A friendly monster lurks outside the State Library Victoria.

Children's author May Gibbs's beloved stories about the tiny, human-like "Gumnut Babies" are immortalized in bronze.

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

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

A whimsical menagerie of creatures carved into a 300-year-old tree trunk.

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

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

This lone pillar is all that remains of a 19th-century asylum.

This former brickworks pit is full of legends about its murky depths.

This strange portrayal of the state's first lieutenant-governor literally stands on its head.

Dilapidated ruins that once treated a notorious young serial killer, currently hosting vandals, squatters, and ghost hunters.

A collection of outdoor mystical statues paying homage to indigenous Australians and ecological stewardship.

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

Woven tree art gives this towering Australian woodland a touch of mystical whimsy.

One of the oldest operating hydroelectric power schemes in Australia.

At Ramahyuck, the Gunaikurnai people were forced to trade their freedom and culture for protection. Today, a cemetery is all that remains of the site.

Asbestos pit mine abandoned in 1983 is still dangerous thirty years later.

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

An Australian novelist's cozy coastal retreat, turned campground.

A microcosm of the whaling industry in a small Australian town.

Record-holding guitar meant to promote country.

The decommissioned submarine is now the symbol of a small, inland Australian town.

Monument that stands 40 feet and weighs 1,000 pounds.

The oft used Australian colloquialism "Beyond the Black Stump" is said to have originated at this location.