An ancient stone fortress considered by many to be the eighth wonder of the world.

Hopefully inspecting his tin pan for little nuggets of gold.

Honoring the annual National Cherry Festival.

The gigantic preserved heart of a champion racehorse.

The 18th-century home was disassembled into 253 cases and brought all the way from the other side of the world.

Every hour a secret compartment drops from this giant pocket watch, revealing a lovely surprise.

Three-story concrete ram with a permanent gift shop.

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

Dozens of large-scale, creative, evocative curios from prominent artists dot the calm outdoor space around this major museum.

This giant dish located in a sheep paddock was the primary receiver of Apollo 11 TV transmissions.

The statue honors an adventurous seafaring cat.

A special train service transported Sydney's dead from this station to "Necropolis Receiving Houses" at Rookwood Cemetery.

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

Relics of Australia's convict past, and a modern scene of unimaginable horror.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

This trio of Australian rock spires may have inspired aboriginal legend or just modern tourism.

Nine limestone rock stacks on Australia's "Shipwreck Coast."

This extraordinary geological oddity resembles human-made pavement.

A massive stairway that almost wasn't leads to one of Australia's most scenic vistas.

This ratty natural history collection is a charming relic among a city rushing into modernity.

This historic Chinese tower was said to have been haunted by fox spirits but is now haunted by a grisly murder.

An out-of-place slice of France, smack in the middle of Shanghai.

This smaller cousin of the Forbidden City has gone from ancestral sacrifice to tourist's whispers.

A harrowing trail up a mile-high mountain.