Australia

Marree Man

Not a single witness can attest to the creation of the world's largest geoglyph

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... »

| Edited by serflac and atimian

Wauchope, Australia

Devil's Marbles

Clusters of huge boulders in the Australian Outback

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

Marree, Australia

Mutonia Sculpture Park

Lonely industrial sculptures in South Australia created by a mechanic turned artist

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

Woombye, Australia

The Big Pineapple

A giant Australian fruit and tropical farm

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

Wingen, Australia

Burning Mountain

6000-year-old coal fire moves one meter per year

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

Henbury, Australia

Henbury Meteorites Conservation Park

Curious crater remnants in the middle of the Australian outback

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

Tyroom Roads, Australia

Lake McKenzie

The only pollutant in the clear blue water is sunscreen

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

Narrandera, Australia

Big Playable Guitar

Record-holding guitar meant to promote country

Australia is home to more than just a couple of big things. The big country, it has been said, has a love of similarly-oversized objects. The Big Playable Guitar is only one of a loosely related... »

Unusual Monuments, Strange Statues | Edited by Nicholas Jackson

Robertson, Australia

Big Potato

Concrete spud looks like the North American Sebago

Australia is home to more than just a couple of big things. The big country, it has been said, has a love of similarly-oversized objects. The Big Potato is only one of a loosely related set of... »

Unusual Monuments, Strange Statues | Edited by Nicholas Jackson

Taree, Australia

Big Oyster

Homage to the local produce now serves as a car dealer

Australia is home to more than just a couple of big things. The big country, it has been said, has a love of similarly-oversized objects. The Big Oyster is only one of a loosely related set of... »

Unusual Monuments, Strange Statues | Edited by Nicholas Jackson