It took 28 years to build this massive statue of the Hindu god Vishnu riding a mythical bird.

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.

This outdoor museum harkens back to the height of the gold rush.

Leaning shelves and books galore, this location is a book lover's utopia.

This 20-story artwork on a public housing block is the tallest mural in the Southern Hemisphere and tells the story of a community.

Featuring Torres Strait Islander cuisine and Australia's first indigenous bar.

A potpourri of rocks, fossils, and crystals is rounded out by a dinosaur garden and a 15-foot great white shark.

Gigantic water vessel, permanently grounded in Southern Albania.

The only remaining arch of the oldest stone bridge in Rome stands in the middle of the Tiber.

A dead saint, a deadly poison, and a mysterious holy ooze.

A museum cafe showcases Native American dishes and indigenous ingredients from across the Western Hemisphere.

Taking the 3D art experience far beyond blue and red glasses.

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

This abstract sculpture was initially so disliked that it got moved to the outskirts of town a few months after installation.

A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.

An unphotographable nightly march of tens of thousands of "fairy penguins" from sea to shore.

Australia's only intact colonial warship never saw action before being turned into a scenic wreck.

A whimsical menagerie of creatures carved into a 300-year-old tree trunk.

Not the result of an accident, hurricane, or aliens, this is an eye-popping tribute to the Melbourne tram.

The King is honored by an elaborate grotto on a continent he never visited.

Children's author May Gibbs's beloved stories about the tiny, human-like "Gumnut Babies" are immortalized in bronze.

Sweet or salty, super hot or mixed into beer, this is the holy land for all things licorice.

This enormous monument is one of the most iconic structures in Tokyo, rudely nicknamed "The Golden Turd."

You can climb to the top of the world's largest rocking horse.