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Darwin, Australia

Darwin Oil Storage Tunnels

World War II ended before these tunnels built to protect vital oil from Japanese bombs were ever used.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Wagin, Australia

Giant Ram

Everything about this over-size novelty animal is huge including its testicles.
Added by AmyDigs
Dumbleyung, Australia

Site of 1964 World Water Speed Record

See the lake and replica where a daredevil broke both world land and water speed records in the same year.
Added by AmyDigs
Walmsley, Australia

Albany Chainsaw Sculptures

Inside this sculpture park are dozens of woodcrafts crafted by the gentle hands of a chainsaw.
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Mount Bundey, Australia

Australian In-Situ Wild Rice Conservation Project

A Japanese sculptor carved an ode to biodiversity into a floodplain.
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Adelaide River, Australia

Charlie the Water Buffalo

The taxidermy remains of the mighty beast made famous by a Crocodile Dundee film.
Edward Denny Added by Edward Denny
Kulin, Australia

Tin Horse Highway

There's a lot of horsing around on this lonely stretch of Australian highway.
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Hyden, Australia

Wave Rock

This gracefully curving formation looks like a massive wave that was suddenly turned to stone.
SamM Added by SamM
Varley, Australia

Rabbit Cemetery

A unique memorial to the bunnies who died because of Australia's historic Rabbit Proof Fence.
Girl In The Sublunary Added by Girl In The Sublunary
Ularring, Australia

Inside Australia

A series of eerie metal stick figures are spread out over four square miles on the bed of a huge salt lake in the Australian Outback.
SamM Added by SamM
Purnululu, Australia

Bungle Bungle Range

These Australian rock formations look like Martian beehives that have grown up out of the landscape.
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Sturt Creek, Australia

Wolfe Creek Crater

A stray meteor left this picturesque hole in the Australian outback.
SamM Added by SamM
Leonora, Australia

Gwalia Ghost Town

This once-booming gold mining hub was basically abandoned overnight.
michelle99704 Added by michelle99704
Esperance, Australia

Skylab’s Remains

A tiny museum in Esperance, Australia, displays a bunch of space debris from NASA’s Skylab.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Rossville, Australia

Black Mountain

Legend says entire herds of cattle have disappeared within this boulder-strewn landscape.
Added by peterkealey25
Diwan, Australia

Daintree Entomological Museum

Australia's largest collection of rare and bizarre insects.
Added by katetelma
Australia

Lake Hillier

An Australian lake whose pink hue defies scientific explanation.
Josh Added by Josh
Cairns, Australia

Cairns Library Bats

These flying foxes dangle from the trees around the library like fuzzy black fruit.
Added by lesleymarri
Tanami East, Australia

Drunken Australian Parrots

The Australian lorikeets that like to tie one on in an annual drinking binge.
Rachel Added by Rachel
Atherton, Australia

Hou Wang Temple

The last timber and iron Chinese temple in Australia.
lindybcn Added by lindybcn
Mena Creek, Australia

Paronella Park

A castle hand-built by a Spanish dreamer in the Australian tropical jungle.
Australia

Ball's Pyramid

This dramatic sea spire is home to the world's rarest insect and is part of the lost continent of Zealandia.
Dylan Added by Dylan
Lord Howe Island, Australia

Lord Howe Island's Time

In a strange timezone anomaly, Daylight Saving Time here sets the clocks forward just 30 minutes.
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Whitsundays, Australia

Whitehaven Beach

A small, but award-winning beach known for its literally spotless reputation.
Hannah Frishberg Added by Hannah Frishberg