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Adelaide, Australia
'Alice'
The famed literary character has a unique connection to this city.
-34.9239, 138.6142
Brisbane, Australia
Streets Beach
Brisbane's manmade urban beach has enough water to fill five Olympic-sized swimming pools.
-27.4779, 153.0231
Darwin, Australia
Darwin Oil Storage Tunnels
World War II ended before these tunnels built to protect vital oil from Japanese bombs were ever used.
-12.4675, 130.8452
Darwin, Australia
Cage of Death
Visitors can swim with vicious predators in Crocosaurus Cove's plastic daredevil enclosure.
-12.4623, 130.8392
Mortana, Australia
Murphy’s Haystacks
These oddly shaped pink granite formations got their name after being mistaken for massive piles of hay.
-33.0149, 134.4883
Mount Barry, Australia
Dingo Fence
The longest fence in the world stretches over 3,000 miles to keep the dingoes out.
-28.8635, 134.7818
Coober Pedy, Australia
Coober Pedy
An opal mining town in the middle of Australia where people live, worship, and shop underground.
-29.0123, 134.7546
Burra, Australia
The Burra Homestead
A small Australian farmhouse became an international icon after appearing on a Midnight Oil album cover.
-33.6400, 138.9078
Murray Bridge, Australia
Murray Bridge Bunyip
An animatronic tribute to a legendary half-man, half-fish creature.
-35.1209, 139.2847
Garden Island, Australia
Garden Island Ship's Graveyard
The sullen remains of vessels abandoned in the Port Adelaide River.
-34.8112, 138.5281
Bath, England
Head of Sulis Minerva
The accidental discovery of this gilt bronze head led archaeologists to find the Roman Baths in the city of Bath
51.3811, -2.3596
Bath, England
Sally Lunn's
This restaurant's specialty is "a major enigma for food historians."
51.3807, -2.3586
Bath, England
Beazer Garden Maze
Created by one of England's most prolific labyrinth designers, inspired by Bath city history.
51.3828, -2.3565
Bath, England
Dueling Lane
In addition to escorting prospective couples to and from ballrooms, this lane was also a place for gentlemen to settle scores.
51.3842, -2.3640
Bath, England
Bath Market Pillar
Since 1768, the pillar at Guildhall Market in Bath has been a hub of economic transactions.
51.3823, -2.3590
Bath, England
Pulteney Weir
This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.
51.3827, -2.3575
Nottingham, England
The Lost Caves
Hidden in a grotto 26 feet below Nottingham's oldest hotel, this stylish subterranean drinking den is notoriously hard to find.
52.9537, -1.1444
Nottingham, England
Watson Fothergill's Office
When it came to designing his own small office building, the eccentric architect wasn't afraid to show the world what he could do.
52.9545, -1.1453
Nottingham, England
The Exchange Murals
These 90-year-old murals of local kings, Vikings, and outlaws hide in plain sight in a beautifully baroque shopping arcade.
52.9534, -1.1487
Nottingham, England
The Flying Horse
A 15th-century former coaching inn forms the implausibly grand entrance to a 1980s shopping mall.
52.9530, -1.1489
Nottingham, England
Birthplace of Herbert Kilpin
The Birthplace of the Englishman who founded the A.C. Milan football club.
52.9629, -1.1516
Nottingham, England
Church Cemetery
A spooky juxtaposition of caves and graves gives this legend-filled cemetery a particularly haunting vibe.
52.9649, -1.1555
Nottingham, England
The Arboretum
This unchanged Victorian park is rumored to have been the inspiration behind Peter Pan's Neverland.
52.9614, -1.1573
Nottingham, England
Sneinton Dragon
When the public was consulted about a new piece of street art, they naturally asked for an enormous metal dragon.
52.9489, -1.1331
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