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Coober Pedy

An outback opal-mining town where people live underground to escape the heat, with dugout churches, hotels and lunar landscapes.

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Best Time to Go
May–Sep
Our full guide to Coober Pedy is being written. It's on the South and Western Australia list as If You're Nearby.

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About 341 miles away

A giant red rock in the desert, sacred to the Anangu people, who closed the climb in 2019.

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Victoria
About 844 miles away

The Twelve Apostles, on one of the world's great drives.

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Victoria
About 846 miles away

Laneway art, coffee, and big sports.

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South and Western Australia

Wine, wild coast and the Kimberley.

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