This huge island-continent is a land of amazing contrasts and unique wild life found nowhere else on earth. Each state and territory has its own special appeal. Queensland boasts lush tropical rainforests and the Great Barrier Reef; New South Wales and its capital city of Sydney with its magnificent harbor and famous Opera House; the national capital of Canberra with its impressive architecture, parklands and one of the finest war museums in the world; elegant Melbourne, the capital of Victoria with its gardens and classic Victorian buildings; the island state of Tasmania with its capital of Hobart, the second oldest city in Australia; South Australia well known for its fine wines; Western Australia and its lovely capital city of Perth; and in the Northern Territory, the great “outback” boasting Alice Springs, Ayers Rock and the Kakadu National Park.