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

Unusual finds in this shrine to local law enforcement include a 19th-century vampire-slaying kit.

A perfectly preserved abandoned criminal asylum in South Australia.

Home of the world's largest crocodile.

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

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

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

These sea cliffs are an epic natural wonder.

A wealth of plants and horticultural curiosities fill this charmingly antique museum.

A friendly monster lurks outside the State Library Victoria.

Final resting place for hundreds of prisoners of war.

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

An indigenous ethnobotanist runs this brunch spot celebrating Australia’s native flavors.

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

Dozens of large-scale, creative, evocative curios from prominent artists dot the calm outdoor space around this major museum.

A cramped wooden attic that once housed one of the world's first movie studios.

Granite rocks that concentrate waves into powerful jets.

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

Dedicated to an "Unknown Man," this grave holds either the remains of a lovelorn suicide or a Cold War spy.

The largest wax museum in the southern hemisphere features a grizzly chamber of horrors.

The smallest country in Australia is a principled little thing with a friendly emperor.

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

The once-dying town of Sheffield, Tasmania has reinvented itself as a village of painted wonders.

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