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Parkes Radio Telescope
Built by the Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) in 1961, this telescope is 6km east of the Newell Hwy, 19km north of Parkes.It became famous thanks to the film The Dish (2000), which told a (somewhat fictionalised) account of the telescopes role
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Wild Life Sydney Zoo
Complementing its sister and neighbour, Sea Life, this large complex houses an impressive collection of Australian native reptiles, butterflies, spiders, snakes and mammals (including kangaroos and koalas). The nocturnal section is particularly good, bringing out the extrovert in t
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Truffle & Wine Co
To discover how the worlds most expensive produce is harvested, follow your snout to the Truffle & Wine Co. Join a 2陆-hour truffle hunt with the clever truffle-hunting Labradors on Saturday or Sunday from June to August (adult/child $60/30; book ahead). A three-course truffle-i
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Heritage Walk
To get a feel for early Alice Springs, there are a number of historic-buildings-cum-mini-museums that you can pop into while wandering around town. On Todd Mall is Adelaide House built in the 1920s by the founding flying doctor Reverend John Flynn as the first hospital in central A
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Cutta Cutta Caves Nature Park
Turn your back on the searing sun and dip down 15m below terra firma into this mazelike limestone cave system. The 1499-hectare Cutta Cutta Caves Nature Park has a unique ecology and you鈥檒l be sharing the space with brown tree snakes, plus the endangered ghost bats and orange horse
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Crystal Cascades
About 14km from Cairns, the Crystal Cascades are a series of beautiful waterfalls and idyllic, croc-free swimming holes that locals would rather keep to themselves. The area is accessed by a 1.2km (30-minute) pathway. Crystal Cascades is linked to Lake Morris (the citys reservoir)
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Perth Zoo
Part of the fun of a day at the zoo is getting there 鈥?taking the ferry across the Swan River from Barrack Street Jetty to Mends Street Jetty (every half-hour) and walking up the hill. Zones include Reptile Encounter, African Savannah (rhinos, cheetahs, zebras, giraffes and lions),
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Coffin Bay National Park
Along the ocean side of Coffin Bay theres some wild coastal scenery, most of which is part of Coffin Bay National Park, overrun with roos, emus and fat goannas. Access for conventional vehicles is limited: you can get to picturesque Point Avoid (coastal lookouts, rocky cliffs, good
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South Bruny National Park
Theres terrific bushwalking here. At Fluted Cape , east of Adventure Bay, an easy trail winds out to the old whaling station at Grass Point (1陆 hours return). From here follow the shore to Penguin Island , accessible at low tide, or complete the more difficult cape circuit (2陆 hour
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Rose Seidler House
Sydneys most famous architect, Harry Seidler, designed this modest 50-sq-metre house (1950) for his mother and father, Rose and Max. It鈥檚 a modernist gem, with free-flowing open spaces, retro colour schemes and hip furnishings. Every year the Historic Houses Trust holds a Fifties F
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Ceres
Ceres, the name of the Roman goddess of agriculture and fertility, also stands for Centre for Education & Research in Environmental Strategies, a two-decades-old community environment built on a former rubbish tip. Stroll around the permaculture and bushfood nursery before refu
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Maria Island
The car-free Maria Island was declared a national park in 1972. Its mixed history provides some interesting convict and industrial ruins among some exquisite natural features: forests, fern gullies, fossil-studded sandstone and limestone cliffs, and empty beaches. Maria is popular
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Australian Aviation Heritage Centre
If you like aircraft and you like em big, youre going to love this place. Darwins aviation museum, about 10km from the centre, has a mammoth B52 bomber, one of only two of its kind displayed outside the USA, which has somehow been squeezed inside. Free guided tours commence at 10am
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North Head
About 3km south of Manly, spectacular, chunky North Head offers dramatic cliffs, lookouts and sweeping views of the ocean, the harbour and the city; hire a bike and go exploring. North Head is believed to have been used as a ceremonial site by the native Camaraigal people. These da
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Trevallyn State Recreation Area
Artificial Lake Trevallyn, on the South Esk River (Tasmanias longest river) above Cataract Gorge, is a favourite spot with the locals. Take a picnic and have a splash in the shallows on a warm day. There are also walking trails, a bike track, archery and equestrian clubs and Cable
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Bundjalung National Park
Stretching for 25km along the coast north of the Clarence River to South Evans Head, this national park is largely untouched. Most of it is best explored with a 4WD. However, the southern reaches can be easily reached from Yamba via the passenger-only Clarence River Ferries to Iluk
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Mary MacKillop Place
This museum tells the life story of St Mary of the Cross (aka Mary MacKillop), Australia鈥檚 only Catholic saint. Born in Melbourne in 1842, she was a dedicated and outspoken educator, and a pioneer who prevailed over conservative hierarchical ideals, despite being excommunicated for
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Tasma Terrace
The three-storey, grey-stuccoed terraces comprising Tasma Terrace were built in 1879 and designed by Charles Webb, who also designed the famous Windsor Hotel. These are one of Melbourne鈥檚 finest Victorian terrace rows, with exquisite cast-iron verandas and a restrained ecclesiastic
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Seaworks
In Williamstown proper, the industrial Seaworks precinct comprises historic boatsheds, a maritime museum and exhibition space. Its also the headquarters for Sea Shepherd Australia , and on weekends you can tour their anti-poaching vessels from noon to 4.30pm (when theyre out to sea
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Clovelly Beach
It might seem odd, but this concrete-edged ocean channel is a great place to swim, sunbathe and snorkel. It鈥檚 safe for the kids, and despite the swell surging into the inlet, underwater visibility is great. A beloved friendly grouper fish lived here for many years until he was spea
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