A small troop of Japanese macaques live peacefully in the heart of this Tasmanian city.

Hopefully inspecting his tin pan for little nuggets of gold.

It's home to the antenna that received the first images of Neil Armstrong walking on the moon.

Three-story concrete ram with a permanent gift shop.

The world's first cageless zoo is working to save endangered Tasmanian devils.

A clear example of the process of erosion in action.

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

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

A timber wharf that contributed to Echuca becoming the largest inland port in 19th-century Australia.

This outdoor museum harkens back to the height of the gold rush.

Home to the oldest operating roller coaster in the Southern Hemisphere.

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

Locals have a long-running relationship with the big-beaked birds of this Australian fishing town.

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

The spherical grains of white quartz sand give every step on this Australian beach a distinctive sound.

The La Trobe Swing Bridge was the first movable bridge constructed in Victoria.

These 400 million-year-old caves feature honeycomb limestone formations.

Equipped with thousands of LED lights, this geodesic dome-shaped stadium is an engineering delight.

From the late 19th century until the 1960s, these stone-lined "stumps" were a popular place for people to air their views on local and international issues.

Not the result of an accident, hurricane, or aliens, this is an eye-popping tribute to the Melbourne tram.

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.

A roadside hotel that you can’t stop at. 

These Australian rock formations look like Martian beehives that have grown up out of the landscape.