Really, these are Australia's best places?

THE favourite tourist sights around the nation — and the world — have been revealed. And it’s left us wondering, did they run out of options for Australia?

Best Weekend Tasmania Hobart The Tench. The Tench, as it was known by its inhabitants, was the convict prisoners' barracks for Hobart Town. It originally spanned over two acres and some 50,000 male convicts passed through the complex. Following the cessation of convict transportation, the site became Hobart Gaol for more than 100 years. Credit: Tourism Tasmania

THE Sydney Opera House. The Sydney Harbour Bridge. Fremantle Prison. Hang on ...

Travel website TripAdvisor has pulled together a list of the top 10 landmarks in Australia — and the world — for its annual Travellers’ Choice awards. It analysed more than 700 global landmarks based on millions of reviews by its travellers, with some surprising results.

The worldwide list reads as most would expect, with spectacular famous icons such as Angkor Wat in Cambodia the favourite, followed by Peru’s Machu Picchu and India’s Taj Mahal.

But locally, some of the inclusions are rather baffling.

Sure, nobody would bat an eyelid to find out that the Sydney Opera House took out our top spot, jumping up two places since 2014 to be named the 23rd favourite landmark in the world. But there were many other entries on the list that would leave some scratching their heads, such as the Penitentiary Chapel in Hobart and Fremantle Prison, Western Australia.

It’s left us wondering, did they run out of options? Is this the best we’ve got? Or is it just that our dark history is one of the most captivating things about our nation?

YOUR SAY: Which are Australia’s top landmarks? Tell us below.

The famous Angkor Wat Temple.

TripAdvisor’s Barbara Messing their inclusions on the list mean they are top-notch places: “The Travellers’ Choice Landmarks highlight some of the world’s most iconic, must-see attractions that have won over the TripAdvisor community. Travellers can experience colourful history and culture at these award-winning sights.”

Top 10 Australian landmarks

1. Sydney Opera House, NSW

2. The Australian War Memorial, Canberra

3. Sydney Harbour Bridge, NSW

4. St Barnabas Church, Norfolk Island

St Barnabas Church at Norfolk Island made it onto the list.

5. Faye’s Underground Home in Coober Pedy, SA

6. Block Arcade, Melbourne, VIC

7. Penitentiary Chapel (“The Tench”), Hobart, TAS

The Tench, as it was known by its inhabitants, was a jail for more than 100 years. Picture: Tourism Tasmania

8. HMAS Sydney II Memorial, WA

9. Fremantle Prison, WA

10. Ubirr in Kakadu, NT

Sunset at Ubirr Escarpment, Kakadu. Picture: Tourism Northern Territory

Top 10 world landmarks

1. Angkor Wat, Cambodia

2. Machu Picchu, Peru

The breathtaking Machu Picchu.

3. Taj Mahal, India

4. Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Center in Abu Dhabi, UAE

The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque is opulent.

5. Basilica of the Sagrada Familia, Spain

6. St. Peter’s Basilica, Italy

7. Milan Cathedral (Duomo), Italy

Marvellous Milan.

8. Alcatraz in San Francisco, US

9. Corcovado, Cristo Redentor in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

10. Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, US

Do you think they got it right? Let us know what your favourite Australian and worldwide destinations are below.