Melbourne, Australia
Cow Up a Tree
This piece of Australian modern art is part joke and part history.
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Melbourne, Australia
This piece of Australian modern art is part joke and part history.
Melbourne, Australia
The word 'wunderkammer' translates as 'wonder-chamber'. This Wunderkammer is both a museum and a retail store.
Myers Flat, Australia
Largest Buddha carved from gemstone-quality jade in the world, on a world tour through 2011.
Stromboli, Italy
A volcanic old faithful, Stromboli has been erupting continuously for the last 2000 years.
Canberra, Australia
From a distance, this statue of an eagle looks like a giant chicken on a stick.
Ainslie, Australia
This church's unusual design comes from its previous life as a mortuary station.
Macquarie, Australia
This roadside attraction became locally famous for its unintentionally phallic shape.
Kowen, Australia
This memorial marks the site of not only of a tragic wreck, but an event that led to the downfall of a wartime government.
Paddys River, Australia
It's home to the antenna that received the first images of Neil Armstrong walking on the moon.
Tharwa, Australia
A rare and unique 19th-century pastoral burial site elevated off the ground.
Wellington, New Zealand
The world's first fully-fenced urban ecosanctuary is a haven for New Zealand's rare and endangered species.
Collector, Australia
One man's artistic vision is a small town government's legal battle.
Goulburn, Australia
Three-story concrete ram with a permanent gift shop.
Yerrinbool, Australia
Entrance to a famous orchard with nine types of apples.
Canberra, Australia
Dozens of large-scale, creative, evocative curios from prominent artists dot the calm outdoor space around this major museum.
Parkes, Australia
A stargazing sculpture made from the ruins of an iconic telescope.
Melbourne, Australia
A historic model village was gifted from residents of London to Melbourne as thanks for their help during World War II.
Melbourne, Australia
A striking bronze sculpture of a Roman goddess with two hound dogs for company.
Box Hill, Australia
This former brickworks pit is full of legends about its murky depths.
Box Hill, Australia
A local landmark that has become a hub of graffiti and urban exploration.
Dandenong South, Australia
A roadside hotel that you can’t stop at.
Mount Dandenong, Australia
A collection of outdoor mystical statues paying homage to indigenous Australians and ecological stewardship.
Eltham, Australia
Australia's oldest artists' colony.
Daylesford, Australia
This former convent has been reimagined as a community center for artists.