Although the average hot tub costs a couple thousand dollars, Hot Water Beach allows people to carve their own thermal hot tub right on the beach in New Zealand. With just a few thrusts of a... »

Natural Wonders, Watery Wonders, Geological Oddities | Edited by atimian

Although many utopian societies seem doomed from the outset, the Republic of Minerva was up against a unique challenge: creating a libertarian micro-nation on reclaimed reefs in the Pacific Ocean,... »

Micro-Nations | Edited by serflac and atimian

The fact that there is not a single witness to the creation of the Marree Man speaks to the absolute isolation of central South Australia. Somehow in 1998, one person or a group of people were... »

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The Devils Marbles are a symbol of the outback in Australia and across the world. Yet the classic photo of two giant rounded boulders in the vast arid landscape hardly does justice to an area that... »

Natural Wonders, Geological Oddities | Edited by serflac and atimian

For miles in every direction in the midst of the South Australian desert, there is only sand, rocks and desolate road. Yet in this flat, arid landscape is an oasis, made not of water and palms,... »

Outsider Art | Edited by serflac and atimian

Since its erection in 1971, the Big Pineapple has been a family attraction in Queensland. Children looked forward to the pilgrimage during vacations and it brought smiles to many along the... »

Unusual Monuments, Strange Statues | Edited by serflac and atimian

Mount Wingen has been smoldering for 6000 years without stop. Just below the surface of the earth in New South Wales, a coal seam has been burning and slowly moving south along the mountain at a... »

Fiery Wonders | Edited by A Facebook user and atimian

Approximately 4,700 years ago, a meteor racing through the Earth's atmosphere split into several pieces -- most no larger than a 2 liter fuel drum -- and slammed into the middle of Australia. The... »

Geological Oddities | Edited by Sporkster and atimian

Located 100 meters above sea level, Lake McKenzie on Fraser Island is one of the most beautiful and well-known freshwater lakes in Australia. The lake is a "perched lake" meaning it exists well... »

Watery Wonders | Edited by serflac, atimian and others

In 1887, English surveyor Fred Mace and local Maori Chief Tane Tinorau decided to explore the Caves of Waitomo. Tinorau and Mace entered the cave system on a tiny raft where a decently sized... »

Fascinating Fauna, Curious Caves, Bioluminescent Spots | Edited by michelle, Dylan and 2 others