Named for its similarity to the tip of a violin's bow, this striking formation was created by millions of years of erosion.

This extinct volcano rises above Edinburgh and is special for its panoramic views over the city.

Originally meant to hold a statue of King William IV, this support sat empty for years. Today, it hosts a rotating cast of public artwork.

Dedicated to a surgeon who made several natural discoveries across Australia.

A colorful sculpture of an Australian symbol patrols an otherwise ordinary traffic island.

The sculpture shows a water rat turning the world upside-down, landing an elephant on its head.

This neon sign is an homage to an Alfred Hitchcock film.

A nearly lost tribute to an 11-year-old boy killed during a World War I homecoming parade.

Its most grisly object is a jar full of severed fingers allegedly cut off by prisoners to avoid work.

This arch celebrates the romantic memories of those who danced at the Cloudland Ballroom.

Its collection highlights the monumental tasks undertaken to map Queensland.

The La Trobe Swing Bridge was the first movable bridge constructed in Victoria.

A natural rock bridge towers above the sea.

Dedicated to a strange, local cryptid beloved by all.

Built in the 16th century, the tower is now in ruins.

A waterfall rushing through a lush fern gully in Australia's Tarra-Bulga National Park.

A monument commemorating the lives lost when a plane crashed into Mount Macedon in 1948.

The spherical grains of white quartz sand give every step on this Australian beach a distinctive sound.

Only five people are buried in this tiny cemetery in Wilsons Promontory National Park.

Built to commemorate the lives of hopeful emigrants who died on a journey from Scotland to Australia.

A striking bronze sculpture of a Roman goddess with two hound dogs for company.

Though it looks like a golf ball teed up for a hit, this hilltop station is actually used to monitor air traffic.

Locals have a long-running relationship with the big-beaked birds of this Australian fishing town.

A roadside hotel that you can’t stop at.