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Apr 2011
The Most Famous Tourist Attractions in Australia
Australia is truly a fabulous land which is home to numerous world-renowned tourist attractions. You will marvel at the breathtaking beauties if you take Australia Tour. Following is some information about the most famous tourist attractions in Australia.
Sydney Opera House
Sydney Opera House designed by Jorn Utzon is often touted as one of the most famous buildings in the world. Grandly lying on Bennelong Point, the shell-structure Sydney Opera House is truly a masterpiece of the twentieth century architecture. As the most significant landmark of Sydney even Australia, it is the most photographed site. Sydney Opera House was inscribed on the World Cultural Heritage List on June 28th, 2007. No Australia Tour is complete without visiting Sydney Opera House.
Great Barrier Reef
Great Barrier Reef is widely known as the largest reef system in the world. It is comfortably situated in the Coral Sea, off the breathtaking coast of Queensland in the northeastern part of Australia. Great Barrier Reef stretches for more than 2,011 kilometers and consists of more than 2,900 individual reefs. It was approved as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1981 and is dubbed as one of World's Top Seven Natural Wonders. Every coral reef here is of bright colors and unique shapes. Swarms of beautiful tropical fish live here. Great Barrier Reef emerges like a dramatic painting work.
Ayers Rock
Ayers Rock, also known as Uluru, is one of the most recognizable natural landmarks in Australia. It is a huge rock which lies in the south of the Northern Territory. When different light strikes it at different time during the day and the year, Ayers Rock changes colors. The sunset at Ayers Rock is a dramatic sight when the rock emerges like a ruby.
Blue Mountain
Blue Mountain is a vast mountainous region which lies roughly 65 kilometers west of Sydney, New South Wales. In the blue-hazed Blue Mountains, you will marvel at the dense forest, grotesque cliffs, deep canyons, spectacular waterfalls, verdant bush land, etc.
The other famous attractions in Australia include Great Ocean Road, Wave Rock, Wet Tropics of Queensland, etc.