Twelve Apostles Sunset, Victoria, Australia
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Towering twins
The state of Victoria's shores form the southernmost stretch of Australia's coast, with hundreds of miles of picturesque coastline flanking the metropolis of Melbourne. There's no better way to experience it than the Great Ocean Road, a 150-mile seaside highway winding westward from Melbourne's suburbs to this region called the Shipwreck Coast—aptly titled for the more than 600 vessels its depths have claimed. When the hungry waves are calm, this spot just below the Gibson Steps—a cliffside staircase leading 230 feet down to the beach—is a great place to take in a sunset framed by the coast's signature sea stacks. These twins are often mistaken as part of the famous Twelve Apostles formation nearby, but they're actually a separate group named Gog and Magog.
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