Melbourne, Australia
Eight-Hour-Day Monument
Commemorating the 19th-century labor movement in Australia.
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Williamstown, Australia
Timeball Tower
An obsolete form of timekeeping still marks the hour in this adapted 19th century lighthouse.
Melbourne, Australia
Marionette Fob Watch
Every hour a secret compartment drops from this giant pocket watch, revealing a lovely surprise.
Fitzroy, Australia
'Mr Poetry'
A tribute to local poet and music journalist Adrian Rawlins.
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.
Melbourne, Australia
The Bunyip of Berkeley's Creek
A friendly monster lurks outside the State Library Victoria.
Melbourne, Australia
Raising the Rattler Pole
Not the result of an accident, hurricane, or aliens, this is an eye-popping tribute to the Melbourne tram.
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
The Gothic Bank
This Melbourne bank has unique Gothic-style architectural features and is one of the most majestic operating bank branches in the world.
Melbourne, Australia
COURAGE Statue
This sculpture was designed to encourage viewers to be true to themselves.
Melbourne, Australia
Larry La Trobe Statue
Melbourne's favorite bronze dog.
Melbourne, Australia
Pastor Sir Douglas & Lady Gladys Nicholls Memorial
This 2008 memorial commemorates two leading Aboriginal Australian rights activists.
Melbourne, Australia
The Limelight Department
A cramped wooden attic that once housed one of the world's first movie studios.
Melbourne, Australia
Fire Services Museum of Victoria
A firefighting museum housed in a historic station whose Lookout Tower watches over Melbourne.
Melbourne, Australia
The Nicholas Building
A beautiful 1920s tower filled with local hidden gems.
Melbourne, Australia
Flinders Street Railway Station Photo Booth
This classic photo booth was saved from destruction by the local community.
Melbourne, Australia
The Dolphin Fountain
Somewhat controversial when first unveiled, this gathering of sea creatures has become a hidden gem.
Melbourne, Australia
Diana and the Hounds Fountain
A striking bronze sculpture of a Roman goddess with two hound dogs for company.
Fairfield, Australia
Yarra Bend Asylum Pillar
This lone pillar is all that remains of a 19th-century asylum.
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
Fairies Tree
A whimsical menagerie of creatures carved into a 300-year-old tree trunk.
Southbank, Australia
'Vault'
This abstract sculpture was initially so disliked that it got moved to the outskirts of town a few months after installation.
Fairfield, Australia
Fruit Bats of Yarra Bend Park
Is there such thing as too many fruit bats? Not anymore.
