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Woombye, Australia

The Big Pineapple

A giant Australian fruit and tropical farm.
Coober Pedy, Australia

Crocodile Harry's Underground Nest & Dugout

This eccentric cave dwelling is bizarre even by the standards of a subterranean town.
Landsborough, Australia

Dularcha Rail Tunnel

This abandoned railroad tunnel is now home to a micro-colony of bats and a ghost train.
Brisbane, Australia

The Pitch Drop Experiment

Started nearly 100 years ago, this science experiment just keeps on going, ever so slowly.
Surfers Paradise, Australia

Gold Coast Wax Museum and Chamber of Horrors

The largest wax museum in the southern hemisphere features a grizzly chamber of horrors.
Duranbah, Australia

Big Avocado

Giant fruit signaling the entrance to a tropical paradise.
Ballandean, Australia

Ballandean Pyramid

A huge stone pyramid built for fun.
Callanna, Australia

Marree Man

Not a single witness can attest to the creation of the world's largest geoglyph.
Callanna, Australia

Mutonia Sculpture Park

Lonely industrial sculptures in South Australia created by a mechanic turned artist.
Tenterfield, Australia

Big Orange

Just one of many oranges on this citrus-happy continent.
Coffs Harbour, Australia

Big Banana

One of the first big sculptures anywhere in Australia.
Coffs Harbour, Australia

Big Bunch of Bananas

Roadside display for a popular fruit and vegetable stand.
Guyra, Australia

Big Lamb

Monument to the area's potato and lamb industries.
Lake Cathie, Australia

Big Bowl

Australian holiday town hosts world's largest bowling ball.
Woodsreef, Australia

Woodsreef Asbestos Mine

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

Giant Pink Slugs of Mount Kaputar

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

'Harsh Pasture'

In the Flinders Ranges of South Australia, this marker marks the severe haven of War Kangaroos that once roamed here in the fictional parallel world of Kcymaerxthaere.
Taree, Australia

Big Oyster

Homage to the local produce now serves as a car dealer.
Blinman, Australia

'Hongsedaunt'

Past Blinman, past the end of the asphalt, in the majesty of the Flinders Ranges, you will come upon three stone markers by the road.
Moonbi, Australia

Big Chook

Fiberglas monument to Moonbi's poultry industry.
Hillvue, Australia

Big Golden Guitar

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

Burning Mountain

6000-year-old coal fire moves one meter per year.
Stockton, Australia

The Nobbys Gunpowder Tunnels

A series of gun powder chambers currently hidden from view within Nobbys Headland in Newcastle, Australia.
Hexham, Australia

Big Mosquito

Modeled after the big, ferocious Hexham Grey mosquito.