Tens of thousands of flying foxes (a cat-size version of the fruit bat) have set up camp in the central Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens. By day, they roost in the trees, waking at dusk to seek out... »

Extraordinary Flora, Fascinating Fauna | Edited by A Facebook user and Annetta

On July 2, 1937 Amelia Earhart took off on what was to be her last flight. At 8:43 a.m she sent her her last known transmission "We are on the line 157 337. We will repeat this message. We will... »

Anomalous Islands | Edited by A Facebook user, A Facebook user and others

Port Arthur in Tasmania was originally founded in 1830 as a timber station, but its isolation made it the ideal place for a prison, and it was quickly converted into Australia's largest and most... »

Anomalous Islands, Crime and Punishment, Ghost Towns, Disaster Areas, Incredible Ruins | Edited by saintsithney, Annetta and 2 others

Coober Pedy is a mining town in South Australia, which calls itself the "Opal mining capital of the world". The town's name comes from the Aboriginal term for "boy's waterhole," but the joke is... »

Odd Accommodations, Eccentric Homes, Subterranean Sites | Edited by Nathan_Risinger

45° 55′ 16.42″ S, 170° 27′ 30.8″ E http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunnel_Beach http://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/tracks-and-walks/otago/coastal-otago/tunnel-beach-track/ »

Curious Caves, Subterranean Sites | Edited by hippy74

Recently a young couple visiting the Twelve Apostles -- confusingly, there are only nine rock formations -- walked out onto a section of rock known as the London Bridge. In a moment of life... »

Natural Wonders, Geological Oddities | Edited by canuck and Dylan

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Te Papa is New Zealand's national museum, and attempts to give an overview of the nation's art, history, peoples, and wildlife. Among the wildlife that Te Papa currently displays is the world's... »

Watery Wonders, Fascinating Fauna, Unique Collections | Edited by Dylan, re_nakaba and others

Six hours south of Sydney, the small seaside town of Eden features a whaling museum with exquisite artifacts from over a century of whaling in the community. The museum opened in 1936 with a... »

Museums and Collections | Edited by M Rebekah Otto, Dylan and others

Tony Phantastes had a vision. In the middle of a small Australian town he was going to create an artistic wonderland to document the history of Australian land-use practices and to commemorate his... »

Unusual Monuments, Incredible Ruins, Outsider Architecture | Edited by Dylan and gabeschwartz