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

Once the path of a railway tunnel, now home to thousands of glowing insects.

Twelve sculptures designed to make their best showing with the coming or going of the sun.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

This historic observatory contains the world's oldest refracting lens telescope.

Cockatoo Island is a Heritage-listed island in the middle of Sydney Harbour.

This trio of Australian rock spires may have inspired aboriginal legend or just modern tourism.

A massive stairway that almost wasn't leads to one of Australia's most scenic vistas.

Prehistoric park filled with the fossils of dozens of extinct species including Australian megafauna.

One of the best beaches in the entire world.

This historic Australian bridge was built by convicts with giant stone spikes to prevent cattle from falling off the sides.

Granite rocks that concentrate waves into powerful jets.

Aqua white sand highlighted with fiery red rocks.

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

A clear example of the process of erosion in action.

Nine limestone rock stacks on Australia's "Shipwreck Coast."

An unphotographable nightly march of tens of thousands of "fairy penguins" from sea to shore.

An obsolete form of timekeeping still marks the hour in this adapted 19th century lighthouse.

The largest shot tower in Australia is a unique reminder of industrial ammunitions history.

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

This historic Melbourne bullet factory is fully encased in a massive glass and steel cone.

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

Once housing children next to hardened criminals this historic jail once displayed Ned Kelly's skull until it was stolen.