Nara, Japan
Tōdai-ji Daibutsuden (The Great Buddha Hall)
This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.
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Keilor North, Australia
Organ Pipes
Cooled, fractured lava formed this geometric rock feature.
Wilsons Promontory, Australia
Squeaky Beach
The spherical grains of white quartz sand give every step on this Australian beach a distinctive sound.
Dandenong South, Australia
Hotel Eastlink
A roadside hotel that you can’t stop at.
Ventnor, Australia
Penguin Parade At Phillip Island
An unphotographable nightly march of tens of thousands of "fairy penguins" from sea to shore.
Rhyll, Australia
Phillip Island Koala Conservation Reserve
A conservation sanctuary for rescued koalas, some of which were saved from devastating Australian bushfires.
Queenscliff, Australia
HMVS Victoria Swivel Link
All that remains of the first colonial naval ship in Australia is located in a park in Queenscliff.
Anakie, Australia
Fairy Park
This slightly spooky yet nostalgic theme park claims to be the first of its kind in Australia.
Ballarat, Australia
Centenary of Gold Discovery Monument
To commemorate a century of gold mining, this Australian city built a monument that features a replica of a 150-pound gold nugget found there in 1858.
Musk, Australia
The Three Lost Children Walk & Monument
A memorial to one of the saddest stories in Victoria's history.
Daylesford, Australia
Daylesford Convent
This former convent has been reimagined as a community center for artists.
Mia Mia, Australia
John Duigan Monument
Dedicated to the first flight of an aircraft to be designed and built in Australia.
Maldon, Australia
Porcupine Flat Gold Dredge and Dragline
These two large, rusting pieces of machinery are relics of Australia’s gold mining past.
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.
Mount Macedon, Australia
Mount Macedon Memorial Cross
A tribute to the fallen of World War I now honors all who have lost their lives to war.
Mount Macedon, Australia
Kurana Aeroplane Crash Memorial
A monument commemorating the lives lost when a plane crashed into Mount Macedon in 1948.
Mount Macedon, Australia
Sanatorium Lake
This artificial lake was built to provide water for a planned facility that would treat tuberculosis patients.
Canberra, Australia
National Gallery Sculpture Garden
Dozens of large-scale, creative, evocative curios from prominent artists dot the calm outdoor space around this major museum.
Canberra, Australia
Australian-American Memorial
From a distance, this statue of an eagle looks like a giant chicken on a stick.
Melbourne, Australia
Eight-Hour-Day Monument
Commemorating the 19th-century labor movement in Australia.
Melbourne, Australia
The Gothic Bank
This Melbourne bank has unique Gothic-style architectural features and is one of the most majestic operating bank branches in the world.
Melbourne, Australia
The Nicholas Building
A beautiful 1920s tower filled with local hidden gems.
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.
Melbourne, Australia
Adnate Collingwood Mural
This 20-story artwork on a public housing block is the tallest mural in the Southern Hemisphere and tells the story of a community.
