harold Holt disappeared from its shores.
Melbourne, Australia
Phar Lap
Taxidermy of the racing horse with a huge heart, who inspired hope in the Depression.
Melbourne, Australia
Marionette Fob Watch
Every hour a secret compartment drops from this giant pocket watch, revealing a lovely surprise.
Abbotsford, Australia
Abbotsford Convent
This 19th-century convent is now a flourishing 21st-century hub for art.
Parkville, Australia
Elvis Presley Memorial Garden
The King is honored by an elaborate grotto on a continent he never visited.
Melbourne, Australia
Captain Cook's Cottage
The 18th-century home was disassembled into 253 cases and brought all the way from the other side of the world.
Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne Observatory
The city’s oldest gateway to the galaxy lies at the entrance to the Royal Botanical Gardens.
Melbourne, Australia
AC/DC Lane
A colorful street named for the legendary Australian rock band.
Kingston SE, Australia
Larry The Red Big Lobster
A massive metal lobster welcomes tourists to a roadside restaurant.
Melbourne, Australia
Fairies Tree
A whimsical menagerie of creatures carved into a 300-year-old tree trunk.
Melbourne, Australia
Ned Kelly's Armour
The bullet-banged DIY suit of armour belonging to Australia’s most famous outlaw.
