These two large, rusting pieces of machinery are relics of Australia’s gold mining past.

Designed to provide fantastic views of the surrounding rainforest.

This school was established during the height of the Australian Gold Rush.

An art gallery, studio, and shop that celebrates death.

One of the most successful gold mines of the Victorian gold rush.

The site of a tragic mining disaster in 1882.

A rare chance to enter an original gold mine from the 1800s.

To commemorate a century of gold mining, this Australian city built a monument that features a replica of a 150-pound gold nugget found there in 1858.

This outdoor museum harkens back to the height of the gold rush.

A memorial to one of the saddest stories in Victoria's history.

Leaning shelves and books galore, this location is a book lover's utopia.

This remnant of an old railroad is the tallest surviving wooden trestle bridge in Victoria.

"The Wonder From Down Under," a worm shaped museum celebrating the endangered Giant Gippsland earthworm.

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

A conservation sanctuary for rescued koalas, some of which were saved from devastating Australian bushfires.

William Buckley escaped from prison and is said to have spent years hiding in this seaside cave.

Australia's largest traditional hedge maze features a Great Gnome Hunt.

Largest maize maze in the Southern hemisphere built with GPS technology on more than two acres.

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

A poignant monument dedicated to a tragic 1930s plane crash.

A monument commemorating the antimony mine that once operated in this Melbourne suburb.

Cooled, fractured lava formed this geometric rock feature.

Australia's oldest artists' colony.

A local landmark that has become a hub of graffiti and urban exploration.