Tirau, New Zealand
Big Dog and Sheep
These two delightful animal-shaped buildings host a visitor center and wool shop.
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Waitomo, New Zealand
Waitomo Glowworm Caves
Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.
Rotorua, New Zealand
Rotorua
Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.
Christchurch, New Zealand
Flora and Otto
A mosaic armchair and ottoman built from china broken in the Christchurch earthquakes.
Castle Hill, New Zealand
Castle Hill
The Dalai Lama named this New Zealand landscape the "Spiritual Center of the Universe."
Springfield, New Zealand
Springfield Doughnut
A giant doughnut was given to the small New Zealand town of Springfield to promote "The Simpsons Movie."
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Christchurch, New Zealand
Bunsen
Enjoy coffee and cake while viewing antique medical equipment at this unique cafe.
Christchurch, New Zealand
'Diminish and Ascend'
This aluminum “stairway to heaven” has impaled at least a couple of birds.
Christchurch, New Zealand
Dance-O-Mat
A coin-operated washing machine turned jukebox, complete with an outdoor dance floor.
Perth, Australia
The Perth Mint
This Western Australian mint was established during the height of the Australian gold rush.
Rottnest Island, Australia
Wadjemup Lighthouse
Ships still use this historic lighthouse to navigate dangerous, island waters.
Fremantle, Australia
Rainbow Sea Container
This work of public art symbolizes the maritime history and the modern creative industry in Fremantle.
Keswick, Australia
Queen Adelaide Restaurant
Dine aboard the historic Ghan train while retracing early explorers' journey through the Outback.
Sydney, Australia
Cactus and Succulent Garden
Hidden within Sydney’s lush Royal Botanic Garden is a walled cactus rockery and the site of Australia's first zoo.
Sydney, Australia
Mrs. Macquarie’s Chair
A 19th-century perch for spotting sailing ships now boasts one of the most iconic views in the Southern Hemisphere.
Sydney, Australia
Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney
Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!
Sydney, Australia
'Memory Is Creation Without End'
This work of art was designed to represent the Tarpeian Way Quarry that once dominated the area.
Sydney, Australia
Midden
In the shadow of the Sydney Opera House, Indigenous ingredients shine.
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.
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.
Sydney, Australia
Thylacine Taxidermy
A rare specimen of an iconic extinct animal in downtown Sydney.
Sydney, Australia
Justice and Police Museum
This grim museum collects artifacts and evidence of some of the most sensational antipodean crimes.
Sydney, Australia
Trim the Cat
The statue honors an adventurous seafaring cat.
Sydney, Australia
Robert Burns Statue
A statue of a Scottish cultural icon in central Sydney.
