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A Long, Long Walk On The Pier

From the beach, the Busselton Jetty looks like a long-ish wooden pier that’d be nice to take a stroll on. Get started and it suddenly seems like an endless walkway that you wish you’d just taken a picture of from the beach.

Truth be told, this pier off the summery beach town of Busselton is currently 1,841 meters (more than 6,000 feet) long; that makes it the longest pier in the southern hemisphere. It’s also got an underwater observatory at its far end but the A$22.50 ($16) entry fee seems too steep for what you get.

The Busselton Jetty’s been threatened--and partly destroyed--by cyclone and fire in recent decades, but now that it’s become a hot tourist attraction, the locals are taking great care of it. We recommend getting equipped with an ice cream cone from the beachside shop before attempting this walk.

Related Stories:
· Busselton Jetty [Official Site]
· Western Australia Travel coverage [Jaunted]