Adelaide, Australia
Santos Museum of Economic Botany
A wealth of plants and horticultural curiosities fill this charmingly antique museum.
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Adelaide, Australia
A wealth of plants and horticultural curiosities fill this charmingly antique museum.
Bangkok, Thailand
This Bangkok high-rise looks like a rudimentary LEGO elephant.
Tambon Phra Prathom Chedi, Thailand
Abandoned mini-mansions that were once intended for affluent Bangkok families now sit empty.
Bangkok, Thailand
A shrine honoring a legendary ghost bride lies within this vibrant temple.
Bangkok, Thailand
Vintage furniture and art share space with all manner of collectibles at this quirky shop in Bangkok.
Melbourne, Australia
A firefighting museum housed in a historic station whose Lookout Tower watches over Melbourne.
Melbourne, Australia
Every hour a secret compartment drops from this giant pocket watch, revealing a lovely surprise.
South Wharf, Australia
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
A beautiful 1920s tower filled with local hidden gems.
Melbourne, Australia
The 18th-century home was disassembled into 253 cases and brought all the way from the other side of the world.
Melbourne, Australia
Children's author May Gibbs's beloved stories about the tiny, human-like "Gumnut Babies" are immortalized in bronze.
Taunggyi, Myanmar
A series of tiny artificial islands rich with produce bob atop the surface of the lake.
Naypyitaw, Myanmar
A deserted 20-lane highway runs through Myanmar's empty capital city.
Taunggyi, Myanmar
A vast, otherworldly collection of Buddhist stupas.
Kyaukse, Myanmar
These serpents are considered holy and pampered accordingly.
Mandalay, Myanmar
This golden temple is surrounded by hundreds of stone tablets that comprise the "world's largest book."
Tucson, Arizona
Despite a recent paint job, the factory still sits empty.
Pindaya, Myanmar
A Buddha-filled cave that is named after a giant monster spider.
Yangon, Myanmar
An eerie abandoned gentlemen's club built for British officials during the colonial era.
Yangon, Myanmar
The ruins of this prominent glass factory yield hidden treasures buried among the jungle floor.
Duranbah, Australia
Giant fruit signaling the entrance to a tropical paradise.
Main Beach, Australia
The Australian terminal of the Pacific Cable that linked the continent to North America.
Bardon, Australia
This rickety old shed hides a trove of secondhand literary treasures.
Duntroon, New Zealand
A hidden gem of a museum that lets you search for your own fossils.