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Keswick, Australia

Queen Adelaide Restaurant

Dine aboard the historic Ghan train while retracing early explorers' journey through the Outback.
Kurri Kurri, Australia

Big Kookaburra

This 4.5-meter-tall statue of a native Australian bird marks Hydro Aluminium's 40th year in the area.
Coffs Harbour, Australia

Big Banana

One of the first big sculptures anywhere in Australia.
South Kolan, Australia

Mystery Craters

The 25-million-year-old cavities have perplexed people for decades.
Queens Domain, Australia

The Ruins of the Beaumaris Zoo

The abandoned remains of a once popular zoo, and the grave of the last known Tasmanian Tiger.
Brisbane, Australia

Streets Beach

Brisbane's manmade urban beach has enough water to fill five Olympic-sized swimming pools.
Robertson, Australia

Big Potato

Concrete spud looks like the North American Sebago.
Mount Barry, Australia

Dingo Fence

The longest fence in the world stretches over 3,000 miles to keep the dingoes out.
Duranbah, Australia

Big Avocado

Giant fruit signaling the entrance to a tropical paradise.
Yallabatharra, Australia

Principality of Hutt River

A micronation of epic proportions.
Adelaide, Australia

Something Wild

This store offers tastes of Aboriginal Australia, with some contemporary and global twists.
West Ballina, Australia

The Big Prawn

There's nothing shrimpy about the world's largest artificial prawn.
Kingston SE, Australia

Larry The Red Big Lobster

A massive metal lobster welcomes tourists to a roadside restaurant.
Melbourne, Australia

Fairies Tree

A whimsical menagerie of creatures carved into a 300-year-old tree trunk.
Melbourne, Australia

Princess Theatre

One of the oldest theaters in Australia, it's also said to be haunted by a performer who died on stage.
Bowen, Australia

The Big Mango

One of Australia's famed "Big Things," this giant fruit was once stolen as part of a publicity stunt.
Currarong, Australia

Mermaid Inlet Cliffs

These sea cliffs are an epic natural wonder.
Dadswells Bridge, Australia

The Giant Koala

Popular tourist destination now stands as a memorial to Sam the koala.
Melbourne, Australia

Cow Up a Tree

This piece of Australian modern art is part joke and part history.
Hyams Beach, Australia

Hyams Beach

The sand is such a bright white that on sunny days you practically need sunglasses to look at the ground.
Melbourne, Australia

Gog and Magog

These mythological giants take time out of their busy day guarding a Victorian market to let you know what time it is.
Ballandean, Australia

Ballandean Pyramid

A huge stone pyramid built for fun.
Reids Flat, Australia

Empire of Atlantium

The smallest country in Australia is a principled little thing with a friendly emperor.
Sheffield, Australia

Tasmania's 'Town of Murals'

The once-dying town of Sheffield, Tasmania has reinvented itself as a village of painted wonders.