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Western Australian Museum 鈥?Shipwreck Galleries
Located within an 1852 commissariat store, the Shipwreck Galleries are considered the finest display of maritime archaeology in the southern hemisphere. The highlight is the Batavia Gallery , where a section of the hull of Dutch merchant ship Batavia, wrecked in 1629, is displayed.
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Martindale Hall
Martindale Hall is an astonishing 1880 manor 3km from Mintaro. Built for young pastoralist Edmund Bowman Jnr, who subsequently partied away the family fortune (OK, so drought and plummeting wool prices played a part鈥ut it was mostly the partying), the manor features original furni
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Mornington Wilderness Camp
Part of the Australian Wildlife Conservancy, the superb Mornington Wilderness Camp is as remote as it gets, lying on the Fitzroy River an incredibly scenic 95km drive across the savannah from the Gibbs 247km mark. Nearly 400,000 hectares are devoted to conserving the Kimberleys end
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Western Australian Museum 鈥?Perth
The states museum is a six-headed beast, with branches also in Fremantle, Albany, Geraldton and Kalgoorlie. This one includes dinosaur, mammal, butterfly and bird galleries, a childrens discovery centre , and excellent displays covering Indigenous and colonial history. In the cour
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Adelaide Oval
Hailed as the world鈥檚 prettiest cricket ground, the Adelaide Oval hosts interstate and international cricket matches in summer, plus national AFL football and state football games in winter. A wholesale redevelopment has boosted seating capacity to 50,000 鈥?when theyre all yelling,
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Outback at Isa
The award-winning Outback at Isa combines the visitor centre and booking office with three of Isas major attractions, all under one roof. The Hard Times Mine is an authentic underground trip to give you the full Isa mining experience. Isa Experience & Outback Park is a hands-on
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Art Gallery of Western Australia
Founded in 1895, this excellent gallery houses the states pre-eminent art collection. It contains important post-WWII works by Australian luminaries such as Arthur Boyd, Albert Tucker, Grace Cossington Smith, Russell Drysdale, Arthur Streeton and Sidney Nolan. Check the website for
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Mitchell River National Park
From the Kalumburu Rd its a rough 87km, past lookouts and forests of livistona palms to the parks dusty campground. Leave early if walking to Punamii-unpuu (Mitchell Falls; 8.6km return). The easy trail meanders through spinifex, woodlands and gorge country, dotted with Wandjina an
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Sydney Opera House
Designed by Danish architect J酶rn Utzon, this World Heritage-listed building is Australias most recognisable landmark. Visually referencing the billowing white sails of a seagoing yacht (but described by some local wags as more accurately resembling the sexual congress of turtles),
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Australian Stockman鈥檚 Hall of Fame & Outback Heritage Centre
In a beautifully conceived building with an impressive multiarched design, this is a fine museum, and also a tribute to outback pioneers, early explorers, stockmen and indigenous Australians. Five themed galleries, some featuring interactive touch-screen displays, cover: Aboriginal
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Royal Botanic Garden
These expansive gardens are the citys favourite picnic destination, jogging route and snuggling spot. Bordering Farm Cove, east of the opera house, the gardens were established in 1816 and feature plant life from Australia and around the world. They include the site of the colonys
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Crocosaurus Cove
If the tourists wont go out to see the crocs, then bring the crocs to the tourists. Right in the middle of Mitchell St, Crocosaurus Cove is as close as youll ever want to get to these amazing creatures. Six of the largest crocs in captivity can be seen in state-of-the-art aquariums
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National Anzac Centre
Opened for Albanys Anzac centenary commemorations in late 2014, this new museum remembers the men and women who left by convoy from Albany to fight in WWI. Excellent multimedia installations provide realism and depth to the exhibitions, and there is a profound melancholy in the mus
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Makers Workshop
Part museum, part arts centre, this dramatic new structure dominates the western end of Burnie鈥檚 main beach. Its a fabulous place to get acquainted with this city鈥檚 creative heart. You鈥檒l notice the life-size paper people in odd corners of the workshop鈥檚 cavernous contemporary inte
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Cape Range National Park
The jagged limestone peaks and gorges of rugged 510-sq-km Cape Range National Park offer relief from the otherwise flat, arid expanse of North West Cape, and are rich in wildlife, including the rare black-flanked rock wallaby, five types of bat and over 200 species of bird. Specta
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Art Gallery of NSW
With its classical Greek frontage and modern rear end, this much-loved institution plays a prominent and gregarious role in Sydney society. Blockbuster international touring exhibitions arrive regularly and theres an outstanding permanent collection of Australian art, including a s
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Parliament House
Twin of the nearby Mint, the venerable Parliament House (1816) has been home to the Parliament of New South Wales since 1829, making it the world鈥檚 oldest continually operating parliament building. And like the Mint, its front section (which now blends into a modern addition on the
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Penguin Parade
The Penguin Parade attracts more than half-a-million visitors annually to see the little penguins (Eudyptula minor), the world鈥檚 smallest, and probably cutest of their kind. The penguin complex includes concrete amphitheatres that hold up to 3800 spectators who come to see the litt
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Territory Wildlife Park
This excellent park showcases the best of Aussie wildlife. Pride of place must go to the aquarium, where a clear walk-through tunnel puts you among giant barramundi, stingrays, sawfish and saratogas, while a separate tank holds a 3.8m saltwater crocodile. To see everything you can
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Melbourne Cricket Ground
With a capacity of 100,000 people, the G is one of the world鈥檚 great sporting venues, hosting cricket in the summer, and AFL footy in the winter 鈥?for many Australians its considered hallowed ground. Make it to a game if you can (highly recommended), but otherwise you can still mak
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