Hong Kong
Central-Mid-Levels Escalators
The world's longest outdoor covered escalator system transports commuters through Hong Kong's hilly terrain.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Millers Point, Australia
Sydney Observatory
This historic observatory contains the world's oldest refracting lens telescope.
Berriedale, Australia
Museum of Old and New Art (MONA)
This controversial museum includes such detested exhibits as a chocolate suicide bomber and fecal-smelling digestion machine.
Manly, Australia
Manly Quarantine Station
The Victoria-era quarantine station for Sydney.
Goulburn, Australia
Big Merino
Three-story concrete ram with a permanent gift shop.
Aguas Calientes, Peru
Inca Bridge
A backdoor to Machu Picchu that only the most foolhardy infiltrator would attempt to breach.
Aguas Calientes, Peru
Huayna Picchu
If you’ve ever seen a picture of Machu Picchu, then you’ve seen a picture of Huayna Picchu—you just didn’t realize it.
Kampong Thom, Cambodia
Cambodia Landmine Museum
This collection of reclaimed landmines acts as both an exhibition of their deadly history and as a shelter for children affected by them.
Halong City, Vietnam
Hang Sung Sot
Ha Long Bay's "Cave of Surprises" houses a popular phallic rock formation.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Hỏa Lò Prison
The notorious "Hanoi Hilton" where Vietnamese colonial subjects and later American POWs, including John McCain, were imprisoned.
Rookwood, Australia
Rookwood Cemetery
The largest necropolis in the Southern Hemisphere.
Sydney, Australia
White Rabbit Gallery
It's said to be one of the most significant collections of contemporary Chinese art in the world.
Swansea, Australia
Spiky Bridge
This historic Australian bridge was built by convicts with giant stone spikes to prevent cattle from falling off the sides.
Sydney, Australia
Purikura Photoland
People can't get enough of these adorable Japanese photobooths.
Mosman, Australia
Georges Head Battery
The yawning remains of a complex naval fortress still haunt this Australian shore.
Bicheno, Australia
Bicheno Blowhole
Granite rocks that concentrate waves into powerful jets.
Katoomba, Australia
Three Sisters
This trio of Australian rock spires may have inspired aboriginal legend or just modern tourism.
Freycinet, Australia
Wineglass Bay
One of the best beaches in the entire world.
Katoomba, Australia
The Giant Stairway
A massive stairway that almost wasn't leads to one of Australia's most scenic vistas.
Kiama, Australia
Kiama Blowhole
This massive water spout has been luring visitors for hundreds of years, some to their death.
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.
Sydney, Australia
Cockatoo Island
Cockatoo Island is a Heritage-listed island in the middle of Sydney Harbour.
Sydney, Australia
'Forgotten Songs' Sound Sculpture
A collaboration of art and ornithology mourns the calls of Sydney's lost birds.
Sydney, Australia
Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney
Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!
