Edinburgh, Scotland
Medieval Water Pipes
These wooden pipes were crucial to providing water to Medieval Edinburgh.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Melbourne, Australia
Gog and Magog
These mythological giants take time out of their busy day guarding a Victorian market to let you know what time it is.
Box Hill, Australia
Box Hill Brick Works
A local landmark that has become a hub of graffiti and urban exploration.
Yarraville, Australia
The Trugo Mural
The artwork celebrates Trugo, a odd yet beloved local sport played only around Melbourne.
Spotswood, Australia
Spotswood Pumping Station
A youth-centric science center hides an industrial triumph.
Williamstown, Australia
Timeball Tower
An obsolete form of timekeeping still marks the hour in this adapted 19th century lighthouse.
Bundoora, Australia
Upside-Down Charles La Trobe Statue
This strange portrayal of the state's first lieutenant-governor literally stands on its head.
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Bundoora, Australia
Larundel Mental Asylum
Dilapidated ruins that once treated a notorious young serial killer, currently hosting vandals, squatters, and ghost hunters.
Black Rock, Australia
HMVS Cerberus
Australia's only intact colonial warship never saw action before being turned into a scenic wreck.
Fairfield, Australia
Yarra Bend Asylum Pillar
This lone pillar is all that remains of a 19th-century asylum.
Melbourne, Australia
Cow Up a Tree
This piece of Australian modern art is part joke and part history.
Portsea, Australia
Cheviot Beach
This Australian beach became famous when Prime Minister Harold Holt disappeared from its shores.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Monuments Garden
An ornate "graveyard" for some of the country's forlorn building relics.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Shrine to Saint Andrew
Inside this cathedral is a shoulder bone belonging to the Patron Saint of Scotland.
Melbourne, Australia
'Mr. Lizard and Gumnut Baby' Statue
Children's author May Gibbs's beloved stories about the tiny, human-like "Gumnut Babies" are immortalized in bronze.
Melbourne, Australia
Raising the Rattler Pole
Not the result of an accident, hurricane, or aliens, this is an eye-popping tribute to the Melbourne tram.
South Wharf, Australia
Polly Woodside
This historic tall ship traveled 1.5 million miles around the globe, and once did duty as the mythical pirate ship in Peter Pan.
Melbourne, Australia
Captain Cook's Cottage
The 18th-century home was disassembled into 253 cases and brought all the way from the other side of the world.
Parkville, Australia
Elvis Presley Memorial Garden
The King is honored by an elaborate grotto on a continent he never visited.
Melbourne, Australia
Marionette Fob Watch
Every hour a secret compartment drops from this giant pocket watch, revealing a lovely surprise.
Melbourne, Australia
The Bunyip of Berkeley's Creek
A friendly monster lurks outside the State Library Victoria.
Fairfield, Australia
Fruit Bats of Yarra Bend Park
Is there such thing as too many fruit bats? Not anymore.
Clifton Hill, Australia
Clifton Hill Shot Tower
The largest shot tower in Australia is a unique reminder of industrial ammunitions history.
Melbourne, Australia
Fairies Tree
A whimsical menagerie of creatures carved into a 300-year-old tree trunk.
