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

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

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

The gigantic preserved heart of a champion racehorse.

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

The world's "leaniest" tower encourages you to test the gravity of its situation.

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

A beautiful hike through national parks, forests and beaches in Western Australia.

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

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

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

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

This historic observatory contains the world's oldest refracting lens telescope.

Alien rock formations grown from the sands of an Australian national park.

One of the best beaches in the entire world.

This gracefully curving formation looks like a massive wave that was suddenly turned to stone.