Native Australian lizards inhabit this garden celebrating Sydney and its sister city in China.

The King is honored by an elaborate grotto on a continent he never visited.

Critics argue this boab tree has been mislabeled for the sake of dark tourism, undermining its spiritual significance.

One of Sydney's oldest graveyards hides in plain sight behind a hospital.

An island off the coast of South Australia is home to the last purebred Ligurian bees.

These flying foxes dangle from the trees around the library like fuzzy black fruit.

One of the first big sculptures anywhere in Australia.

A colorful street named for the legendary Australian rock band.

Concrete spud looks like the North American Sebago.

Giant fruit signaling the entrance to a tropical paradise.

No one seems to know who suffered the disappointment at this particular place.

For better or worse, this whimsical sculpture garden was a favorite place of Rupert Murdoch's.

Brisbane's manmade urban beach has enough water to fill five Olympic-sized swimming pools.

The longest fence in the world stretches over 3,000 miles to keep the dingoes out.

The longest manmade tunnel in Queensland is now a beautiful trail, home to a special colony of bent-wing bats.

By standing on a particular paving stone in the courtyard, you'll hear an echo that shouldn't be.

Australia's largest collection of rare and bizarre insects.

There's nothing shrimpy about the world's largest artificial prawn.

A massive metal lobster welcomes tourists to a roadside restaurant.

A whimsical menagerie of creatures carved into a 300-year-old tree trunk.

Home of the world's largest crocodile.

This store offers tastes of Aboriginal Australia, with some contemporary and global twists.

One of Australia's famed "Big Things," this giant fruit was once stolen as part of a publicity stunt.

One of the oldest theaters in Australia, it's also said to be haunted by a performer who died on stage.