A microcosm of the whaling industry in a small Australian town.

The oldest known European structures in Australia are the remnants of a story filled with mutiny, murder, jealousy and greed.

The largest necropolis in the Southern Hemisphere.

This 4.5-meter-tall statue of a native Australian bird marks Hydro Aluminium's 40th year in the area.

The abandoned remains of a once popular zoo, and the grave of the last known Tasmanian Tiger.

The bones of this aquatic dinosaur turned to opal over the centuries and the beast's remains were almost sold as jewelry.

It's said to be one of the most significant collections of contemporary Chinese art in the world.

By standing on a particular paving stone in the courtyard, you'll hear an echo that shouldn't be.

This rickety old shed hides a trove of secondhand literary treasures.

This giant dish located in a sheep paddock was the primary receiver of Apollo 11 TV transmissions.

A perfectly preserved abandoned criminal asylum in South Australia.

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

Unusual finds in this shrine to local law enforcement include a 19th-century vampire-slaying kit.

A micronation of epic proportions.

No one seems to know who suffered the disappointment at this particular place.

A historic hotel on the edge of the Australian outback.

The ruins of a once prosperous power station have become a mouldering seaside gem.

The smallest country in Australia is a principled little thing with a friendly emperor.

A self-funded cemetery with a long list of inhabitants.

A remarkable lifelong collection of antiques and art preserved in a historic Melbourne townhouse.

In a strange timezone anomaly, Daylight Saving Time here sets the clocks forward just 30 minutes.

The red crab exhibits one of the most spectacular migrations on earth, despite manmade obstacles.

After much poking and prodding, this island is decidedly not a magnetic anomaly, but it sure is pretty.

Dedicated to an "Unknown Man," this grave holds either the remains of a lovelorn suicide or a Cold War spy.