Dumbleyung, Australia
Site of 1964 World Water Speed Record
See the lake and replica where a daredevil broke both world land and water speed records in the same year.
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Dumbleyung, Australia
See the lake and replica where a daredevil broke both world land and water speed records in the same year.
Wagin, Australia
Everything about this over-size novelty animal is huge including its testicles.
Frenchman Bay, Australia
Home to the last shore-based whaling station in Australia.
Torndirrup, Australia
Wild seas have created two spectacular formations just a stone's throw away from each other.
Albany, Australia
A replica of an early 19th-century vessel that sailed across the world.
Porongurup, Australia
A metal skywalk leads to the top of this striking granite outcrop in Porongurup National Park.
St. Augustine, Florida
Built around 1723, this is the oldest surviving home in the U.S.'s oldest colonial city.
Hanoi, Vietnam
This time-honored eatery near Hoàn Kiếm Lake serves the classic pairing of rice vermicelli soup and savory sticky rice.
Istanbul, Turkey
The only Roman honorific column in Istanbul.
Leeds, England
The last gas-lit cinema in the United Kingdom, and perhaps the world.
West Alton, Missouri
Stand at the point where the two mightiest rivers in the United States converge.
Ramsgate, England
Ramsgate’s Royal Harbour has the unique status of being the only Royal Harbour in the United Kingdom.
Guildford, Australia
This antique store and museum features unusual items from all corners of the world.
Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Thailand
One of Ayutthaya’s most iconic locations is a mysterious, hauntingly surreal miracle.
Singapore
A monument to the civilian victims of the Japanese Occupation forces of World War II.
Sydney, Australia
A 19th-century perch for spotting sailing ships now boasts one of the most iconic views in the Southern Hemisphere.
Vientiane, Laos
This mysterious tower is said to enshrine a dormant seven-headed serpent that once protected Vientiane from destruction.
Plymouth, England
A 1930s Art Deco swimming pool with a design inspired by grand ocean liners.
Whitby, England
These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.
Whitby, England
A monument to the real explorer and bear who inspired characters in Philip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials.'
Whitby, England
This tiny traditional smokehouse is the only one left in this historic fishing port.
York, England
This popular square's history as the former site of a church is right beneath your feet.
York, England
The little-known second castle that William the Conqueror built in York.
York, England
One of the shortest streets in York has an especially odd name.