Fairfield, Australia
Fruit Bats of Yarra Bend Park
Is there such thing as too many fruit bats? Not anymore.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Fairfield, Australia
Deep Rock Swimming Hole
The gathering point of an old Melbourne swimming club was site of a historic, world-record dive in 1918.
Fairfield, Australia
Charles Grimes Expedition Cairn
A neat pile of shale marks an early English trip to the Yarra River.
Melbourne, Australia
Larry La Trobe Statue
Melbourne's favorite bronze dog.
Parkville, Australia
Burke and Wills Monument
This unusual stone monument marks the starting point of the epic and tragic event.
Carlton North, Australia
Grave of Walter Lindrum
A distinctive monument for this former world champion takes the form of a billiards table, complete with balls and cue.
Parkville, Australia
Northern Cattle Market Wall
A unique reminder of the once-bustling cattle market during the 19th-century.
Melbourne, Australia
AC/DC Lane
A colorful street named for the legendary Australian rock band.
Sydney, Australia
Trim the Cat
The statue honors an adventurous seafaring cat.
Sydney, Australia
Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney
Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!
Sydney, Australia
Mrs. Macquarie’s Chair
A 19th-century perch for spotting sailing ships now boasts one of the most iconic views in the Southern Hemisphere.
Sydney, Australia
'Memory Is Creation Without End'
This work of art was designed to represent the Tarpeian Way Quarry that once dominated the area.
Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Equipped with thousands of LED lights, this geodesic dome-shaped stadium is an engineering delight.
Melbourne, Australia
The Dolphin Fountain
Somewhat controversial when first unveiled, this gathering of sea creatures has become a hidden gem.
Melbourne, Australia
'The Public Purse'
This giant, granite purse is one of Melbourne's most unique and distinctive pieces of public art.
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.
Melbourne, Australia
Fairies Tree
A whimsical menagerie of creatures carved into a 300-year-old tree trunk.
Melbourne, Australia
Model Tudor Village
A historic model village was gifted from residents of London to Melbourne as thanks for their help during World War II.
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.
Melbourne, Australia
Diana and the Hounds Fountain
A striking bronze sculpture of a Roman goddess with two hound dogs for company.
Melbourne, Australia
Headless King George V
This statue of King George V was beheaded as a protest of colonialism.
Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne Observatory
The city’s oldest gateway to the galaxy lies at the entrance to the Royal Botanical Gardens.
St Kilda, Australia
St. Kilda Pier Penguin Colony
You'll find the little birds tucked within the rocks of this Australian beach.
South Wharf, Australia
Polly Woodside
This historic tall ship traveled 1.5 million miles around the globe, and once did duty as the mythical pirate ship in Peter Pan.
