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Taree, Australia

Big Oyster

Homage to the local produce now serves as a car dealer.
Rhyll, Australia

Phillip Island Koala Conservation Reserve

A conservation sanctuary for rescued koalas, some of which were saved from devastating Australian bushfires.
Added by Obscuravibes
Darwin, Australia

Darwin Oil Storage Tunnels

World War II ended before these tunnels built to protect vital oil from Japanese bombs were ever used.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Brisbane, Australia

'The World Turns'

The sculpture shows a water rat turning the world upside-down, landing an elephant on its head.
jbartlett2000 Added by jbartlett2000
Canberra, Australia

Phar Lap's Heart

The gigantic preserved heart of a champion racehorse.
Molly McBride Jacobson Added by Molly McBride Jacobson
Tailem Bend, Australia

Old Tailem Town

This pioneer village is like a time capsule of 19th-century Australia.
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Burra, Australia

The Burra Homestead

A small Australian farmhouse became an international icon after appearing on a Midnight Oil album cover.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Williamstown, Australia

Timeball Tower

An obsolete form of timekeeping still marks the hour in this adapted 19th century lighthouse.
Allison Added by Allison
Brisbane, Australia

Seized Endangered Species Exhibit

An exhibit of endangered species confiscated from smugglers and passengers.
gabri3l Added by gabri3l
Brisbane, Australia

Museum of Lands, Mapping, and Surveying

Its collection highlights the monumental tasks undertaken to map Queensland.
jbartlett2000 Added by jbartlett2000
Collingwood, Australia

Easey's

A train car sitting on a rooftop makes an unlikely and picturesque setting for dinner.
Added by Obscuravibes
Beechworth, Australia

Woolshed Falls

This gold mine–turned–swimming hole is the perfect summer picnic spot, immersed in nature and history.
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Black Rock, Australia

HMVS Cerberus

Australia's only intact colonial warship never saw action before being turned into a scenic wreck.
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Eden, Australia

Eden Killer Whale Museum

A microcosm of the whaling industry in a small Australian town.
Rebekah Otto Added by Rebekah Otto
Brisbane, Australia

Queensland Police Museum

It's home to the taxidermy remains of Peter, the dog who helped convict a murderer.
jbartlett2000 Added by jbartlett2000
Perth, Australia

Bottle Cap Tree

Hundreds of people walk past this palm tree every day without spotting its secret.
Helen from Differentville Added by Helen from Differentville
Goulburn, Australia

Big Merino

Three-story concrete ram with a permanent gift shop.
Nicholas Jackson Added by Nicholas Jackson
Melbourne, Australia

Fire Services Museum of Victoria

A firefighting museum housed in a historic station whose Lookout Tower watches over Melbourne.
jbartlett2000 Added by jbartlett2000
Broken Hill, Australia

Big Bench

Located on top of mines that run through Broken Hill.
Nicholas Jackson Added by Nicholas Jackson
Rookwood, Australia

Rookwood Cemetery

The largest necropolis in the Southern Hemisphere.
SamM Added by SamM
Sydney, Australia

Australian Monument to the Great Irish Famine

A monument to the 4,114 Irish orphan girls who arrived in Australia between 1848 and 1850.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Myers Flat, Australia

The Jade Buddha for Universal Peace

Largest Buddha carved from gemstone-quality jade in the world, on a world tour through 2011.
canuck Added by canuck
Canberra, Australia

The Shine Dome

This copper-coated, multi-arched dome is surrounded by a moat and lights up at night.
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Brisbane, Australia

Commissariat Store

Its most grisly object is a jar full of severed fingers allegedly cut off by prisoners to avoid work.
jbartlett2000 Added by jbartlett2000