Highlights of Australia: The Wonder Down Under

Highlights of Australia: The Wonder Down Under
This collection of limestone stacks in proximity to one another by the Great Ocean Road in Victoria is a popular tourist attraction known as The Twelve Apostles. There were never more than nine of these apostles and that ninth one collapsed in 2005. Fred J. Eckert
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Just about everyone seems to agree that the most scenic view in Sydney is from, or near, a spot known as Mrs. Macquarie’s Chair.

Gazing across a wide cove in the magnificent harbor of Australia’s largest city, you see a striking panorama. Straight ahead, the white sculpted sails of Sydney’s famous Opera House protrude out into the harbor on Bennelong Point, blue water to three sides. Just behind it, a bit to the right, elevated high up, is the world’s largest steel-arch bridge, which locals call “the coat hanger.” To the left is the stunning skyline of what many say is the world’s most attractive and appealing city.