A massive metal lobster welcomes tourists to a roadside restaurant.

The bullet-banged DIY suit of armour belonging to Australia’s most famous outlaw.

One of Australia's largest collections of preserved animals is on display in a historic theater.

A historic hotel on the edge of the Australian outback.

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

Popular tourist destination now stands as a memorial to Sam the koala.

A perfectly preserved abandoned criminal asylum in South Australia.

Unusual finds in this shrine to local law enforcement include a 19th-century vampire-slaying kit.

A beautiful 1920s tower filled with local hidden gems.

A wealth of plants and horticultural curiosities fill this charmingly antique museum.

These tracks are believed to be from a panicked dinosaur stampede.

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

A friendly monster lurks outside the State Library Victoria.

These mythological giants take time out of their busy day guarding a Victorian market to let you know what time it is.

These sea cliffs are an epic natural wonder.

A special train service transported Sydney's dead from this station to "Necropolis Receiving Houses" at Rookwood Cemetery.

The bones of this aquatic dinosaur turned to opal over the centuries and the beast's remains were almost sold as jewelry.

Dozens of large-scale, creative, evocative curios from prominent artists dot the calm outdoor space around this major museum.

A cramped wooden attic that once housed one of the world's first movie studios.

Dedicated to an "Unknown Man," this grave holds either the remains of a lovelorn suicide or a Cold War spy.

It's said to be one of the most significant collections of contemporary Chinese art in the world.

Granite rocks that concentrate waves into powerful jets.

The smallest country in Australia is a principled little thing with a friendly emperor.

The once-dying town of Sheffield, Tasmania has reinvented itself as a village of painted wonders.