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Best places to visit in Australia

Australia has 326 places on BucketList (106 natural sites, 99 museums, 51 historical sites). These are the 24 most popular. Rate the ones you have been to, and save the rest to your bucket list.

Top places in Australia

  1. SydneyCityCapital city of New South Wales, Australia
  2. CanberraCityCapital city of Australia
  3. MelbourneCityCapital city of Victoria, Australia
  4. Great Barrier ReefNatural SiteOver 2300 km long coral reef off Australia's northeast coast, UNESCO World Heritage Site
  5. Sydney Opera HouseHistorical SiteMulti-venue performing arts centre in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  6. UluruNatural SiteLarge sandstone isolated mount in Australia
  7. Mount KosciuszkoNatural SiteHighest mountain in the mainland of the Australian continent, located on New South Wales–Victoria border
  8. Kati Thanda–Lake EyreNatural SiteEndorheic lake in South Australia
  9. Sydney Harbour BridgeLandmarkBridge crossing Sydney Harbour in Australia
  10. Macquarie IslandNatural SiteSub-Antarctic island of Australia
  11. Kakadu National ParkHistorical SiteProtected area in the Northern Territory of Australia
  12. K'gariNatural SiteIsland located along the southern coast of Queensland, Australia
  13. National Library of AustraliaMuseumNational reference library in Canberra, Australia
  14. Purnululu National ParkNatural SiteNational park in the Kimberley region of Western Australia
  15. Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National ParkHistorical SiteNational park in the Northern Territory, Australia and location of a sandstone monolith
  16. Tasmanian WildernessHistorical SiteUNESCO World Heritage Site in Tasmania, Australia
  17. Gondwana Rainforests of AustraliaNatural SiteArea of subtropical rainforest in Australia
  18. Q1 TowerLandmarkSkyscraper in Australia
  19. Willandra Lakes RegionHistorical SiteRegion in New South Wales, Australia
  20. Lake HillierNatural SiteLake in Western Australia, Australia
  21. Australian Convict SitesHistorical SiteComplex of multiple built objects
  22. Ningaloo ReefNatural SiteCoral reef in Western Australia
  23. Wet Tropics of QueenslandNatural SiteNatural world heritage site in Queensland, Australia
  24. Naracoorte Caves National ParkNatural SiteNational park in Australia

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