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Rome, Italy
Monument to the Fallen of Dogali
An ancient Egyptian obelisk is now used to commemorate fallen Italian soldiers.
41.9020, 12.4972
Green Island, Australia
Marineland Melanesia
Home of the world's largest crocodile.
-16.7602, 145.9672
Austin, Texas
Congress Bridge Bats
Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.
30.2617, -97.7452
Seventeen Seventy, Australia
Lt. James Cook Monument Cairn
A cairn commemorating James Cook's second landing in Australia.
-24.1599, 151.8829
Banana, Australia
Banana the Bullock
A fallen bull's legacy lives on in the rural cattle town that is named after him.
-24.4714, 150.1283
Maryborough, Australia
The Story Bank
A museum dedicated to the legacy of writer P.L. Travers and her most beloved character, Mary Poppins.
-25.5389, 152.7044
Maryborough, Australia
Mary Poppins Statue
A statue of the beloved storybook character stands in front of the building in which her creator was born.
-25.5390, 152.7043
New Italy, Australia
New Italy
Once a farming community founded by the Italian survivors of an immigration scam, this colony is now a free camp and roadside attraction.
-29.1537, 153.2985
Childers, Australia
Childers Backpacker Memorial
This former hostel is now an art gallery and a memorial for 15 backpackers who lost their lives to a tragic act of arson.
-25.2369, 152.2786
Araluen, Australia
Gympie Bone Museum
Australia's first and only museum dedicated exclusively to bones.
-26.1643, 152.6410
Bells Bridge, Australia
Jurassic Ark
A museum in rural Queensland wrongly claims that dinosaur fossils possess evidence that the earth is only 10,000 years old.
-26.1099, 152.5372
Kilcoy, Australia
Kilcoy
This small Australian town is considered home to the "Yowie" or the Aussie Big Foot.
-26.9423, 152.5620
Perry Bridge, Australia
Ramahyuck Cemetery
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.
-38.0152, 147.2378
Echuca, Australia
Echuca Wharf
A timber wharf that contributed to Echuca becoming the largest inland port in 19th-century Australia.
-36.1210, 144.7474
Coffs Harbour, Australia
Big Banana
One of the first big sculptures anywhere in Australia.
-30.2747, 153.1339
Bobs Farm, Australia
The Shark and Ray Rescue Centre
Once an aquarium, this sanctuary now rescues sharks and rays from fishing nets.
-32.7707, 151.9985
Launceston, Australia
The Old Umbrella Shop
A historical umbrella shop, whose owner started a craze for locally-made souvenirs.
-41.4351, 147.1395
Lakes Entrance, Australia
Griffiths Sea Shell Museum
This museum is home to one of the largest private collections of seashells in Australia.
-37.8817, 147.9778
Broadmeadow, Australia
Grandad's Magical Wonderland
This whimsical garden filled with fairies and incredible creatures has been enchanting children—and adults—since the 1970s.
-32.9184, 151.7337
Belanglo, Australia
Backpackers Memorial
A somber memorial to the seven victims of a horrible crime.
-34.5048, 150.2289
Goulburn, Australia
Big Merino
Three-story concrete ram with a permanent gift shop.
-34.7737, 149.6914
Collector, Australia
Dreamer's Gate
One man's artistic vision is a small town government's legal battle.
-34.9124, 149.4340
Acton, Australia
The Big Dish
With a surface area of nearly 500 square meters, welcome to the world's largest paraboloidal dish solar concentrator.
-35.2832, 149.1115
Canberra, Australia
The Shine Dome
This copper-coated, multi-arched dome is surrounded by a moat and lights up at night.
-35.2837, 149.1227
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