This is a brief list of some main attractions in Outback Australia. There are more things to see, and more tracks to drive, but these are some of the most well known.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Flinder Ranges: Beautiful montain ranges and valleys. Easy driving. Parachilna with their 11 friendly inhabitants is a must to visit. The Parachilna Hotel offers Janes and Ross hospitality and Bart's excellent feral gourmet food. Or go on a camel trip with Kevin Hucks!
   Oodnadatta Track: Classic outback track that follows the Old Ghan railway line towards Alice Springs. Easy driving. Great camping at Coward Springs. Great pub at William Creek. It's a one house town!
   Coober Pedy: The town where (some) people live under ground. Once Australia's wildest town. A bit touristy, but still worth seeing.
  Birdsville Track: Easy gravel road from Birdsville to Maree. The turn-off out to Kalamurina desert station is well worth the trip. Trevor and Andrea will help you out. A magic, fairy-tale desert landscape along the Warburton River.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Great Central Road - Gunbarrel Highway: A great outback 4WD adventure through the Gibson Desert, from Ayers Rock towards Wiluna and Meekathara.
   Canning Stock Route: Desert track from Wiluna to Halls Creek. The ultimate adventure. Not for beginners. Not for single vehicles. Fuel drops at Well 23 needs to be arranged in advanced. I didn't do it, but people tells me it's great if you love deserts.
   Mount Augustus: The worlds greatest monolith is not Ayers Rock! I missed it since heavy rains had destroyed the roads.
   Hamersley Ranges - Karijini National Park: A mountain range with gorges of a beauty beyond description. A stay in the ghost town of Wittenom is a must. Talk to Irene in the Gem Shop if she's still around! She's got some very tall stories to tell.
   Millstream - Chichester Ranges National Park: A swim in the Python Pool on a hot day is an unforgettable experience. The drive from Millstream via Chichester Ranges out towards the coast is the definition of scenic drive.
   The Kimberleys (Gibb River Road): The most beautiful area in Australia. More gorges, waterfalls, animals, birdlife, fantastic nature, rock paintings and friendly people than you ever could have dreamt of. Old Mornington Bush Camp and Dimond Gorge is a top spot. The Mitchell Plateau is an interesting turn-off for the adventureous. The Mitchell Falls are like the mother of all waterfalls. The road up there with the crossing of King Edward River is not for the meak.
   Purnululu National Park (The Bungle Bungles): A rock formation that beats Ayers Rock many times aroundh. 4WD only so the tourist buses can't get in.

NORTHERN TERRITORY
Uluru - Kata Tjuta (Ayers Rock - The Olgas): The most famous Australian place. Worth to see, even if the place is swarming with tourists and flies.
  West McDonnel Ranges: Ormiston Gorge, Simpson Gap, Hermannsburg Mission, Palm Valley, Meerenie Loop Road, Kings Canyon, Ernest Giles Road. An almost magic desert landscape west of Alice Springs.
   East McDonnel Ranges: I had to cancel this stretch due to problems with my vehicle so I can not tell you what it's like. But if it is anything like the west of Alice, it should be just as extraordinary.
   Chambers Pillar: Interesting stone formation southeast of Alice Springs. Sunrise and sunset are magic out here on the edge of the Simpson Desert.
   The Simpson Desert: The Big Red. Big, red sand desert southeast of Alice Springs. Accessed from Oodnadatta via Dalhousie Springs eastwards to Birdsville. Only for very experienced drivers. Not for single vehicles.
   Tanami Track: "Short cut" from Halls Creek Western Australia (close to the Bungles) to Alice through the Tanami Desert. I got caught by rain and managed to make my way back to Halls Creek, so I didn't drive it. People say it's easy, but boring.
  Gregory National Park: Huge national park on the Northern Territory border to Western Australia. Lots of challenging 4WD tracks. I did not go there, but people speak fondly of it.
   Litchfield National Park: National park south of Darwin. Less known than it's bigger neighboor Kakadu. Well worth seeing for the waterfalls. Pethericks Rainforest is a small gem that is surprisingly free from the onslaught of the caravaners. Most of Litchfield is sealed roads. Also very demanding 4WD track to Lost City.
   Kakadu National Park: Swarming with tourists, but worth seeing anyway. Great rock art, interesting talks from the rangers, amazing wildlife in the wetlands and shockers with mozzies. Mostly sealed roads, but also 4WD tracks.

QUEENSLAND
Lawn Hill National Park: A paradise in the barren bush northwest of Mount Isa. Great canoeing. Too popular with caravaners for it's own good.
   Daintree Rainforest (Cape Tribulation): Commercialised, easy accessible. Good rainforest walks, good camping near the sea. Port Douglas is a relaxed town to go diving from. Port Douglas Dive Center in the harbour is a small friendly diving company.
   Bloomfield Track: The road from Cape Trib to Bloomfield that the greenies tried to stop in the eighties. The infamous Sir Joh Bielke Petersen built it anyway. Disaster for the rainforest, great fun for the 4WD driver. Very big hills.
   Lakefield National Park: Big national park northwest of Cooktown. Amazing birdlife. Good fishing, but watch out for the crocs.
   Cape York: Every aussie wannabe 4WD machos dream of an adventure along the Old Telegraph Road up to The Top. Many river crossings. I couldn't be bothered doing it, had been through so many rivers anyway and I didn't want to be caught in a traffic jam.
   Urandangi: One of the most remotest pubs in Australia. Home of the VB girl. Beginning of the Plenty Highway to Alice Springs.
   Plenty Highway: Desert track from Alice Springs to Mount Isa.
   The Sandover Highway is another alternative for this stretch. None of them are really "high ways". Don't go on them in 2WD vehicles.