Melbourne, Australia
Victoria Police Museum
Unusual finds in this shrine to local law enforcement include a 19th-century vampire-slaying kit.
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Melbourne, Australia
Unusual finds in this shrine to local law enforcement include a 19th-century vampire-slaying kit.
South Wharf, Australia
This historic tall ship traveled 1.5 million miles around the globe, and once did duty as the mythical pirate ship in Peter Pan.
Southbank, Australia
This abstract sculpture was initially so disliked that it got moved to the outskirts of town a few months after installation.
Fairfield, Australia
Is there such thing as too many fruit bats? Not anymore.
Abbotsford, Australia
This 19th-century convent is now a flourishing 21st-century hub for art.
Williamstown, Australia
Enjoy all the trappings from 1912 aboard this Titanic-themed restaurant.
St Kilda, Australia
You'll find the little birds tucked within the rocks of this Australian beach.
Mount Dandenong, Australia
A collection of outdoor mystical statues paying homage to indigenous Australians and ecological stewardship.
Keilor North, Australia
Cooled, fractured lava formed this geometric rock feature.
Hobart, Australia
Countless expeditions have left Tasmania to explore Antarctica, but this island state has an even deeper connection with the sea.
Hobart, Australia
The world's only full-size replica of the research hut used by Douglas Mawson for his 1911-14 Australasian Antarctic Expedition.
South Hobart, Australia
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.
Berriedale, Australia
This controversial museum includes such detested exhibits as a chocolate suicide bomber and fecal-smelling digestion machine.
Fortescue, Australia
Many rock climbers have come to conquer this slender sea stack, with various degrees of success.
Port Arthur, Australia
Relics of Australia's convict past, and a modern scene of unimaginable horror.
Tasman Island, Australia
The tallest sea cliffs on the Southern Hemisphere are a climber's worst nightmare.
Styx, Australia
Rainforest filled with record-holding eucalyptus.
Christchurch, New Zealand
A New Zealand couple's shell-adorned home living room, now on display at the Canterbury Museum.
Hot Water Beach, New Zealand
Handcrafted thermal spa washes away each night with the tide.
Coromandel, New Zealand
This incredible narrow-gauge mountain railway was created by a ceramic artist.
Auckland, New Zealand
The platform atop this verdant volcano was built with the help of a royal elephant.
Muriwai, New Zealand
New Zealand's west coast is one of the best places in the world to view these large seabirds.
Kaukapakapa, New Zealand
One of the world's largest Tesla coils.
Auckland, New Zealand
Large World War II gun emplacements and tunnel systems remain hidden near a remote end of Waiheke Island.