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Point Lonsdale with Buckley's Cave in lower left

Point Lonsdale, Australia

Buckley's Cave

William Buckley escaped from prison and is said to have spent years hiding in this seaside cave.

The dog line information sign

Eaglehawk Neck, Australia

The Dog Line

A life-sized statue marks the spot of the 100-meter-wide "neck" that leads to the Tasman Peninsula, and the convict penal settlement was once guarded by a line of ferocious and savage dogs

The Great Gatehouse

Bristol, England

Great Gatehouse

This 12th-century gatehouse has survived England’s many religious upheavals

Bridge House in winter

Ambleside, England

The Bridge House

Looking like something out of a fairytale, this tiny house was built over a stream to avoid paying land taxes

Mirror Lakes

Te Anau, New Zealand

Mirror Lakes

Small lakes provide outstanding reflective views of the Earl Mountains

The Bucket of Blood pub

Phillack, England

The Bucket of Blood and St.Pialas Well

St Pialas Well has a dark history, blurred by the passage of time and immortalised by a nearby pub.

Rubicon Power Station.

Rubicon, Australia

Rubicon Hydroelectric Scheme

One of the oldest operating hydroelectric power schemes in Australia.

Scissor Arches

Wells, England

Scissor Arches

An architectural masterpiece which came in time to solve a dramatic situation inside this magnificent cathedral

The Energy Tree

Bristol City, England

The Energy Tree

This metal tree with multidirectional solar panels offers free Wi-Fi and mobile phone charging stations

The Garden of Remembrance

Lockerbie, Scotland

Garden of Remembrance

Memorial to the victims of the deadliest aviation incident in the UK

Winchester Palace

London, England

Winchester Palace

The ruins of a once-mighty medieval palace are hidden away in otherwise modern London

The House of the Tailor of Gloucester

Gloucester, England

The House of the Tailor of Gloucester

The Gloucester shop said to have inspired Beatrix Potter's Tailor

Tomb of Edward II

Gloucester, England

Tomb of Edward II

The tomb of a deposed king that drew medieval pilgrims to Gloucester

The Big Dish

Acton, Australia

The Big Dish

With a surface area of nearly 500 square meters, welcome to the world's largest paraboloidal dish solar concentrator.

Phar Lap's heart at the National Museum of Australia.

Canberra, Australia

Phar Lap's Heart

The gigantic preserved heart of a champion racehorse.

Thiepval Memorial

Authuille, France

Thiepval Memorial

The largest Commonwealth memorial to the missing and dead of the Battle of the Somme.

The Thames Barrier as seen from Woolwich.

London, England

Thames Barrier

The world’s second-largest flood defense barrier has protected London for decades.

The battlefield is one of many components of Gettysburg National Military Park, which also includes a museum and visitor center.

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center

Experience the pivotal Civil War battle at this interactive museum.

David Dunlap Observatory

Richmond Hill, Ontario

David Dunlap Observatory

This little-known telescope was the world’s second largest when it was built in 1935.

Lucy Tower

Lincoln, England

Lucy Tower

Remains of a keep that was built shortly after the Norman conquest of England.

Bottle Cap Tree

Perth, Australia

Bottle Cap Tree

Hundreds of people walk past this palm tree every day without spotting its secret.

The Dingo Flour sign on the side of a silo.

North Fremantle, Australia

Dingo Flour Sign

Visible from both land and sea.

Fremantle Prison

Fremantle, Australia

Fremantle Prison

One of the world’s oldest surviving convict prisons, once the scene of daring escapes and riots.

Rainbow Sea Container

Fremantle, Australia

Rainbow Sea Container

This work of public art symbolizes the maritime history and the modern creative industry in Fremantle.

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