Come for the flowers, stay for the bats! Tens of thousands of flying foxes (a cat-sized 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 seeds,...
For better or worse, this whimsical sculpture garden was a favourite place of Rupert Murdoch's. Hidden away in the outer Melbourne suburb of Frankston, Victoria, is a magical collection of dream-like sculpture works that invite people to explore not just the natural surroundings of the...
A beautiful 1920s tower filled with the local hidden gems. Perched on top of chain stores and squished between souvenir shops on Melbourne's main drag, the Nicholas Building is an unlikely hub of curio shops and artist's studios neatly obscured by the hustle and bustle...
Australia's Largest Traditional hedge maze featuring the Gresat Gnome Hunt. Though the Ashcombe maze bears the look of Victorian era hedge maze, and is, in fact, the "oldest" traditional hedge maze in Australia it dates back only to the 1970s. However, in the last 30...
You'll find the little birds tucked withing the rocks of this Australian Beach. St. Kilda Pier Offers an unusual gem of a natural wildlife experience within the shadows of an Australian Metropolis, as it's home to several thousand penguins. An active colony of little penguins...
There's nothing shrimpy about the World's largest artifical prawn. At a height of nearly 30 feet and weighing almost 40 tons, this prawn boasts the title of "The World's Largest Artificial Prawn." It was slated for demolition in 2009 until the community of West Ballina,...
An island off the coast of South Australia is home to the last purebred Ligurian bees. In the 1880s, a group of Italian queens moved to Australia's Kangaroo Island. With its Mediterranean like climate and largely unspoiled wilderness, this sunny island about 10 miles from...
After much poking an prodding, this island is decidedly not a magnetic anomaly, but it sure is pretty. only accessible by ferry, this gorgeous island is lacking in lacking development, pollution, and a large human footprint. It's also lacking any sort of magnetic weirdness....
A massive metal lobster welcomes tourists to a roadside restaurant. Australia has a long and storied history of oversized monuments, and The Big Lobster in Kingston SE, known locally as "Larry", is one of the most impressive. Keeping watch over this small town in South...
This secret Australian garden was built on love after a man planted a random bulb he found in the ocean. Just beyond the path along the Cremorne Point Foreshore Walk, and linked together by a series of steps and paths, sit over a hectare...