Broome is the tourist hub of northwest Australia. It once boasted, and likely still does, a thriving pearling industry. But it's best known for its white beaches and camel rides along the beach at sunset. Not my thing, but it's a good place for shopping and a refreshing shower!

The Dampier Peninsula is a large peninsula (if you can even call it that) stretching approximately 200 kilometers north of Broome. Kooljaman (a wilderness camp) is located on Cape Leveque, where the rocks on the beach stand out red against the blue ocean.

Between Broome and Port Hedland lies Australia's longest uninterrupted beach, Eighty Mile Beach. Contrary to what its name suggests, the beach isn't 80 miles (120 kilometers) long, but a whopping 137 miles (about 220 kilometers).

Marble Bar is apparently the hottest place in Australia.

Newman boasts the world's largest open-pit mine. I've been to Kalgoorlie before on my way to visit family in Norseman. "The Pit," as they call it there, is a huge open-pit gold mine. I wonder if the Newman mine is just as impressive. The iron ore mined there is shipped to Port Hedland, where it's then transported by ship.

Between Newman and Tom Price lies Karijini National Park. It's a large national park in the Pilbara, and if all goes well, I could easily spend a few days there.

Tom Price is the highest ranked in Australia