Lightning Ridge is world-famous as the home of Australia’s rare black opal — but it’s also one of the country’s strangest, quirkiest towns. In this episode 40 of our AUS LAP Series, we head underground into an opal mine, wander through a bizarre world of sculptures carved into rock over decades with a butter knife and explore the eccentric side of Lightning Ridge — from a controversial castle to a house made entirely of beer cans. We also drop into the iconic John Murray Gallery, camp locally, a
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