This former psychiatric hospital was once one of the largest in Australia.

A conservation sanctuary for rescued koalas, some of which were saved from devastating Australian bushfires.

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

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

One of the few places in the world home to living stromatolites.

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

The Gunditjmara Aboriginal people of Australia began construction on this vast aquacultural complex 6,600 years ago.

Created as a coal reserve, it is today a natural park with stunning wildflowers, ancient marine fossils, and remnants of a 19th century mine.

This 19th-century convent is now a flourishing 21st-century hub for art.

Australia's first open air museum and antique 3D theater.

One of Sydney's oldest graveyards hides in plain sight behind a hospital.

Curious crater remnants in the middle of the Australian outback.

Peanut butter trees and miracle berries are just the beginning.

The abandoned remains of a once popular zoo, and the grave of the last known Tasmanian Tiger.

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

After much poking and prodding, this island is decidedly not a magnetic anomaly, but it sure is pretty.

The only pollutant in the clear blue water is sunscreen.

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

Australian Lake set aglow by Noctiluca Scintillans.

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

This eccentric cave dwelling is bizarre even by the standards of a subterranean town.

White cockroaches and other cave species occupy this massive series of lava tubes.

The unique ecosystem atop an Australian mountain is home to some colorful inhabitants.

Relics of Australia's convict past, and a modern scene of unimaginable horror.