Melbourne, Australia
'Mr. Lizard and Gumnut Baby' Statue
Children's author May Gibbs's beloved stories about the tiny, human-like "Gumnut Babies" are immortalized in bronze.
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Melbourne, Australia
Children's author May Gibbs's beloved stories about the tiny, human-like "Gumnut Babies" are immortalized in bronze.
Melbourne, Australia
The city’s oldest gateway to the galaxy lies at the entrance to the Royal Botanical Gardens.
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
This giant, granite purse is one of Melbourne's most unique and distinctive pieces of public art.
Melbourne, Australia
This modern pedestrian bridge on the Yarra River was modeled after an Aboriginal fish trap.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
A park where people have been going to feed friendly pigeons since the 18th century
San Juan, Puerto Rico
This colorful gate stands as an entrance to the walled city of Old San Juan.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
This bleach-white graveyard overlooking the ocean is accessed through a tunnel.
Derby, Australia
Warm up from the freezing waters in this fully functional sauna in the middle of the Tasmanian wilderness.
New York, New York
Built hundreds of years ago this downtown iron barrier once protected a much despised king.
New York, New York
Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.
Prague, Czechia
A mocking tribute to the past and modern leadership of Prague.
Prague, Czechia
This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”
Prague, Czechia
A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.
Prague, Czechia
The first museum in the world devoted to sexual gadgetry.
Prague, Czechia
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
A monument to the bloody fight against fascism in Slovakia during World War II.
Krakow, Poland
In the midst of a living monument to Soviet social engineering, Polish Catholics built this church by hand.
Krakow, Poland
St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.
Krakow, Poland
Beneath Kraków Old Town's main square lies a hologram-filled medieval market vampire graveyard wonderland.
Krakow, Poland
This man-made mound monument was built out of soil from all across the Polish empire.
Zagreb, Croatia
A World War II evacuation tunnel turned into a history display of Croatian state and people.
Zagreb, Croatia
Where the lovelorn find a home for their sentimental keepsakes.
Komiža, Croatia
An ethereal glowing blue ocean cave in Croatia.