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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Broken Hill

4 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Broken Hill, Australia

Updated March 26, 2013

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Broken Hill Sculpture Symposium

Twelve sculptures designed to make their best showing with the coming or going of the sun.
Australia’s Big Bench. (Wikimedia Commons)

Broken Hill, Australia

Big Bench

Located on top of mines that run through Broken Hill.

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Titanic Bandsmen Memorial

A modest park memorial pays tribute to one of the Titanic's most revered storylines.
Big Ant. (Wikimedia Commons)

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Big Ant

Designed by artist Pro Hart, built elsewhere in 1980.
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Mad Max 2 Museum

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Mad Max 2 Museum

This shrine to film's most iconic wasteland wanderer is located in the very outback where the movies were shot.
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