For sale: Australian watering hole in the middle of nowhere

BIRDSVILLE, Australia - One of the country's best-known pubs, located in the remote outback thousands of miles from major cities, is on the market for the first time in decades and attracting local and international interest.

The 134-year-old Birdsville Hotel is the sole watering hole for the town of Birdsville - population: 140 - and having a drink there has become a mustdo for the tourists who make the trek to the town for its centuries-old annual horse races and thriving music festival.

Owner David Brook - whose family has lived in Birdsville since the late 1880s - said the property agents told him there had been "interest from afar" by people wanting to invest in or manage the pub, which is more than 600 kilometers from the nearest big town.