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

Aqua white sand highlighted with fiery red rocks.

This historic Australian bridge was built by convicts with giant stone spikes to prevent cattle from falling off the sides.

One of the best beaches in the entire world.

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

Bronze statues honor the brave explorers who passed through this Antarctic gateway.

This simple sailing boat is one of the oldest preserved fishing vessels of its kind in the world.

The world's tallest shot tower—maybe.

This extraordinary geological oddity resembles human-made pavement.

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

The largest collection of Indigenous Australian artifacts in the world, and the rare museum where wood-and-glass cabinets have trumped interactive exhibits.

This historic tall ship traveled 1.5 million miles around the globe, and once did duty as the mythical pirate ship in Peter Pan.

The city’s oldest gateway to the galaxy lies at the entrance to the Royal Botanical Gardens.

A youth-centric science center hides an industrial triumph.

You'll find the little birds tucked within the rocks of this Australian beach.

A clear example of the process of erosion in action.

Nine limestone rock stacks on Australia's "Shipwreck Coast."

More than 100 colorful residents stand post in this seaside Australian city.

Australia's largest traditional hedge maze features a Great Gnome Hunt.

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

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

From a distance, this statue of an eagle looks like a giant chicken on a stick.

Three-story concrete ram with a permanent gift shop.

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