Lightning Ridge, Black Opal capital of the world

Travelling through this vast land, one often discovers places that can envelope the soul with tangible elements; a beautiful river, majestic native forests, indigenous cultural regions, or unspoilt pristine beaches.

Every now and again though, one can come across a place where the same feeling is experienced without any tangible elements to account for that feeling. Lightning Ridge, home of the elusive Black Opal, is one of those places.

Such is the allure of 'The Ridge' that many who initially planned to only stay a day or so as part of a larger travel experience, end up staying a lifetime without being able to pinpoint the exact reason.

At The 'Ridge', one can experience underground sculptures, bottle-houses, antique lamps, castles, astronomy monuments, unique gardens, hills named 'Lunatic', 'Pig' and Bald', a pub crawl to 'The Pub in the Scrub', 'The Glengarry Hilton' and 'Sheepyard Flat', and even tour underground mines. And how do you find all these things? Look out for a colored Car Door.

Make sense? ...probably not, but it will when you visit 'The Ridge!