The bones of this aquatic dinosaur turned to opal over the centuries and the beast's remains were almost sold as jewelry.

The forgotten and tragic story of the thousands of female convicts forcibly transported to Tasmania is told inside the ruins of this notorious 19th-century workhouse.

This simple sailing boat is one of the oldest preserved fishing vessels of its kind in the world.

Bronze statues honor the brave explorers who passed through this Antarctic gateway.

A historical umbrella shop, whose owner started a craze for locally-made souvenirs.

A small troop of Japanese macaques live peacefully in the heart of this Tasmanian city.

Aqua white sand highlighted with fiery red rocks.

The burial place of this Tasmanian Aboriginal woman is a memorial that remembers the atrocities of colonialism.

Granite rocks that concentrate waves into powerful jets.

This historic Australian bridge was built by convicts with giant stone spikes to prevent cattle from falling off the sides.

This massive water spout has been luring visitors for hundreds of years, some to their death.

The sand is such a bright white that on sunny days you practically need sunglasses to look at the ground.

This trio of Australian rock spires may have inspired aboriginal legend or just modern tourism.

A 1940's shrine dedicated to drowned fishermen on the outskirts of Honolulu.

This ancient Hawaiian henge may have been an early star chart.

On Waikīkī Beach, a monument to four extraordinary individuals of dual male and female spirits who brought the healing arts from Tahiti to Hawai'i.

A bomb shelter and some fireplaces are all that remain of the house Fred Roberts tried so hard to keep standing.

This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.

This ancient oak plays host to carvings of magical elves, gnomes, witches, and other creatures prominent in local folklore.

This once-controversial and slightly confusing statue of Achilles was built out of captured cannons.

The location of the Bridge of Death and the Gorge of Eternal Peril in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail."

Brass bricks outline the locations of Edinburgh's lost, lively market stalls.

The Scottish Reformation leader's grave was paved over and is now a parking lot.

Edinburgh's oldest statue hides within a parking lot behind the city's iconic cathedral.