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Mr. Lizard and the Gumnut Baby.

Melbourne, Australia

'Mr. Lizard and Gumnut Baby' Statue

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

Larry La Trobe

Melbourne, Australia

Larry La Trobe Statue

Melbourne's favorite bronze dog.

Taxidermied Phar Lap

Melbourne, Australia

Phar Lap

Taxidermy of the racing horse with a huge heart, who inspired hope in the Depression.

The 14-foot-high marionette watch.

Melbourne, Australia

Marionette Fob Watch

Every hour a secret compartment drops from this giant pocket watch, revealing a lovely surprise.

Cook's Cottage

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.

The Bunyip.

Melbourne, Australia

The Bunyip of Berkeley's Creek

A friendly monster lurks outside the State Library Victoria.

Melbourne Observatory Building and Astrograph House

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne Observatory

The city’s oldest gateway to the galaxy lies at the entrance to the Royal Botanical Gardens.

Gog and Magog and Gaunt's Clock

Melbourne, Australia

Gog and Magog

These mythological giants take time out of their busy day guarding a Victorian market to let you know what time it is.

The Fairies Tree.

Melbourne, Australia

Fairies Tree

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

The Princess Theare

Melbourne, Australia

Princess Theatre

One of the oldest theaters in Australia, it's also said to be haunted by a performer who died on stage.

Coop's Shot Tower

Melbourne, Australia

Coop's Shot Tower

This historic Melbourne bullet factory is fully encased in a massive glass and steel cone.

'Memory Is Creation Without End'

Sydney, Australia

'Memory Is Creation Without End'

This work of art was designed to represent the Tarpeian Way Quarry that once dominated the area.

Thylacine taxidermy at the Australian Museum

Sydney, Australia

Thylacine Taxidermy

A rare specimen of an iconic extinct animal in downtown Sydney.

Australian Monument to the Great Irish Famine.

Sydney, Australia

Australian Monument to the Great Irish Famine

A monument to the 4,114 Irish orphan girls who arrived in Australia between 1848 and 1850.

Eric the Pliosaur

Sydney, Australia

Eric the Pliosaur

The bones of this aquatic dinosaur turned to opal over the centuries and the beast's remains were almost sold as jewelry.

The skull is flanked by flowers.

Rome, Italy

St. Valentine's Skull

The skull of the patron saint of lovers lies in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin—maybe.

The Bridge of Lies

Sibiu, Romania

The Bridge of Lies

Legendary pedestrian bridge in the centre of Romanian city Sibiu.

The storied Mini Cooper

Windhoek, Namibia

Joe's Beerhouse Mini Cooper

Atop one of Windhoek's most popular eateries is a monument to Namibia's most resilient vehicle.

Santa Costanza

Rome, Italy

Santa Costanza

This immaculately preserved church from late antiquity was originally the mausoleum of the Emperor Constantine's daughter.

Palace of Independence

Astana, Kazakhstan

Palace of Independence

The only building in Kazakhstan where symbols of sovereignty are collected under one roof.

The devil's scratches

Pisa, Italy

Scratches of the Devil

The mysterious “claw marks” said to be left by the Devil on Pisa’s famous cathedral.

Astana Opera

Astana, Kazakhstan

Astana Opera

A theater with world-class acoustics, neo-Classical architecture and Kazakh ornaments.

Rocca Paolina

Perugia, Italy

Rocca Paolina

Medieval streets buried beneath a papal fortress now form an underground city you can walk through.

Inside the cave

Ravno, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Vjetrenica Cave (Wind Cave)

The largest cave in Bosnia and Herzegovina is home to some the richest subterranean biodiversity in the world.

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