Zaandam, Netherlands
Verfmolen De Kat
This windmill has been grinding pigments for traditional paints for more than 200 years.
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Zaandam, Netherlands
This windmill has been grinding pigments for traditional paints for more than 200 years.
Cape Town, South Africa
An artificial cave littered with semi-precious stones waiting to be picked up.
Wilderness, South Africa
A vast and varied antique and vintage collection that borders on museum status.
Battery Point, Australia
Located alongside the famous Salamanca Market and in sight of Parliament House, this large and elaborate monument is hard to miss, split into two sections and standing some 14 meters tall.
Lux, Nevada
These massive concrete foundations and smelter chimney bricks still smell like smoke after a century.
Bangkok, Thailand
This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.
Brisbane, Australia
Brisbane's manmade urban beach has enough water to fill five Olympic-sized swimming pools.
West Ballina, Australia
There's nothing shrimpy about the world's largest artificial prawn.
Bowen, Australia
One of Australia's famed "Big Things," this giant fruit was once stolen as part of a publicity stunt.
Magnetic Island, Australia
After much poking and prodding, this island is decidedly not a magnetic anomaly, but it sure is pretty.
Canberra, Australia
Dozens of large-scale, creative, evocative curios from prominent artists dot the calm outdoor space around this major museum.
Melbourne, Australia
A beautiful 1920s tower filled with local hidden gems.
Sydney, Australia
A special train service transported Sydney's dead from this station to "Necropolis Receiving Houses" at Rookwood Cemetery.
Woombye, Australia
A giant Australian fruit and tropical farm.
Fraser Island, Australia
WWI hospital ship lost in a cyclone turns up on the coast of Fraser Island, where she remains rusted and forgotten.
Port Arthur, Australia
Relics of Australia's convict past, and a modern scene of unimaginable horror.
Ansons Bay, Australia
Aqua white sand highlighted with fiery red rocks.
Katoomba, Australia
This trio of Australian rock spires may have inspired aboriginal legend or just modern tourism.
Princetown, Australia
Nine limestone rock stacks on Australia's "Shipwreck Coast."
Royal National Park, Australia
A sparkling sandstone cliffside that's worth a visit while it still exists.
Eaglehawk Neck, Australia
This extraordinary geological oddity resembles human-made pavement.
Katoomba, Australia
A massive stairway that almost wasn't leads to one of Australia's most scenic vistas.
Mena Creek, Australia
A castle hand-built by a Spanish dreamer in the Australian tropical jungle.
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Bombed and burned, this monument represents the often controversial ties between Vietnam and Cambodia.