By: Aaron Sapp
Uluru
Perhaps, one of the most important indigenous landmarks to exist, Uluru, stands 1,141 feet above the plains of Australia. Its massive rustic rock casts a two-miles-long shadow as the sun intensifies and softens throughout the day. The landmark holds value in aspects of sacredness, symbolism, and beauty. To the native aboriginal people, this natural skyscraper is more than just a backdrop for a picture. The rock is believed to have come straight from their ancestral gods. Ritualism shrouds the rock’s past and has continued to the present day through natives observing the same practices and rituals that have solidified the structure’s majesty since the landmark was first revered.
Great Ocean Road
The winding and turning Great Ocean Road lies in the south east corner of Melbourne, Australia. The long highway rides the coastline carrying on-goers through a serene, scenic drive against the winds of Indian and Pacific Oceans. The drive is highlighted for having famous landmarks as pit-stops such as the “12 Apostles”, which juts out of the ocean and marks the road with the landmark’s illustrious image. Cities, plains, and mountains cannot outlast the road as it stretches through each, bringing each passenger jaw-dropping moments along the way.
Gnomesville
Gnomesville is a quaint city located at Lot 4059 Wellington Mill Road, Wellington Mill, Western Australia 6236, but there is little to no people at all. The city is actually filled with thousands of gnomes. The founding of this strange phenomenon is unknown, as rumors speculate without much information. Bushes and trees provide cover for some gnomes, while the others are easily revealed as gnomes of all different shapes, sizes, and colors performing everyday activities in inanimate poses. This destination may simply put up a smile on the face of any onlooker, and that is one thing people surely need more of.
Image Sources:
(1) Image by Holger Link
(2) Image by Kane Taylor
(3) Image by Brigitta Schneiter
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