Melbourne, Australia
'The Public Purse'
This giant, granite purse is one of Melbourne's most unique and distinctive pieces of public art.
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Melbourne, Australia
This giant, granite purse is one of Melbourne's most unique and distinctive pieces of public art.
Golden Point, Australia
This outdoor museum harkens back to the height of the gold rush.
Mount Barry, Australia
The longest fence in the world stretches over 3,000 miles to keep the dingoes out.
Kimba, Australia
A pink giant of fibreglass and metal watching the Eyre Highway from a rural roadside
Garden Island, Australia
The sullen remains of vessels abandoned in the Port Adelaide River.
Flinders Chase, Australia
Impressively shaped, perfectly balanced boulders perched on the edge of a sea-cliff.
Kangaroo Island Council, Australia
An island off the coast of South Australia is home to the last purebred Ligurian bees.
Murray Bridge, Australia
An animatronic tribute to a legendary half-man, half-fish creature.
Penong, Australia
A tiny town's spinning, whirling propeller collection holds Australia's largest windmill.
North Adelaide, Australia
A vast and opulent collection of art and show dog memorabilia collected over one man's lifetime.
Nanuoya, Sri Lanka
Known as the most scenic route in Sri Lanka, this train line is steeped in history and offers an unparalleled view of the country.
Galle, Sri Lanka
This fort dates back to 1588 and was colonized by the Portuguese, Dutch, and English and sits prominently on the Indian Ocean where azure water lap the coast.
Colombo, Sri Lanka
This mesmerizing architectural wonder will take your breath away with its unusual color patterns.
Kandy, Sri Lanka
This elaborate temple was built around one of the Buddha's teeth.
Dambulla, Sri Lanka
This ancient cave temple complex is the largest and best-preserved temple complex in Sri Lanka.
Sigiriya, Sri Lanka
An ancient stone fortress considered by many to be the eighth wonder of the world.
Coober Pedy, Australia
An opal mining town in the middle of Australia where people live, worship, and shop underground.
Burra, Australia
A small Australian farmhouse became an international icon after appearing on a Midnight Oil album cover.
Coonalpyn, Australia
A 100-foot-tall mural in South Australia.
McLaren Vale, Australia
This green and white building is shaped like a massive Rubik's Cube.
Berchtesgaden, Germany
This small Bavarian graveyard is filled with empty graves for German soldiers lost during the World Wars.
Berchtesgaden, Germany
Soaring over 6,000 feet in the Bavarian Alps, this beer garden was once Hitler's 50th birthday present.
Munich, Germany
This tribute to the 16th-century composer is now an unusual shrine to Michael Jackson.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Old ships and machinery fill a historic harbor in the city that's home to Europe's largest port.