A youth-centric science center hides an industrial triumph.

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

Though considered an eyesore by some, this boxy Brutalist high-rise plays a significant role in Sydney's past.

Native Australian lizards inhabit this garden celebrating Sydney and its sister city in China.

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

The statue honors an adventurous seafaring cat.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

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

Hundreds of people walk past this palm tree every day without spotting its secret.

A monument to a working class martyr.

This Western Australian mint was established during the height of the Australian gold rush.

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

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

Every hour a secret compartment drops from this giant pocket watch, revealing a lovely surprise.

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.

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

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

Melbourne's favorite bronze dog.

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

One of the oldest theaters in Australia, it's also said to be haunted by a performer who died on stage.

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

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