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Walsh Bay
This section of Dawes Point waterfront was Sydney鈥檚 busiest before the advent of container shipping and the construction of new port facilities at Botany Bay. The last decade has seen the Federation-era wharves here gentrified beyond belief, morphing into luxury hotels, apartments,
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Sydney Hospital
Originally the Rum Hospital, built by two Sydney merchants in return for a monopoly on the rum trade, Australia鈥檚 oldest hospital has a grand Victorian sandstone facade and a chequered history. You can鈥檛 wander around inside, but the central courtyard with its kitsch enamelled foun
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Flinders Street Station
If ever there was a true symbol of the city, Flinders Street Station would have to be it. Built in 1854, it was Melbourne鈥檚 first railway station, and you鈥檇 be hard-pressed to find a Melburnian who hasn鈥檛 uttered the phrase 鈥楳eet me under the clocks鈥?at one time or another (the pop
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Yanchep National Park
The woodlands and wetlands of Yanchep National Park are home to hundreds of species of fauna and flora, including koalas, kangaroos, emus and cockatoos. The free Wild About Walking brochure outlines nine walking trails, from the 20-minute Dwerta Mia walk to the four-day Coastal Pla
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Pioneer Settlement
Swan Hill鈥檚 main tourist attraction is a fun re-creation of a riverside port town of the paddle-steamer era. The settlement鈥檚 displays include the restored PS Gem, one of Australia鈥檚 largest riverboats, a great collection of old carriages and buggies, an old-time photographic parlo
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Wall in the Wilderness
On your journey between Derwent Bridge and Bronte Park, don鈥檛 miss the Wall in the Wilderness. This amazing creation is a work of art in progress. Wood sculptor Greg Duncan is carving a panorama in wood panels depicting the history of the Tasmanian highlands. The scale is incredibl
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Bell Tower
This pointy glass spire fronted by copper sails contains the royal bells of Londons St Martins-in-the-Fields, the oldest of which dates to 1550. They were given to WA by the British government in 1988, and are the only set known to have left England. Clamber to the top for 360-degr
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Alice Springs Transport Heritage Centre
At the MacDonnell siding, 10km south of Alice and 1km west of the Stuart Hwy, are a couple of museums dedicated to big trucks and old trains. The Old Ghan Heritage Railway Museum has a collection of restored Ghan locos, tea rooms, and a collection of railway memorabilia in the love
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GPO Sydney
As iconic in its time as the Opera House, this beautiful colonnaded Victorian palazzo (built 1874) was once Sydney鈥檚 General Post Office. It has since been gutted, stabbed with office towers and transformed into the Westin Sydney hotel, swanky shops, restaurants and bars. Inspired
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Araluen Arts Centre
For a small town, Alice Springs has a thriving arts scene, and the Araluen Arts Centre is at its heart. There is a 500-seat theatre , and four galleries with a focus on art from the central desert region.The Albert Namatjira Gallery features works by the artist, who began painting
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Woolnorth
Sprawling across the northwestern tip of Tasmania, 25km from Smithton, is the 220-sq-km cattle and sheep property of Woolnorth, still a holding of the Van Diemen鈥檚 Land company two centuries after it began. Today it鈥檚 also home to enormous wind turbines that harness the power of th
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Simpsons Gap
Westbound from Alice Springs on Larapinta Dr you come to the grave of John Flynn , the founder of the Royal Flying Doctor Service, which is topped by a boulder donated by the Arrernte people (the original was a since-returned Devils Marble). Opposite the car park is the start of th
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Walpole
Giant trees include red, yellow and Rates tingle trees (all types of eucalypt, or gum, trees). Good walking tracks include a section of the Bibbulmun Track, which passes through Walpole to Coalmine Beach. Scenic drives include the Knoll Drive, 3km east of Walpole; the Valley of the
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Mt William National Park
The little-known, isolated Mt William National Park brings together long sandy beaches, low ridges and coastal heathlands 鈥?visit during spring or early summer when the wildflowers are at their bloomin鈥?best. The highest point, Mt William (1陆-hour return walk), stands only 216m tal
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Green Park
Once the residence of Alexander Green, hangman of Darlinghurst Gaol, Green Park is a cheery space during the day, but as the many syringe-disposal bins attest, it鈥檚 best avoided nocturnally. At the top of the slope, the inverted pink triangular prism backed by black pillars is the
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Governors Phillip & Macquarie Towers
Clad in steel, granite and glass, Governor Phillip Tower (1993) is one of Sydneys tallest buildings (254m including antennae). Its distinctive metallic-bladed top has earned it the nickname 鈥榯he Milk Crate鈥? Its propped up on zinc-plated columns for a monumental 10 storeys before t
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Fran莽ois Peron National Park
Covering the whole peninsula north of Denham is an area of low scrub, salt lakes and red sandy dunes, home to the rare bilby, mallee fowl and woma python. Theres a scattering of rough camp sites alongside brilliant white beaches, all accessible via 4WD (deflate tyres to 20psi). Don
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St Patrick鈥檚 Church
This attractive sandstone church (1844) was built on land donated by William Davis, an Irishman transported for his role in the 1798 uprisings. Inside it鈥檚 incredibly quiet, which makes the brass altar, the stained-glass windows and the colourful statues of St Patrick, St Joan of A
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St Mary鈥檚 Cathedral
Built to last, this 106m-long Gothic Revival鈥搒tyle cathedral was begun in 1868, consecrated in 1905 and substantially finished in 1928, but the massive, 75m-high spires weren鈥檛 added until 2000. The crypt has an impressive terrazzo mosaic floor depicting the Creation, inspired by t
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Sun Pictures
Sink back in a canvas deck chair in the worlds oldest operating picture gardens. Opened in 1916 to entertain the ever increasing local community (with few means of clean entertainment), the cinema started showing silent movies, then progressed to reels with sound. These days, it st
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