Western Australia
Australia's largest state occupies a large chunk of the continent's western sector with the Indian Ocean lapping its western coast. Perth is the state capital.
The Bungle Bungles
The Kimberley's Bungle Bungle (Purnululu) national park is distinguished by its rounded rock towers striped horizontally in alternating orange and black.
The Kimberley's Bungle Bungle (Purnululu) national park is distinguished by its rounded rock towers striped horizontally in alternating orange and black.
Dances with Dolphins
Go trysting with the friendly bottlenose dolphins off the west coast of Western Australia.
Go trysting with the friendly bottlenose dolphins off the west coast of Western Australia.
Diving and Snorkeling off Rottnest Island
Rottnest Island is one of the most accessible Western Australia diving and snorkeling sites, being just 19 kilometres off the coast from Fremantle.
Rottnest Island is one of the most accessible Western Australia diving and snorkeling sites, being just 19 kilometres off the coast from Fremantle.
Dolphins, Diamonds, Pearls
A look at Australia's largest state and its innumerable and unique attractions.
A look at Australia's largest state and its innumerable and unique attractions.
Margaret River
Western Australia's Margaret River region is noted for its fine wines and more than 40 surfing locations along the coast with a variety of surfing conditions.
Western Australia's Margaret River region is noted for its fine wines and more than 40 surfing locations along the coast with a variety of surfing conditions.
Mt Augustus: World's Biggest Rock
Mt Augustus in Western Australia is the world's biggest rock, about two and a half times the size of Uluru in the Northern Territory.
Mt Augustus in Western Australia is the world's biggest rock, about two and a half times the size of Uluru in the Northern Territory.
Ningaloo Reef
Where to swim with the biggest sharks.
Where to swim with the biggest sharks.
Perth City Centre Map
Map of the city centre fronting the Swan River.
Map of the city centre fronting the Swan River.
Perth Region Map
Regional map showing areas around Perth including the port of Fremantle.
Regional map showing areas around Perth including the port of Fremantle.
Perth: Where the Living Is Easy
From your About.com Guide, tour the Perth city centre, enjoy the Perth lifestyle.
From your About.com Guide, tour the Perth city centre, enjoy the Perth lifestyle.
Perth Wildflower Festival
The Perth Wildflower Festival takes place in the spring at Kings Park and Botanic Garden.
The Perth Wildflower Festival takes place in the spring at Kings Park and Botanic Garden.
Photo Gallery: Images of Western Australia
From Perth to Rottnest Island, then up the coast and into the Kimberley.
From Perth to Rottnest Island, then up the coast and into the Kimberley.
Rottnest Island
Holiday and quokka haven close to Perth and Fremantle. Beaches, corals, historic sites, and a colony of what Dutch explorers thought were giant rats. Swim, surf, dive, fish, bike, bus, fly.
Holiday and quokka haven close to Perth and Fremantle. Beaches, corals, historic sites, and a colony of what Dutch explorers thought were giant rats. Swim, surf, dive, fish, bike, bus, fly.
Rottnest Island: Underwater Attractions
Discover the underwater attractions at Rottnest Island. Go diving and snorkeling. Pictures.
Discover the underwater attractions at Rottnest Island. Go diving and snorkeling. Pictures.
Shark Bay - World Heritage Site
Shark Bay on the western coast of Western Australia, is a World Heritage site and home to dugongs, dolphins and stromatolites: a fascinating aquatic world and a diver's paradise.
Shark Bay on the western coast of Western Australia, is a World Heritage site and home to dugongs, dolphins and stromatolites: a fascinating aquatic world and a diver's paradise.
Stromatolites at Hamelin Pool, Shark Bay
Stromatolites found at their most diverse and in great abundance at Hamelin Pool, Shark Bay, Western Australia, may look like rocks but they are in fact living things, believed to be the oldest living organisms on earth.
Stromatolites found at their most diverse and in great abundance at Hamelin Pool, Shark Bay, Western Australia, may look like rocks but they are in fact living things, believed to be the oldest living organisms on earth.
Burswood International Resort Casino
Fancy a flutter in Perth? Try your luck at this casino on the Great Eastern Highway.
Fancy a flutter in Perth? Try your luck at this casino on the Great Eastern Highway.
Coral Bay
Small settlement protected from the Indian ocean by the Ningaloo reef on the West Australian coast. Resort hotel, two caravan parks, about 20 houses.
Small settlement protected from the Indian ocean by the Ningaloo reef on the West Australian coast. Resort hotel, two caravan parks, about 20 houses.
Exmouth Diving Centre
Here's where to start a diving experience among the whale sharks in the Ningaloo Reef.
Here's where to start a diving experience among the whale sharks in the Ningaloo Reef.