Novosibirsk, Russia
Monument to the Laboratory Mouse
This cuddly rodent has a place of honor at a Russian institute for genetic research.
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Novosibirsk, Russia
This cuddly rodent has a place of honor at a Russian institute for genetic research.
Magadan, Russia
This eerie sculpture overlooks what was known as the Road of Bones under Joseph Stalin.
Yagodninsky District, Russia
Siberian ghost town built by gulag prisoners.
Moscow, Russia
This building holds the embalmed remains of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.
Manchester, England
Over 300 historical instruments from around the world can be found in the Royal Northern College of Music's basement.
Launceston, Australia
A historical umbrella shop, whose owner started a craze for locally-made souvenirs.
Queens Domain, Australia
The abandoned remains of a once popular zoo, and the grave of the last known Tasmanian Tiger.
Taranna, Australia
The world's first cageless zoo is working to save endangered Tasmanian devils.
Swansea, Australia
This historic Australian bridge was built by convicts with giant stone spikes to prevent cattle from falling off the sides.
Beauty Point, Australia
An active seahorse farm is currently saving Tasmania's handfish from extinction.
Launceston, Australia
A small troop of Japanese macaques live peacefully in the heart of this Tasmanian city.
Styx, Australia
Rainforest filled with record-holding eucalyptus.
Berriedale, Australia
This controversial museum includes such detested exhibits as a chocolate suicide bomber and fecal-smelling digestion machine.
Melbourne, Australia
This piece of Australian modern art is part joke and part history.
Sydney, Australia
The bones of this aquatic dinosaur turned to opal over the centuries and the beast's remains were almost sold as jewelry.
Fraser Island, Australia
WWI hospital ship lost in a cyclone turns up on the coast of Fraser Island, where she remains rusted and forgotten.
Christmas Island, Australia
The red crab exhibits one of the most spectacular migrations on earth, despite manmade obstacles.
Pekina, Australia
When you get to Magnetic Hill park near the sign, put your vehicle in neutral gear, and watch it roll uphill...
Fairfield, Australia
Is there such thing as too many fruit bats? Not anymore.
St Kilda, Australia
You'll find the little birds tucked within the rocks of this Australian beach.
Port Campbell, Australia
A clear example of the process of erosion in action.
Cervantes, Australia
Alien rock formations grown from the sands of an Australian national park.
Sydney, Australia
Australian museum dedicated to human health and lack thereof.
Kaputar, Australia
The unique ecosystem atop an Australian mountain is home to some colorful inhabitants.