A vast, lunar gibber-stone desert used as a film location - utterly otherworldly.
A flat, treeless expanse of gibber stones stretching to the horizon - so lunar it has stood in for other planets on film. Best explored with a tour or 4WD; conditions and access vary, so ask locally before heading out.
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Coober Pedy's smaller sister opal town - a ramshackle, characterful field about 5½ hours away by road, famous for matrix opal and pioneer dugouts.
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The remote rail siding 42km west of town where The Ghan stops - your chance to glimpse the legendary outback train on its run between Adelaide and Darwin.
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The rich historic opal field north of town where the world's most valuable opal was found - quirky sculptures, old diggings and a scattering of people still living out there.
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