The sand is such a bright white that on sunny days you practically need sunglasses to look at the ground.

A somber memorial to the seven victims of a horrible crime.

This letter written by Queen Elizabeth II in 1986 won't be opened until 2085.

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

An abandoned railroad tunnel is now filled with bioluminescent bugs.

A sparkling sandstone cliffside that's worth a visit while it still exists.

The statue honors an adventurous seafaring cat.

This grim museum collects artifacts and evidence of some of the most sensational antipodean crimes.

Hidden within Sydney’s lush Royal Botanic Garden is a walled cactus rockery and the site of Australia's first zoo.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

A 19th-century perch for spotting sailing ships now boasts one of the most iconic views in the Southern Hemisphere.

This secret Australian garden was built on love after a man planted a random bulb he found in the ocean.

The Victoria-era quarantine station for Sydney.

This drowning bronze monument marks the spot where one of Australia's great engineers died by suicide.

Thousands of lawn gnomes have infested this Australian roundabout.

This water wheel turned to stone in a matter of decades.

This ancient limestone cave system contains many impressive geological features.

Incredible rock formations jut from the southern end of this spectacular stingray-viewing spot.

These bronze sculptures sow whimsy by hamming it up on a pedestrian mall.