This mini version of the famous Bohemian castle was lovingly built by a Czech immigrant and mineworker.

A rare specimen of an iconic extinct animal in downtown Sydney.

An outback test site for the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult.

The evolution of a simple creek cutting its way through an ochre mountain side.

These glyphs have long been attributed to ancient Egyptians, or maybe they're just a hoax.

This whimsical garden filled with fairies and incredible creatures has been enchanting children—and adults—since the 1970s.

This former psychiatric hospital was once one of the largest in Australia.

A potpourri of rocks, fossils, and crystals is rounded out by a dinosaur garden and a 15-foot great white shark.

This salt lake in South Australia features seasonal color changes and its very own loch monster.

It's home to the antenna that received the first images of Neil Armstrong walking on the moon.

These 400 million-year-old caves feature honeycomb limestone formations.

Australia's oldest artists' colony.

An active seahorse farm is currently saving Tasmania's handfish from extinction.

This slightly spooky yet nostalgic theme park claims to be the first of its kind in Australia.

Once an aquarium, this sanctuary now rescues sharks and rays from fishing nets.

World War II ended before these tunnels built to protect vital oil from Japanese bombs were ever used.

Created as a coal reserve, it is today a natural park with stunning wildflowers, ancient marine fossils, and remnants of a 19th century mine.

The oldest European burial ground in Australia.

Record-holding guitar meant to promote country.

For nearly 50 years this airplane that crashed during World War II remained missing in the remote Australian backcountry.

Hidden among popular Sydney golf courses is a little remembered graveyard populated by smallpox victims.

Cooled, fractured lava formed this geometric rock feature.

One of the few places in the world home to living stromatolites.

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