These mythological giants take time out of their busy day guarding a Victorian market to let you know what time it is.

Countless expeditions have left Tasmania to explore Antarctica, but this island state has an even deeper connection with the sea.

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

A massive stairway that almost wasn't leads to one of Australia's most scenic vistas.

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

A wealth of plants and horticultural curiosities fill this charmingly antique museum.

These bronze sculptures sow whimsy by hamming it up on a pedestrian mall.

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

A monument to the 4,114 Irish orphan girls who arrived in Australia between 1848 and 1850.

This grim museum collects artifacts and evidence of some of the most sensational antipodean crimes.

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

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

Built over an abandoned train yard, this hidden gem is full of winding paths and offers gorgeous views of Sydney Harbour.

The world's only complete colossal squid specimen is on display at the Te Papa Museum.

High winds can make this one scary landing.

Inside this faux cave, visitors can learn how some of their favorite fantasy characters were created.

A New Zealand communications tower stands as the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere.

New Zealand's only running funicular railway.

New Zealand's epic shrine to all things puzzling.

Highly spherical boulders on the shores of New Zealand.

The premier place to experience the Victorian imagining of the steam-powered future.

The platform atop this verdant volcano was built with the help of a royal elephant.

Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.

A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.