Cooled, fractured lava formed this geometric rock feature.

A potpourri of rocks, fossils, and crystals is rounded out by a dinosaur garden and a 15-foot great white shark.

This museum is home to one of the largest private collections of seashells in Australia.

The evolution of a simple creek cutting its way through an ochre mountain side.

These 400 million-year-old caves feature honeycomb limestone formations.

Designed to provide fantastic views of the surrounding rainforest.

An active seahorse farm is currently saving Tasmania's handfish from extinction.

Australia's first opal field led to a mining rush in the 1890s.

Victoria's largest salt lake is a favorite haunt for photographers and stargazers.

These naturally occurring but rare geological formations are each about the size of a small house.

This giant dish located in a sheep paddock was the primary receiver of Apollo 11 TV transmissions.

The 25-million-year-old cavities have perplexed people for decades.

Australia's largest collection of rare and bizarre insects.

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

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

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

Not a single witness can attest to the creation of the world's largest geoglyph.

This controversial museum includes such detested exhibits as a chocolate suicide bomber and fecal-smelling digestion machine.

An ancient engraving by the Cammeraygal people was uncovered in the transformation of a North Sydney industrial site.

Microscopic fossils suggest Australia may be the birthplace of sulphur-based life forms.

A forest full of mystical fantasy figures, nearly destroyed by recent fires.

WWI hospital ship lost in a cyclone turns up on the coast of Fraser Island, where she remains rusted and forgotten.

A series of sculptures beneath the waves promote ocean conservation and support coral reefs.

A wonder of natural limestone formations etched by millions of years of natural interaction between rainfall and rock and air.