Rome, Italy
Monument to the Fallen of Dogali
An ancient Egyptian obelisk is now used to commemorate fallen Italian soldiers.
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Rome, Italy
An ancient Egyptian obelisk is now used to commemorate fallen Italian soldiers.
Green Island, Australia
Home of the world's largest crocodile.
Austin, Texas
Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.
Seventeen Seventy, Australia
A cairn commemorating James Cook's second landing in Australia.
Banana, Australia
A fallen bull's legacy lives on in the rural cattle town that is named after him.
Maryborough, Australia
A museum dedicated to the legacy of writer P.L. Travers and her most beloved character, Mary Poppins.
Maryborough, Australia
A statue of the beloved storybook character stands in front of the building in which her creator was born.
New Italy, Australia
Once a farming community founded by the Italian survivors of an immigration scam, this colony is now a free camp and roadside attraction.
Childers, Australia
This former hostel is now an art gallery and a memorial for 15 backpackers who lost their lives to a tragic act of arson.
Araluen, Australia
Australia's first and only museum dedicated exclusively to bones.
Bells Bridge, Australia
A museum in rural Queensland wrongly claims that dinosaur fossils possess evidence that the earth is only 10,000 years old.
Kilcoy, Australia
This small Australian town is considered home to the "Yowie" or the Aussie Big Foot.
Perry Bridge, Australia
At Ramahyuck, the Gunaikurnai people were forced to trade their freedom and culture for protection. Today, a cemetery is all that remains of the site.
Echuca, Australia
A timber wharf that contributed to Echuca becoming the largest inland port in 19th-century Australia.
Coffs Harbour, Australia
One of the first big sculptures anywhere in Australia.
Bobs Farm, Australia
Once an aquarium, this sanctuary now rescues sharks and rays from fishing nets.
Launceston, Australia
A historical umbrella shop, whose owner started a craze for locally-made souvenirs.
Lakes Entrance, Australia
This museum is home to one of the largest private collections of seashells in Australia.
Broadmeadow, Australia
This whimsical garden filled with fairies and incredible creatures has been enchanting children—and adults—since the 1970s.
Belanglo, Australia
A somber memorial to the seven victims of a horrible crime.
Goulburn, Australia
Three-story concrete ram with a permanent gift shop.
Collector, Australia
One man's artistic vision is a small town government's legal battle.
Acton, Australia
With a surface area of nearly 500 square meters, welcome to the world's largest paraboloidal dish solar concentrator.
Canberra, Australia
This copper-coated, multi-arched dome is surrounded by a moat and lights up at night.