Places Edited by Gavin

Hundreds of years ago, this lion-shaped door knocker could help a person accused of a crime find temporary safe haven in Durham Cathedral.

Featuring Torres Strait Islander cuisine and Australia's first indigenous bar.

The main residence of the Erskine family and the hereditary keeper of the nearby royal Stirling Castle.

This pyramid is dedicated to all those who suffered martyrdom for civil and religious liberty in Scotland.

One of the first intercontinental ballistic missile sites in the United States.

The gathering point of an old Melbourne swimming club was site of a historic, world-record dive in 1918.

A large Melbourne wall is home to an iconic work of art from one of the world's most renowned street artists.

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.

A poignant memorial to remember the Australian nurses who lost their lives during the Second World War.

This statue commemorates a special connection between ancient Greece and the Melbourne suburb of Brunswick.

A bronze statue pays tribute to the Hungarian player and coach, one of soccer's first international superstars.

A railroad lift bridge that was only lifted once and became obsolete before construction was finished.

A hidden lane full of top-quality street art.

Somewhat controversial when first unveiled, this gathering of sea creatures has become a hidden gem.

These Victorian era devil sculptures were designed to spite a local vicar.

It's beautiful, it's haunted and its claim to fame is that it's the oldest existing stone arch bridge in Australia.

This unassuming alcove in London’s famous Tower Bridge once served to capture, store, and display dead bodies from the River Thames.

This figure of a local merchant is said to reanimate and do a dance during Hogmanay.

This small seaside reserve supposedly inspired a young Errol Flynn to take the nautical adventures that would define him on and off the silver screen.

The world's only full-size replica of the research hut used by Douglas Mawson for his 1911-14 Australasian Antarctic Expedition.

This Grade II Listed Building with an Art Nouveau façade once contained a unique print shop.

A Reformation-era fiery figurehead once denoted this location as a print shop.

A rare and unique example of an 18th-century door latch calls this restaurant home.

One of the oldest operating hydroelectric power schemes in Australia.