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Dandenong South, Australia

Hotel Eastlink

A roadside hotel that you can’t stop at. 
Liverpool, England

St George's Hall

Charles Dickens described the concert room in this amazing Victorian hall as "the most perfect room in the world."
Bristol, England

Replica of the Matthew

An authentic, seaworthy replica of the ship that sailed to Newfoundland in 1497.
Bristol, England

Edward Everard's Printing Works

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

Artist's Lane

This previously dilapidated alleyway has been transformed into one of Melbourne's finest hidden art locations.
Port McNicoll, Ontario

Martyrs' Shrine

Within the church are the relics of the martyrs St. Jean de Brébeuf, St. Gabriel Lalemant, and St. Charles Garnier.
Telford and Wrekin, England

The Hay Inclined Plane

One of the first canal boat-lift inclines ever created.
Toronto, Ontario

Gooderham Building

Known as "Toronto's Flatiron."
Honfleur, France

Église Sainte Catherine

One of the oldest and largest wooden churches in France was very evidently constructed by shipbuilders.
San Diego, California

Balboa Park Botanical Building and Lily Pond

Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.
Box Hill, Australia

Surrey Dive

This former brickworks pit is full of legends about its murky depths.
Box Hill, Australia

Box Hill Brick Works

A local landmark that has become a hub of graffiti and urban exploration.
Golden Point, Australia

Sovereign Hill

This outdoor museum harkens back to the height of the gold rush.
Melbourne, Australia

Foy & Gibson Factory

The Collingwood production facility for a department store that was among the largest and earliest in Australia.
Queenscliff, Australia

HMVS Victoria Swivel Link

All that remains of the first colonial naval ship in Australia is located in a park in Queenscliff.
Queenscliff, Australia

The Wreck Bell

This bell was once used to summon rescue crews when ships fell victim to the treacherous waterways.
Fitzroy, Australia

'Mr Poetry'

A tribute to local poet and music journalist Adrian Rawlins.
Maldon, Australia

Mount Tarrengower Lookout Tower

A timber transport car and a team of horses were needed to carry this lookout to the top of Mount Tarrengower in the 1920s.
Anaheim, California

Jingles

The lead horse on a Disneyland merry-go-round that is older than the park itself.
Wuk Wuk, Australia

Glenaladale Weir

The remains of a failed attempt to regulate Mitchell River.
Collingwood, Australia

Easey's

A train car sitting on a rooftop makes an unlikely and picturesque setting for dinner.
Fitzroy, Australia

COURAGE Statue

This sculpture was designed to encourage viewers to be true to themselves.
Melbourne, Australia

Flinders Street Railway Station Photo Booth

This classic photo booth was saved from destruction by the local community.
Melbourne, Australia

Flinders Street Station Ballroom

An abandoned jewel of a ballroom on the top floor of Australia’s busiest rail station echoes with the sounds of a bygone era.