Tourist Attractions in Australia Australia is a vast country and it is home to some of the most unusual destinations in the world. The most recognizable landmark of Australia is Sydney Opera House. It offers a stunning view from all four parts of the building. The shell shaped sails roofs of the Sydney Opera House made it an architectural icon of the 20th century. The building covers 1.8 hectares. It is actually a multi-venue arts centre of Australia. The Sydney Opera House includes a concert hall, the home of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. It contains the Sydney Opera House Grand Organ, the largest mechanical organ in the world. Here you can also find Joan Sutherland Theatre, Drama Theatre, Playhouse, Utzon Room, a small multi-purpose venue for parties and Outdoor Forecourt, a flexible open-air venue. The building houses a recording studio, cafes, restaurants, bars and retail outlets. There are 1500 different performances taking place in Sydney Opera House every year. Kakadu National Park is located within the northern territory of Australia, in the city of Darwin. This national park is spread across a vast area, known for the richness of aboriginal cultural sites. Kakadu is the largest national park in Australia and the second largest in the world. The main natural features protected within the National Park include: monsoon rainforests, mangrove swamps, rivers, gorges, wetlands, and waterfalls as well as an astonishing diversity of wildlife: birds, mammals, insects, plants and reptiles. The 20,000 year old rock art provides enchanting records of aboriginal life. These sites are found in rocky outcrops that have afforded shelter to Aboriginal inhabitants for thousands of years. The paintings in these rock shelters were done for various reasons: hunting and religious significance. They depict aspects of particular ceremonies, stories, sorcery and magic. Fraser Island, located along the south-eastern coast of the state of Queensland, Australia, is considered to be the largest multi-coloured sand island in the world. It is made up of sand that has been accumulating for approximately 750,000 years on volcanic bedrock. The island has rainforests, eucalyptus woodland, mangrove forests, wallum and peat swamps, sand dunes and coastal heaths. Fraser Island is home to a small number of mammal species, as well as a diverse range of birds, reptiles and amphibians, including the occasional saltwater crocodile. Fraser Island has many freshwater lakes. They are some of the cleanest lakes in the world. A popular tourist area is Lake McKenzie. The coastal walk in Fraser Island offers a spectacular view of the ocean and different wild horses, dingoes, bats, sugar gliders, and various species of birds. The cruise tour brings close view of dolphins, turtles and sharks.

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