They appear to be from a fairytale, but these locations exist in real life. And, amazingly, they’re all right in our backyard. Here are the 20 most surreal and beautiful places in Australia that amazed the public.
1. Most surreal beautiful place in Australia: Whitehaven Beach.
Australia has over 10,000 beaches, but Whitehaven is the most well-known. The immaculate white silica sands that stretch 7 kilometers along the edge of Whitsunday Island are a mystery; other neighboring beaches contain hard, pulverized coral beaches. Claims that the sand is so pristine that it was utilized to make the Hubble Telescope’s lenses are most likely a myth.
2. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland
The Great Barrier Reef is 2,300 kilometers long and has thousands of reefs; this spectacular heart-shaped composition off the Whitsunday Islands is best seen by helicopter or plane.
3. Most surreal beautiful place in Australia: Sculptures at Lake Ballard
This startling artwork by British artist Antony Gormley displays 51 full-size sculptures of Menzies inhabitants produced from laser scans. You wouldn’t want to be out here at night, emerging from the heat haze like ghouls.
4. Northern Territory, Kata Tjuta.
The nearby Uluru is a global icon that gets all the attention, but Kata Tjuta’s astonishing 36 rock domes are equally impressive. They are often almost deserted, glowing a deep crimson at sunrise and sunset, and would be worth a trip to the Red Centre on their own.
5. Most surreal beautiful place in Australia: Bay of Fires.
The Bay of Fire, one of Australia’s most magnificent locations, was called by an English explorer in 1773 after fires set by local Indigenous people. Today, the term is connected with the fiery red granite that lights up its beaches, even though this is a rare lichen.
6. Western Australia’s Nullarbor Plain.
The Eyre Highway over the Nullarbor Plain is Australia’s straightest route, cutting through vast treeless wastelands. Keep an eye out for camels, wombats, and kangaroo herds, or pull over to see southern right whales from the spectacular Bunda Cliffs.
7. Western Australia’s Lake Hillier.
This bubble-gum pink lake on the Recherche Archipelago off the coast of Esperance is (most likely) created by a saltwater tolerant algae that grows here and nowhere else in Australia for some reason – experts haven’t figured it out yet! The lake is best seen from above.
8. Most surreal beautiful place in Australia: Bungle Bungles.
The 350 million-year-old Bungle Bungle Range has been an important spiritual site for Indigenous Australians for 40,000 years, although the outside world just “discovered” it in 1983.
9. Western Australia’s Pinnacles.
A land as flat, ancient, and wind-blasted as Australia is bound to have some bizarre geological oddities, and The Pinnacles are one of them. Scientists are still unsure if water critters, trees, or plants produced the limestone pillars. Meanwhile, do as comedian Billy Connolly did and dance naked around them.
10. Western Australia’s Wave Rock.
Wave Rock, which resembles the face of a massive breaking wave 14m high and more than 100m long, is located on the Njaki Njaki Nyoongar people’s territories. The remarkable stripes were formed by dissolving minerals over millennia by water erosion after severe rains.
11. Northern Territory’s Devil’s Marbles.
These massive granite rocks appear to have fallen from space. They bore witness to the ages of time that produced the world’s oldest continent. Other rocks around the granite have eroded, leaving what you see today.
12. Langgi Beach – Most surreal beautiful place in Australia:
Continuing evidence that Western Australia is the strangest can be discovered amid the unusual boulders of this secluded Kimberley beach.
13. Burramoko Ridge, Blue Mountains, New South Wales.
Hanging Rock and Burramoko Ridge in the Blue Mountains near Blackheath, only a few of hours from Sydney, give the kind of stunning wilderness views you’d associate with distant sections of the Rockies.
14. Western Australia’s Valley of the Giants Treetop Walk.
The Valley of the Giants, near Albany in Western Australia’s biodiverse southwest, is a forest of massive tingle trees known as ‘The Ancient Empire’ by locals. A boardwalk and tree-top walkway allows visitors to stroll around and through some of the huge trees (up to 16m in circumference).
15. Twelve Apostles – Most surreal beautiful place in Australia:
These limestone stacks on Victoria’s southern coast are among the most spectacular rocks in the country. The Apostles are a work in progress, smashed by one of the world’s most fierce seas: there are currently only seven standing after erosion claimed several in recent years. Get there soon!
16. Kalgoorlie, Western Australia’s Super Pit.
The Super Pit gold mine, a massive 3.5km long, 1.5km wide man-made pit of epic proportions, is Australia’s largest open cast mine, producing around 28 tonnes of gold annually. This is the largest visual representation of Australia’s largest industry.
17. South Australia’s Remarkable Rocks
The massive Remarkable Rocks, perched on a cliff overlooking the untamed Southern Ocean at the extremity of lonely Kangaroo Island, are surreal. They offer a photo opportunity like no other, having been shaped over 500 million years by violent wind and wild sea spray.
18. Ball’s Pyramid, Lord Howe Island, New South Wales.
The world’s biggest sea stack is an odd 562m high volcanic remanent. A team of conservationists discovered a relatively small population of Lord Howe Island stick insects living under a single plant in 2001. Two of the 24 individuals discovered were transferred to Australia to start new populations.
19. Uluru in the Northern Territory
Uluru, Australia’s most instantly recognizable landmark, is the exposed point of a massive vertical slab of rock that extends below the surface for up to 5km – archeological research reveals that human occupancy in the vicinity dates back at least 22,000 years.
20. Crystal Shower Falls, Dorrigo National Park, NSW
Crystal Shower Falls in Dorrigo National Park is undoubtedly one of the most stunning waterfalls in New South Wales. It’s not just the waterfall; it’s the entire jungle setting. It is a lovely old-growth forest with a distinct atmosphere. You may stroll right behind the falls, as well as from numerous various vantage points, including a beautiful suspension bridge. Just be prepared for a lot of sprays!
