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

The city’s oldest gateway to the galaxy lies at the entrance to the Royal Botanical Gardens.

This historic tall ship traveled 1.5 million miles around the globe, and once did duty as the mythical pirate ship in Peter Pan.

This 2008 memorial commemorates two leading Aboriginal Australian rights activists.

One of the oldest theaters in Australia, it's also said to be haunted by a performer who died on stage.

Taxidermy of the racing horse with a huge heart, who inspired hope in the Depression.

Bronze statues honor the brave explorers who passed through this Antarctic gateway.

A wealth of plants and horticultural curiosities fill this charmingly antique museum.

Olive’s garden serves up a seemingly endless helping of outback delights.

This mini version of the famous Bohemian castle was lovingly built by a Czech immigrant and mineworker.

Let these towering termite-building structures tell you where to go.

This giant Christ statue was a failed attempt by Indonesia to dissuade East Timor from demanding independence.

This dazzling wooden church was constructed as part of an elaborate peace project after the Thirty Years' War.

These structures hanging over the water's surface are traditional fishing machines.

This strange statue depicts a young boy's body with an adult Mozart's head and a single wing.

The interior of this church has been turned into a memorial to locals who died in Croatia's Homeland War.

This ancient Roman aqueduct once funneled water to Diocletian's palace.

The small cliffside monastery known as the Tiger's Nest is said to be the meditation site of an 8th-century Buddhist master.

This stunning Brazilian library contains the largest collection of Portuguese texts outside of Portugal itself.

This massive Brazilian church is built like an angular, technicolor pyramid left by Mayans from the future.

A 125-meter long "tribute to the Brazilian people."

An art museum with an eclectic design and a scandalous past.

Eduardo Kobra’s breathtaking 32,300-square-foot graffiti wall took over Rio’s Olympic Boulevard.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."