Brisbane's manmade urban beach has enough water to fill five Olympic-sized swimming pools.

The city’s oldest gateway to the galaxy lies at the entrance to the Royal Botanical Gardens.

A massive concentration of algae is responsible for this lake's pink hue.

There's nothing shrimpy about the world's largest artificial prawn.

The yawning remains of a complex naval fortress still haunt this Australian shore.

A massive metal lobster welcomes tourists to a roadside restaurant.

One of Australia's famed "Big Things," this giant fruit was once stolen as part of a publicity stunt.

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

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

A historic hotel on the edge of the Australian outback.

These tracks are believed to be from a panicked dinosaur stampede.

Final resting place for hundreds of prisoners of war.

One of the oldest theaters in Australia, it's also said to be haunted by a performer who died on stage.

This store offers tastes of Aboriginal Australia, with some contemporary and global twists.

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

Granite rocks that concentrate waves into powerful jets.

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

In a strange timezone anomaly, Daylight Saving Time here sets the clocks forward just 30 minutes.

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.

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

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

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

It's said to be one of the most significant collections of contemporary Chinese art in the world.