Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

This historic observatory contains the world's oldest refracting lens telescope.

A collaboration of art and ornithology mourns the calls of Sydney's lost birds.

Cockatoo Island is a Heritage-listed island in the middle of Sydney Harbour.

One of Australia's largest secondhand bookstores.

This odd 1930s shop remains stranded in time and shrouded in mystery.

Tiny artwork tucked within glass letterboxes form this hidden gem of an art gallery.

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

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

The word 'wunderkammer' translates as 'wonder-chamber'. This Wunderkammer is both a museum and a retail store.

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.

This historic Melbourne bullet factory is fully encased in a massive glass and steel cone.

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 King is honored by an elaborate grotto on a continent he never visited.

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

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