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While many popular tourist attractions are found in big cities like Sydney, there are a number of Australian towns tucked away in the countryside that are perfect spots for locum tenens dying to have an authentic Aussie experience.
Many towns, like Central Tilba, are known for their proud displays of Australian history. This charming town is known by locals for its leatherworks shops and blacksmiths. Plenty of antique shops emphasize the historic nature of this hamlet, but there's much more to Central Tilba than relics of the past—it also houses a modern cheese factory where locums can enjoy delicious free samples.
Broken Hill is another town that is veritably packed to the brim with culture. The quirky town is known for its silver mines. It is also the home of the 'School of the Air', which transmits classroom lessons by radio to remote regions of the Outback. You'll be able to soak in the history and then grab a pint with the locals at one of the many pubs in town.
Perhaps the most iconic quaint Australian mining town is Kalgoorlie. The town was founded over a square-mile territory that sat upon a massive gold deposit, and it still pumps out 2,000 ounces of the precious metal every day, according to Frommers. In Kalgoorlie, you can get a close glimpse of inner workings of a gold mine, since this town boasts the largest open-cut gold mine in the world.