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Bells Bridge, Australia

Jurassic Ark

A museum in rural Queensland wrongly claims that dinosaur fossils possess evidence that the earth is only 10,000 years old.
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Belanglo, Australia

Backpackers Memorial

A somber memorial to the seven victims of a horrible crime.
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Seventeen Seventy, Australia

Lt. James Cook Monument Cairn

A cairn commemorating James Cook's second landing in Australia.
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Banana, Australia

Banana the Bullock

A fallen bull's legacy lives on in the rural cattle town that is named after him.
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Maryborough, Australia

Mary Poppins Statue

A statue of the beloved storybook character stands in front of the building in which her creator was born.
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New Italy, Australia

New Italy

Once a farming community founded by the Italian survivors of an immigration scam, this colony is now a free camp and roadside attraction.
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Maryborough, Australia

The Story Bank

A museum dedicated to the legacy of writer P.L. Travers and her most beloved character, Mary Poppins.
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Childers, Australia

Childers Backpacker Memorial

This former hostel is now an art gallery and a memorial for 15 backpackers who lost their lives to a tragic act of arson.
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Araluen, Australia

Gympie Bone Museum

Australia's first and only museum dedicated exclusively to bones.
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Bobs Farm, Australia

The Shark and Ray Rescue Centre

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

Griffiths Sea Shell Museum

This museum is home to one of the largest private collections of seashells in Australia.
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Launceston, Australia

The Old Umbrella Shop

A historical umbrella shop, whose owner started a craze for locally-made souvenirs.
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Broadmeadow, Australia

Grandad's Magical Wonderland

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

City Park Macaques

A small troop of Japanese macaques live peacefully in the heart of this Tasmanian city.
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Taranna, Australia

Tasmanian Devil Unzoo

The world's first cageless zoo is working to save endangered Tasmanian devils.
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South Hobart, Australia

The Cascades Female Factory

The forgotten and tragic story of the thousands of female convicts forcibly transported to Tasmania is told inside the ruins of this notorious 19th-century workhouse.
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Deloraine, Australia

Jimmy Possum Chair

A faceless folk hero and his legacy of comfortable, expertly-crafted chairs lives on in a small Tasmanian town.
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Beauty Point, Australia

Seahorse World

An active seahorse farm is currently saving Tasmania's handfish from extinction.
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Sandy Bay, Australia

Errol Flynn Reserve

This small seaside reserve supposedly inspired a young Errol Flynn to take the nautical adventures that would define him on and off the silver screen.
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Richmond, Australia

Pooseum

A small museum dedicated to taking the taboo out of all things related to poo.
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Hobart, Australia

Mawson's Huts Replica Museum

The world's only full-size replica of the research hut used by Douglas Mawson for his 1911-14 Australasian Antarctic Expedition.
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Balladonia, Australia

BallaGNOMEia

Gnomes have taken over a rest stop on Australia's longest straight road.
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Wilmington, Australia

Sansouci Puppet Museum

This small town museum is home to the largest collection of puppets in Australia.
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Murray Town, Australia

Charlie's Aeroplane

One man’s legacy soars high on the wings of a miniature plane.
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