292 Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Australia - Atlas Obscura

Unusual
Attractions
in Australia

Lake Hillier

An Australian lake whose pink hue defies scientific explanation.

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Raymond Island, Australia

Gippsland Lakes Bioluminescence

Australian Lake set aglow by Noctiluca Scintillans.

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Helensburgh, Australia

Glowworm Tunnel

An abandoned railroad tunnel is now filled with bioluminescent bugs.

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Melbourne, Australia

The Haunted Bookshop

Occult books, Tarot, Oddities.

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Putty, Australia

Newnes Glow Worm Tunnel

Once the path of a railway tunnel, now home to thousands of glowing insects.

Sydney, Australia

SS Ayrfield

Nature is leading a successful mutiny on this century-old freighter.

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Mount Dandenong, Australia

William Ricketts Sanctuary

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

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Ball's Pyramid

This barren sea spire is home to the world's rarest insect and is part of the lost continent of Zealandia.

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Food & Drink
in Australia

Hala Fruit

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Hala Fruit

It looks like an exploding planet and tastes like sugarcane.

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Finger Lime

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Finger Lime

Slice one open for some citrus caviar.

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Fujisan Bread

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Fujisan Bread

Worlds collide in this braided bread that tastes like brioche and is meant to look like Mount Fuji.

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Frog Cakes

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Frog Cakes

The adorable amphibian treats are South Australian icons.

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One theory is that reckless young bison and mammoths got into more trouble.

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A Nicholls' toadlet, barely an inch long.

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It took seven years to evacuate all the goannas, echidnas, and venomous snakes.

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Only flush the “three Ps,” please.

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Big Kev, large and in charge.

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He may soon be replaced by another Big Thing, or a small swing.

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An Australian Research Council team surveys an archaeological site on the southern coast of the island of Seram in 2019.

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Behold the macadamia: delicious, fatty, and frequently cloned!

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Call it the Genghis Khan of macadamias.

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A cross-section view of a bunya pine. They are very large!

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Aboriginal groups once traveled long distances to celebrate its harvest.

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