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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Box Hill

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Box Hill, Australia

Updated November 2, 2020

Unusual Attractions in Box Hill

Box Hill, Australia

Box Hill Brick Works

A local landmark that has become a hub of graffiti and urban exploration.

Box Hill, Australia

Surrey Dive

This former brickworks pit is full of legends about its murky depths.

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Ringwood, Australia

'Mullum Mullum the Owl'

A sculpture of the largest owl in Australia.

5 miles from Box Hill

Abbotsford, Australia

Skipping Girl Sign

Saved by the community from destruction, this sign has become a national treasure.

6 miles from Box Hill

Fairfield, Australia

Fruit Bats of Yarra Bend Park

Is there such thing as too many fruit bats? Not anymore.

6 miles from Box Hill

Eltham, Australia

Montsalvat

Australia's oldest artists' colony.

6 miles from Box Hill

Fairfield, Australia

Yarra Bend Asylum Pillar

This lone pillar is all that remains of a 19th-century asylum.

6 miles from Box Hill

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