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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.

Abbotsford Convent.

Abbotsford, Australia

Abbotsford Convent

This 19th-century convent is now a flourishing 21st-century hub for art.

Larry the Lobster - and an idea of his scale (size & color)

Kingston SE, Australia

Larry The Red Big Lobster

A massive metal lobster welcomes tourists to a roadside restaurant.

The sunken garden.

Mount Gambier, Australia

Umpherston Sinkhole

An incredible garden taking over the interior of a massive sinkhole.

Tasmania's 'Town of Murals'

Sheffield, Australia

Tasmania's 'Town of Murals'

The once-dying town of Sheffield, Tasmania has reinvented itself as a village of painted wonders.

The monkey enclosure

Launceston, Australia

City Park Macaques

A small troop of Japanese macaques live peacefully in the heart of this Tasmanian city.

Mawson's Huts Replica Museum

Hobart, Australia

Mawson's Huts Replica Museum

The world's only full-size replica of the research hut used by Douglas Mawson for his 1911-14 Australasian Antarctic Expedition.

The Taroona Shot Tower.

Taroona, Australia

Taroona Shot Tower

The world's tallest shot tower—maybe.

Pooseum

Richmond, Australia

Pooseum

A small museum dedicated to taking the taboo out of all things related to poo.

Richmond Bridge

Richmond, Australia

Richmond Bridge

It's beautiful, it's haunted and its claim to fame is that it's the oldest existing stone arch bridge in Australia.

Tasmanian Devil Unzoo

Taranna, Australia

Tasmanian Devil Unzoo

The world's first cageless zoo is working to save endangered Tasmanian devils.

The trees against an ominous sky.

Slope Point, New Zealand

Slope Point

The most southerly spot on New Zealand's South Island is home to surreally shaped, permanently mangled trees.

Collage of the tunnel at Tunnel Beach, Dunedin, New Zealand, showing the beginning, a look backwards up the tunnel, and a view of the beach at the end of the tunnel. (Wikimedia Commons)

Dunedin, New Zealand

Tunnel Beach

Known for the tunnel that leads visitors to the water.

Castle Hill.

Castle Hill, New Zealand

Castle Hill

The Dalai Lama named this New Zealand landscape the "Spiritual Center of the Universe."

The Springfield Doughnut.

Springfield, New Zealand

Springfield Doughnut

A giant doughnut was given to the small New Zealand town of Springfield to promote "The Simpsons Movie."

Stonehenge Aotearoa.

Ahiaruhe, New Zealand

Stonehenge Aotearoa

This modern New Zealand attraction honors ancient forms of astronomy and scientific understanding.

Old picture of the hill with sign

Porangahau, New Zealand

The Longest Place Name In The World

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauo tamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronuku pokaiwhenuakitanatahu.

Te Wairoa Buried Village

Lake Tarawera, New Zealand

Te Wairoa Buried Village

A Maori village obliterated by an 1886 volcanic eruption.

Rere Rockslide

Rere, New Zealand

Rere Rockslide

Nature's slip and slide.

The steaming waters of Lake Rotomahana

Waimangu, New Zealand

Lake Rotomahana

The once and future home of New Zealand's famed Pink and White Terraces.

Frying Pan Lake

Waimangu, New Zealand

Frying Pan Lake

Deadly scalding and one of the largest hot springs in the world.

Rotorua

Rotorua, New Zealand

Rotorua

Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.

(Flickr/Eliduke)

Hot Water Beach, New Zealand

Hot Water Beach

Handcrafted thermal spa washes away each night with the tide.

Tāne Mahuta and the surrounding forest.

Waipoua Forest, New Zealand

Tāne Mahuta

Largest Kauri tree in New Zealand.

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