The Victoria-era quarantine station for Sydney.

A self-funded cemetery with a long list of inhabitants.

Though considered an eyesore by some, this boxy Brutalist high-rise plays a significant role in Sydney's past.

This historic observatory contains the world's oldest refracting lens telescope.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

A rare specimen of an iconic extinct animal in downtown Sydney.

The bones of this aquatic dinosaur turned to opal over the centuries and the beast's remains were almost sold as jewelry.

Inventive brewers use NSW ingredients to dream up flavorful beers made with local honey, native raspberries, and Mariposa plums.

In the Middle Ages, villagers would sound this stone trumpet to boost fertility and coax fish to shore.

This large round boulder is said to emit spiritual power, but it may just be magnets.

The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.

The world's most remote airport.

The ominously named cave is home to some remarkable ancient art.

A volcanic crater that visitors can look inside.

This was once the center of the Birdman cult, and is now a World Heritage Site.

This massive chapel in the middle of the Indonesian forest is both haunting and fowl.

Homage to the local produce now serves as a car dealer.

Cockatoo Island is a Heritage-listed island in the middle of Sydney Harbour.

Built over an abandoned train yard, this hidden gem is full of winding paths and offers gorgeous views of Sydney Harbour.

A 19th-century perch for spotting sailing ships now boasts one of the most iconic views in the Southern Hemisphere.

A collaboration of art and ornithology mourns the calls of Sydney's lost birds.

This massive complex is made up of hundreds of smaller temples that date back to the ninth century.

Hundreds of Buddhas in a re-discovered Indonesian temple.

Buenos Aires' city of the dead contains some very famous remains, including Eva Perón.