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Meteorological station in Residenplatz

Salzburg, Austria

Meteorological Pillar of the 19th Century

The beautiful, ornate weather station is the most popular geocache in Salzburg.

Dresden Frauenkirche

Dresden, Germany

Dresden Frauenkirche

This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.

The mosque-shaped factory.

Dresden, Germany

Yenidze

Tourists often confuse this beautifully ornate former cigarette factory for a mosque.

Kunsthofpassage Singing Drain Pipes

Dresden, Germany

Kunsthofpassage Singing Drain Pipes

When the rain falls, this drain system turns into a musical instrument.

Pfunds Molkerei

Dresden, Germany

Pfunds Molkerei

In addition to fine dairy products, the world's most beautiful milk shop also offers a feast for the eyes.

Omoide Yokocho

Tokyo, Japan

Omoide Yokocho

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

Godzilla in Shinjuku, taken March 2020.

Tokyo, Japan

Godzilla Head

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

Memorial to Hector Vasyli on the southern abutment of the old Victoria Bridge in Brisbane.

Brisbane, Australia

Hector Vasyli Memorial

A nearly lost tribute to an 11-year-old boy killed during a World War I homecoming parade.

Weighs 6 tons and is 26 feet high.

Melbourne, Australia

Raising the Rattler Pole

Not the result of an accident, hurricane, or aliens, this is an eye-popping tribute to the Melbourne tram.

After the earthquake.
Permanently Closed

Christchurch, New Zealand

Christchurch Basilica

The ruins of New Zealand's largest classical-style church.

185 Chairs Memorial
Permanently Closed

Christchurch, New Zealand

185 Chairs

An unusual and powerful memorial in which earthquake victims are remembered by empty white chairs.

Erawan Museum

Bang Muang Mai, Thailand

Erawan Museum

This museum has a most unusual location: inside a giant, three-headed elephant.

The Democracy Monument

Bangkok, Thailand

Democracy Monument

Bangkok celebrated its shifting monarchy with a militaristic homage to democracy.

Giant Swing

Bangkok, Thailand

Giant Swing

For centuries young Thai men used this Giant Swing as a slingshot to heaven.

Train going over vegetables on display

Mae Klong, Thailand

Maeklong Railway Market

Six times a day a train runs right through the middle of this Thai street market, sending vendors scrambling.

The cemetery grounds.

Auckland, New Zealand

Symonds Street Cemetery

One of Auckland's oldest cemeteries was partially demolished during the construction of a major highway in the 1960s. 

Warning signs at the Phillip Island penguin site

Ventnor, Australia

Penguin Parade At Phillip Island

An unphotographable nightly march of tens of thousands of "fairy penguins" from sea to shore.

AC/DC Lane.

Melbourne, Australia

AC/DC Lane

A colorful street named for the legendary Australian rock band.

Sky Tower

Auckland, New Zealand

Sky Tower

A New Zealand communications tower stands as the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere.

Riff Raff.

Hamilton, New Zealand

Riff Raff Statue

The "Rocky Horror Picture Show" character has a hidden camera that broadcasts people doing the "Time Warp."

Waitomo, New Zealand

Waitomo, New Zealand

Waitomo Glowworm Caves

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.

Scala Contarini del Bovolo

Venice, Italy

Scala Contarini del Bovolo

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

Twin Rocks

Rockaway Beach, Oregon

Twin Rocks

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

Crazy Horse Memorial

Custer, South Dakota

Crazy Horse Memorial

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

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