Watch the seas clash at the place where according to Maori tradition, the spirits depart for their journey to the afterlife.

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

This extraordinary geological oddity resembles human-made pavement.

For a century, the tallest building in Tasmania was a tower built to manufacture ammunition.

The world's tallest shot tower—maybe.

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

Aqua white sand highlighted with fiery red rocks.

A huge maze complex and whimsical miniature village in Tasmania.

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

A colorful street named for the legendary Australian rock band.

The 18th-century home was disassembled into 253 cases and brought all the way from the other side of the world.

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

Every hour a secret compartment drops from this giant pocket watch, revealing a lovely surprise.

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

Taxidermy of the racing horse with a huge heart, who inspired hope in the Depression.

A massive metal lobster welcomes tourists to a roadside restaurant.

An island off the coast of South Australia is home to the last purebred Ligurian bees.

This massive water spout has been luring visitors for hundreds of years, some to their death.

The gigantic preserved heart of a champion racehorse.

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

One of Australia's largest secondhand bookstores.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

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

Final resting place for hundreds of prisoners of war.