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Fortitude Valley, Australia
'Brunswick Street'
The artist behind this historical depiction of transportation remains a mystery.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
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Tenterfield, Australia
Big Orange
Just one of many oranges on this citrus-happy continent.
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Belconnen, Australia
Giant Mushroom
Children's playground hidden under a big pink and blue cap.
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Davenport, Australia
Wycliffe Well
The UFO capital of Australia is the outback’s answer to Roswell.
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Bundoora, Australia
Larundel Mental Asylum
Dilapidated ruins that once treated a notorious young serial killer, currently hosting vandals, squatters, and ghost hunters.
Mount Macedon, Australia
Mount Macedon Memorial Cross
A tribute to the fallen of World War I now honors all who have lost their lives to war.
Melbourne, Australia
Foy & Gibson Factory
The Collingwood production facility for a department store that was among the largest and earliest in Australia.
Seventeen Seventy, Australia
Lt. James Cook Monument Cairn
A cairn commemorating James Cook's second landing in Australia.
Prahran, Australia
Dr James Ramsay Fountain
This Australian drinking fountain pays tribute to the generosity and talent of a 19th-century Scottish doctor.
Maldon, Australia
Mount Tarrengower Lookout Tower
A timber transport car and a team of horses were needed to carry this lookout to the top of Mount Tarrengower in the 1920s.
Melbourne, Australia
Eight-Hour-Day Monument
Commemorating the 19th-century labor movement in Australia.
Ballarat, Australia
Centenary of Gold Discovery Monument
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.
Southbank, Australia
Wirth's Circus Mosaic
Designed to celebrate more than a century of circus performances in Australia.
Parkville, Australia
Burke and Wills Monument
This unusual stone monument marks the starting point of the epic and tragic event.
Brunswick, Australia
King Leonidas Statue
This statue commemorates a special connection between ancient Greece and the Melbourne suburb of Brunswick.
St Kilda, Australia
Luna Park Melbourne
Home to the oldest operating roller coaster in the Southern Hemisphere.
Melbourne, Australia
La Trobe's Cottage
The former home of Victoria's first Lieutenant-Governor.
Orbost, Australia
Snowy River Railway Bridge
When it was built in 1916, this bridge was critical infrastructure for local farmers. Today, it's being restored for walking and biking.
Southbank, Australia
'Vault'
This abstract sculpture was initially so disliked that it got moved to the outskirts of town a few months after installation.
Childers, Australia
Childers Backpacker Memorial
This former hostel is now an art gallery and a memorial for 15 backpackers who lost their lives to a tragic act of arson.
Abbotsford, Australia
Skipping Girl Sign
Saved by the community from destruction, this sign has become a national treasure.
Golden Point, Australia
Sovereign Hill
This outdoor museum harkens back to the height of the gold rush.
Banana, Australia
Banana the Bullock
A fallen bull's legacy lives on in the rural cattle town that is named after him.
Geelong, Australia
Stanbury Jacko
A stuffed, prize-winning ram is all that remains of a world-renowned stud line, and a reminder of its owner's gruesome end.
