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Leeuwin, Australia

Water Wheel - Cape Leeuwin

This water wheel turned to stone in a matter of decades.
Gemfyre Added by Gemfyre
Rottnest Island, Australia

Wadjemup Lighthouse

Ships still use this historic lighthouse to navigate dangerous, island waters.
Added by Obscuravibes
Subiaco, Australia

The West Australian Irish Famine Memorial

A tribute to those who fled the Great Famine and relocated to Australia.
Added by Obscuravibes
Cuatrociénegas, Mexico

Mina de Mármol

A former travertine mine traces the geological history of this unique desert filled with crystalline blue pools.
edwardwoolley Added by edwardwoolley
El Hierro, Spain

Monumento Meridiano Cero (Zero Meridian Monument)

What many consider the original prime meridian and westernmost point of the old world.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Kolkata, India

Chinese Kali Mandir

In Kolkata's China Town, a temple to the Hindu goddess Kali.
Michelle Cassidy Added by Michelle Cassidy
Algiers, Algeria

Opera d'Alger (Algiers Opera House)

A new landmark that fosters cultural exchange between traditions.
Michelle Cassidy Added by Michelle Cassidy
Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Kallin Shell Midden

This impressive midden of scallop shells apparently all comes from a single fishing company.
linkogecko Added by linkogecko
Outer Hebrides, Scotland

'Hercules'

A memorial to the acting bear whose escape caused a sensation on the Outer Hebrides.
linkogecko Added by linkogecko
Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Scolpaig Tower

Although it appears much older, this castle-like tower is actually a Georgian-era folly.
linkogecko Added by linkogecko
Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Eriskay Football Pitch

FIFA deemed this isolated field one of the most remarkable places to play the sport.
Kerry Wolfe Added by Kerry Wolfe
Outer Hebrides, Scotland

The Scarista Bus

A mysterious, weather-beaten bus lies on the coast of Harris, enticing the curious to investigate.
ReignOfError Added by ReignOfError
Outer Hebrides, Scotland

West Berneray Beach

Despite what a Thai tourism board might want you to think, this white-sand beach is in fact located on a Scottish island.
linkogecko Added by linkogecko
Berlin, Germany

Hansaviertel

In the summer of 1957, a massive architectural exhibition showed off the future of urban living in this German neighborhood.
Adamgasth Added by Adamgasth
Mexico City, Mexico

Hellenic Cultural Institute's Coffered Ceiling

This piece of a Renaissance-era Spanish castle remained lost for decades.
Mario Yair TS Added by Mario Yair TS
Mexico City, Mexico

Ceiling of the Cloister of San Juan

Inside the cloister of the Temple of San Juan Bautista is a ceiling decorated with gold Baroque illustrations.
Mario Yair TS Added by Mario Yair TS
Mexico City, Mexico

Museo Casa de Carranza

The former Mexican president kept the bullets that killed his predecessor on display in his home, now a museum.
Mario Yair TS Added by Mario Yair TS
Pune, India

Emblems of the Erstwhile Governors

These stone carvings represent the various governors that once ruled Mumbai.
Vivek Gadre Added by Vivek Gadre
Mexico City, Mexico

Plaza Valentín Gómez Farías

Named after a Mexican president, who once lived nearby, this park in a residential Mexico City neighborhood packs a whole lot of history into a small space.
linkogecko Added by linkogecko
Mérida, Mexico

Cenote Ka' Kutzal

A cenote sitting in the middle of a parking lot shows the Yucatán Peninsula at its most urbanized.
linkogecko Added by linkogecko
Mexico City, Mexico

Museo de Manga (Manga Museum)

Less so a museum and more a library for hardcore Japanophiles.
linkogecko Added by linkogecko
Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Mexico

Santuario de la Cruz Parlante (Sanctuary of the Speaking Cross)

This shrine is dedicated to a symbol of the Maya people's struggle against inequality and injustice.
linkogecko Added by linkogecko
Bécal, Mexico

Fuente de los Tres Sombreros

This hat-shaped fountain pays tribute to a centuries-old textile tradition in the Yucatán Peninsula.
linkogecko Added by linkogecko
Mexico City, Mexico

República de Guatemala 28

A trompe l'oeil mural remembers the original colonial building that once stood here.
linkogecko Added by linkogecko