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Regent Street railway station.

Sydney, Australia

Mortuary Station

A special train service transported Sydney's dead from this station to "Necropolis Receiving Houses" at Rookwood Cemetery.

Cockatoo Island from the air

Sydney, Australia

Cockatoo Island

Cockatoo Island is a Heritage-listed island in the middle of Sydney Harbour.

Royal Botanic Gardens

Sydney, Australia

Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

A little penguin.

St Kilda, Australia

St. Kilda Pier Penguin Colony

You'll find the little birds tucked within the rocks of this Australian beach.

Ned Kellys Armour

Melbourne, Australia

Ned Kelly's Armour

The bullet-banged DIY suit of armour belonging to Australia’s most famous outlaw.

Gog and Magog and Gaunt's Clock

Melbourne, Australia

Gog and Magog

These mythological giants take time out of their busy day guarding a Victorian market to let you know what time it is.

Old Melbourne Gaol

Melbourne, Australia

Old Melbourne Gaol

Once housing children next to hardened criminals this historic jail once displayed Ned Kelly's skull until it was stolen.

Wunderkammer

Melbourne, Australia

Wunderkammer

The word 'wunderkammer' translates as 'wonder-chamber'. This Wunderkammer is both a museum and a retail store.

Coop's Shot Tower

Melbourne, Australia

Coop's Shot Tower

This historic Melbourne bullet factory is fully encased in a massive glass and steel cone.

Gore Hill Cemetery.

St Leonards, Australia

Gore Hill Cemetery

One of Sydney's oldest graveyards hides in plain sight behind a hospital.

The 14-foot-high marionette watch.

Melbourne, Australia

Marionette Fob Watch

Every hour a secret compartment drops from this giant pocket watch, revealing a lovely surprise.

Cook's Cottage

Melbourne, Australia

Captain Cook's Cottage

The 18th-century home was disassembled into 253 cases and brought all the way from the other side of the world.

The Fairies Tree.

Melbourne, Australia

Fairies Tree

A whimsical menagerie of creatures carved into a 300-year-old tree trunk.

Stonehenge Aotearoa.

Ahiaruhe, New Zealand

Stonehenge Aotearoa

This modern New Zealand attraction honors ancient forms of astronomy and scientific understanding.

Abbotsford Convent.

Abbotsford, Australia

Abbotsford Convent

This 19th-century convent is now a flourishing 21st-century hub for art.

30-foot-tall 'Eye' sculpture in Dallas, Texas.

Dallas, Texas

'Eye' Sculpture

This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.

Harbor Drive Pedestrian Bridge

San Diego, California

Harbor Drive Pedestrian Bridge

This futuristic bridge is one of the longest self-anchored pedestrian bridges in the world.

Permanently frozen in time atop the world

Tijuana, Mexico

El Foro Antiguo Palacio Jai Alai

Tijuana's legendary jai alai or "basque ball" palace is now a massive music venue.

Alamo cat graves.

San Antonio, Texas

Alamo Cat Graves

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.

9-25-20. Pretty neat place. $6 for adults

Eureka Springs, Arkansas

Pivot Rock Park

This century-old roadside attraction is full of bizarre rock formations.

Quigley's Castle

Eureka Springs, Arkansas

Quigley's Castle

The Ozarks' strangest dwelling.

The airport landing strip.

Wellington, New Zealand

Wellington Airport Runway

High winds can make this one scary landing.

Paddy the Wanderer Fountain.

Wellington, New Zealand

Paddy the Wanderer Fountain

A memorial to Wellington's well-loved, well-traveled wharf dog.

Modest huts dot the edge of town.

Arrowtown, New Zealand

Arrowtown Chinese Settlement

This preserved village shows the modest lifestyles of the area's 19th-century Chinese gold miners.

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