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Western Australia is enormous. Twice the size of Texas, it sprawls across more than 1 million square mi. It's also a stunningly diverse place, with rugged interior deserts, a tropical coast of white-sand beaches, and a temperate, forested south. A growing number of excellent wineries, restaurants, seaside parks, and hiking trails means that Australia's "undiscovered state" likely won't stay undiscovered for much longer.

The remoteness, though, is part of what makes Western Australia so awe-inspiring. The scenery here is magnificent; whether you travel through the rugged gorges and rock formations of the north; the green pastures, vineyards, and hardwood forests of the south; or the coastline's vast, pristine beaches, you'll be struck by how much space there is here. If the crowds and crush of big-city life aren't your thing, this is the part of Australia you may never want to leave.

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