The world's largest war memorial — 151 miles of road built by returned soldiers along Victoria's Shipwreck Coast. The Twelve Apostles, temperate rainforest, and the wild Southern Ocean define Australia's most famous drive. Note: driving is on the left in Australia.

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   Torquay — Surf Coast The official start of the Great Ocean Road and birthplace of Australian surf culture. Bells Beach hosts the world's longest-running surf competition, held every Easter since 1962.
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   Bells Beach The limestone cliffs frame one of the most famous surf breaks on Earth. The reef bottom creates consistent swells that draw professional surfers from around the world.
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   Anglesea — Split Point Lighthouse The white lighthouse at Aireys Inlet marks the beginning of the coastal cliffs. Kangaroos graze on the golf course here — a quintessentially Australian juxtaposition.
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   Memorial Arch — Eastern View The timber arch marks the start of the road built by 3,000 returned servicemen between 1919 and 1932. It is the world's largest war memorial — dedicated to those who died in World War I.
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   Lorne A holiday town nestled between the Otway Ranges and the sea. The Erskine Falls trail descends through lush tree fern gullies to a 30-meter waterfall in temperate rainforest.
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   Apollo Bay A fishing village and artist colony at the foot of the Otway Ranges. The road turns inland from here, climbing through ancient beech rainforest before returning to the coast.
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   Cape Otway Lightstation The oldest surviving lighthouse on mainland Australia, built in 1848. Koalas crowd the trees along the access road — some branches hold a dozen at once.
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   Gibson Steps Seventy steps carved into the cliff face descend to a beach at the base of 70-meter cliffs. Standing on the sand, you feel the scale of the Shipwreck Coast — vast, vertical, and primordial.
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   Twelve Apostles Limestone stacks rising from the Southern Ocean — once part of the mainland cliffs, now isolated by relentless erosion. Originally only nine were visible; one collapsed in 2005.
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    Loch Ard Gorge Named for the clipper ship Loch Ard, which wrecked here in 1878. Of 54 passengers and crew, only two survived — both washed into this sheltered gorge by the waves.
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    The Arch — Port Campbell A natural rock arch formed by the relentless Southern Ocean waves. The London Bridge formation nearby dramatically collapsed in 1990, stranding two tourists on the newly created island.
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    Bay of Islands The western finale — smaller stacks and islands scattered across a wide bay. The scale and power of the Southern Ocean is on full display at this wild and windswept section of coast.
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    Warrnambool — Flagstaff Hill The Great Ocean Road officially ends here. Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village preserves the era of tall ships and shipwrecks. Between June and September, southern right whales calve in the bay.
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    Tower Hill Wildlife Reserve A volcanic crater lake and wildlife reserve. Emus, koalas, and kangaroos roam freely among walking trails that wind through the ancient volcanic landscape.
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    Port Fairy One of Victoria's oldest towns, with over 50 heritage-listed buildings. The fishing fleet still harvests crayfish and abalone from these wild southern waters.

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