Buckley's Bunyip - the places I have been

Located in Aireys Inlet, part of the Great Ocean Road resides this magnificent sculpture.

William Buckley was deported from the United Kingdom to Australia as a convict. He was bound for a convict settlement, however, he escaped into the bushland. While hiding in the region barely able to survive, he befriended the local Wathaurong People.

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2021

108.4km

Sunshine Lane

Discover Sunshine Lane in Brunswick, Australia: A hidden lane full of top quality street art.

111.97km

Deakin University Sculpture Walk, Burwood

110.76km

Heritage walking tour of Pentridge: its dark past, neglected present and rich future.

2019

52.03km

Cheviot Beach

Discover Cheviot Beach in Portsea, Australia: This Australian beach became famous when Prime Minister Harold Holt disappeared from its shores.

33.7km

Deakin University Art Collection, Waurn Ponds Estate Collection

2021

104.85km

Melbourne Rectangular Stadium

Discover Melbourne Rectangular Stadium in Melbourne, Australia: Equipped with thousands of LED lights, this geodesic dome-shaped stadium is an engineering delight.

2022

102.58km

Centenary of Gold Discovery Monument

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2018

104.67km

Marionette Fob Watch

Discover Marionette Fob Watch in Melbourne, Australia: Every hour a secret compartment drops from this giant pocket watch, revealing a lovely surprise.

102.21km

Boating on Albert Park Lake

40.27km

Highton and Fyansford – Significance and what it leaves out

2017

105.56km

Fire Services Museum of Victoria

Discover Fire Services Museum of Victoria in East Melbourne, Australia: A firefighting museum housed in a historic station whose Lookout Tower watches over Melbourne.

104.28km

Public Art as Cultural Heritage

40.02km

Barwon Heads Bridge A Beach Walk

97.35km

Hobson’s Bay: A Place for Everyone?

62.59km

The Rye House

2018

103.39km

The Upended Tram

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2018

104.54km

Larry La Trobe Statue

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2021

105.91km

Burke and Wills Monument

Discover Burke and Wills Monument in Parkville, Australia: This unusual stone monument marks the starting point of the epic and tragic event.

99.06km

Nelson Brothers Funeral Parlor

2017

105.68km

Exploring the Industrial Heritage of the City of Kingston

2021

102.67km

Webb Bridge

Discover Webb Bridge in Docklands, Australia: This modern pedestrian bridge on the Yarra River was modeled after an Aboriginal fish trap.

102.94km

Space and Sculpture: Docklands, Melbourne

57.21km

Shipwrecks of the Port Phillip Bay

107.67km

Walking Tour of the first five Publican Houses of Brunswick

101.01km

Stony Creek

104.55km

A Gap Year Taker’s Introduction to Living Life in Melbourne

2020

113.69km

Surrey Dive

Discover Surrey Dive in Box Hill, Australia: This former brickworks pit is full of legends about its murky depths.

2022

101.06km

Sovereign Hill

Discover Sovereign Hill in Golden Point, Australia: This outdoor museum harkens back to the height of the gold rush.

2017

104.31km

There’s an Abandoned Ballroom Hidden in Australia’s Busiest Railway Station

Viewing the jewel of a space has been so coveted entry was granted by a secret “Golden Ticket.”

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104.88km

Ferenc Puskás Memorial

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107.47km

Exploring the Mediterranean Idiom in Moreland

2019

97.07km

Titanic Theatre Restaurant

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2019

104.4km

The Nicholas Building

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2021

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The Sphinx Hotel

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“See you on the road … in Wyndham”

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From Punishment to Rehabilitation – The Old Melbourne Gaol

104.74km

The Heritage Value of the Queen Victoria Market

2018

104.83km

‘Mr. Lizard and Gumnut Baby’ Statue

Discover 'Mr. Lizard and Gumnut Baby' Statue in Melbourne, Australia: Children's author May Gibbs' beloved stories about the tiny, human-like "Gumnut Babies" are immortalized in bronze.

2018

105.23km

Princess Theatre

Discover Princess Theatre in Melbourne, Australia: One of the oldest theaters in Australia, it's also said to be haunted by a performer who died on stage.

2017

103.65km

Victoria Police Museum

Discover Victoria Police Museum in Docklands, Australia: Unusual finds include a 19th-century vampire slaying kit and the death mask of an infamous Australian serial killer.

104.41km

Melbourne

109.05km

Hawthorn’s Hidden Histories

91.44km

Ranelagh Estate, Mt Eliza

54.33km

Following the Footsteps of Early Immigrants at Point Nepean Quarantine Station.

2021

104.38km

‘The Public Purse’

Discover 'The Public Purse' in Melbourne, Australia: This giant, granite purse is one of Melbourne's most unique and distinctive pieces of public art.

34.05km

Deakin University Sculpture Walk, Waurn Ponds

2018

104.68km

Mailbox Art Space

Discover Mailbox Art Space in Melbourne, Australia: Tiny artwork tucked within glass letterboxes form this hidden gem of an art gallery.

2021

104.45km

Mabu Mabu Big Esso

Discover Mabu Mabu Big Esso in Melbourne, Australia: Featuring Torres Strait Islander cuisine and Australia's first indigenous bar.

101.43km

St Kilda’s Jewish Heritage

2021

65.27km

Fairy Park

Discover Fairy Park in Anakie, Australia: This slightly spooky yet nostalgic theme park claims to be the first of its kind in Australia.

42.06km

Geelong’s Wool Industry then & now; Its impact on Geelong’s built heritage

2004

105.45km

Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens

The Royal Exhibition Building and its surrounding Carlton Gardens were designed for the great international exhibitions of 1880 and 1888 in Melbourne. The building and grounds were designed by Joseph Reed. The building is constructed of brick and timber…

2019

107.87km

Abbotsford Convent

Discover Abbotsford Convent in Abbotsford, Australia: This 19th-century convent is now a flourishing 21st-century hub for art.

2019

100.65km

St. Kilda Pier Penguin Colony

Discover St. Kilda Pier Penguin Colony in St Kilda, Australia: You'll find the little birds tucked within the rocks of this Australian beach.

104.75km

Little Rockley

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101.5km

Footscray Psychiatric Centre

103.79km

Aboriginal Heritage Outdoor Artwork Tour (City of Melbourne)

101.9km

Rippon Lea Estate

107.04km

Collingwood’s Colourful Housing History

101.44km

St. Kilda Walking Tour

102.48km

A Walk Through Melbourne’s Cafe History

2017

105.52km

Captain Cook’s Cottage

Discover Captain Cook's Cottage in East Melbourne, Australia: The 18th-century home was disassembled into 253 cases and brought all the way from the other side of the world.

2021

106.86km

Adnate Collingwood Mural

Discover Adnate Collingwood Mural in Melbourne, Australia: This 20-story artwork on a public housing block is the tallest mural in the Southern Hemisphere and tells the story of a community.

2021

107.01km

Keith Haring Mural

Discover Keith Haring Mural in Collingwood, Australia: A large Melbourne wall is home to an iconic work of art from one of the world's most renowned street artists.

105.38km

Art in Fitzroy Gardens

109.13km

High Heritage: Character in the North

2019

116.95km

Upside-Down Charles La Trobe Statue

Discover Upside-Down Charles La Trobe Statue in Bundoora, Australia: This strange portrayal of the state's first lieutenant-governor literally stands on its head.

103.85km

Serving Australia and Serving Victoria: Stories of the Shrine Creators

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The Heritage of Herstory: the emergence of feminism in Melbourne

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The Australian National Aviation Museum

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Total House

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The Communities that Shaped Carlton

116.9km

La Trobe University Architecture, Sculpture and Heritage Walk

2022

57.41km

Red Rock

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2018

105.57km

Fairies Tree

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100.92km

The Garden City

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106.33km

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2020

42.05km

Stanbury Jacko

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Westgarthtown Walking Tour

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103.21km

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2017

104.36km

Gog and Magog

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112.67km

Preton Market- history and significance

109.37km

Fairfield AIDS Memorial Garden

2020

105.47km

South Lawn Car Park

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2019

103.97km

Melbourne Observatory

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2018

42.38km

Geelong Bollards

Discover Geelong Bollards in Geelong, Australia: More than 100 colorful residents stand post in this seaside Australian city.

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Queen Victoria Market

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Plumbers and Gasfitters Union Building

104.26km

Queen Victoria Gardens – The City Beautiful

2020

108.98km

Yarra Bend Asylum Pillar

Discover Yarra Bend Asylum Pillar in Fairfield, Australia: This lone pillar is all that remains of a 19th-century asylum.

2018

104.77km

AC/DC Lane

Discover AC/DC Lane in Melbourne, Australia: A colorful street named for the legendary Australian rock band.

2017

99.75km

The Trugo Mural Celebrates Melbourne’s Odd Local Sport

Trugo is the mutant love child of lawn bowling, golf, and croquet.

108.71km

Discovering Darebin: The People of Northcote

104.67km

The Queen Victoria Market

2017

104.84km

The Bullet-Banged Armour of Australia’s Most Famous Outlaw

After Ned Kelly's capture and execution the makeshift suit of armour was taken by police as souvenirs.

2021

103.97km

Dr James Ramsay Fountain

Discover Dr James Ramsay Fountain in Prahran, Australia: This Australian drinking fountain pays tribute to the generosity and talent of a 19th-century Scottish doctor.

101.5km

‘Rolling Jaffas down the aisle’: the lost picture theatres of Footscray

104.86km

The Grand Slam Theory: Australia

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2018

102.98km

Polly Woodside

Discover Polly Woodside in South Wharf, Australia: This historic tall ship traveled 1.5 million miles around the globe, and once did duty as the mythical pirate ship in Peter Pan.

2017

104.77km

The Friendly Bunyip of Victoria, Australia

The monster, based on a character from a children's book, is outside the State Library Victoria.

116.36km

Heide: A Walk Through The Gardens; A Step Back In Time

2021

108.07km

King Leonidas Statue

Discover King Leonidas Statue in Brunswick, Australia: This statue commemorates a special connection between ancient Greece and the Melbourne suburb of Brunswick.

41.62km

State Government Offices

2021

103.86km

La Trobe’s Cottage

Discover La Trobe's Cottage in Melbourne, Australia: The former home of Victoria's first Lieutenant-Governor.

104.74km

Market place / resting place: the Old Melbourne Cemetery uncovered

104.59km

Old Melbourne Cemetery (Queen Victoria Market)

2021

108.31km

Deep Rock Swimming Hole

Discover Deep Rock Swimming Hole in Fairfield, Australia: The gathering point of an old Melbourne swimming club and site of a historic world-record dive in 1918.

2022

107.13km

Easey’s

Discover Easey's in Collingwood, Australia: Grab a burger inside a decommissioned train car sitting on a rooftop.

2021

104.76km

Speakers’ Corner

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112.26km

Fawkner Memorial Park – Garden of multicultural paradise

100.67km

Early Social Welfare History in the City of Kingston

2021

103.39km

Australian Nurses Memorial

Discover Australian Nurses Memorial in Melbourne, Australia: A poignant memorial to remember the Australian nurses who lost their lives during the Second World War.

42.16km

Deakin University Sculpture Walk, Geelong Waterfront

2017

105.06km

Visit One of the World’s First Movie Studios

Today the cramped wooden attic is a hidden gem in Melbourne.

2021

105.62km

The Dolphin Fountain

Discover The Dolphin Fountain in East Melbourne, Australia: Somewhat controversial when first unveiled, this gathering of sea creatures has become a hidden gem.

2022

104.1km

The Gothic Bank

Discover The Gothic Bank in Melbourne, Australia: This Melbourne bank has unique Gothic-style architectural features and is one of the most majestic operating bank branches in the world.

2021

103.75km

The Most Hated Sculpture in Melbourne

Discover 'Vault' in Southbank, Australia: This abstract sculpture was initially so disliked that it got moved to the outskirts of town a few months after installation.

104.38km

Moving Through Time

2021

105.58km

Model Tudor Village

Discover Model Tudor Village in East Melbourne, Australia: A historic model village was gifted from residents of London to Melbourne as thanks for their help during World War II.

122.17km

The Plenty Valley Bushrangers

104.59km