Port Arthur, Australia
Port Arthur Penal Colony
Relics of Australia's convict past, and a modern scene of unimaginable horror.
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Port Arthur, Australia
Relics of Australia's convict past, and a modern scene of unimaginable horror.
Taranna, Australia
The world's first cageless zoo is working to save endangered Tasmanian devils.
Freycinet, Australia
One of the best beaches in the entire world.
Port Campbell, Australia
A clear example of the process of erosion in action.
Princetown, Australia
Nine limestone rock stacks on Australia's "Shipwreck Coast."
Melbourne, Australia
These mythological giants take time out of their busy day guarding a Victorian market to let you know what time it is.
Melbourne, Australia
A colorful street named for the legendary Australian rock band.
St Kilda, Australia
Home to the oldest operating roller coaster in the Southern Hemisphere.
Ventnor, Australia
An unphotographable nightly march of tens of thousands of "fairy penguins" from sea to shore.
Rhyll, Australia
A conservation sanctuary for rescued koalas, some of which were saved from devastating Australian bushfires.
Sydney, Australia
A former drinking water storage reservoir transformed into a sunken garden.
Koya, Japan
Largest graveyard in all of Japan surrounds a famous mausoleum.
Nara, Japan
A raised Japanese building has preserved 8th-century artifacts for more than a millennium, earning this log cabin a reputation as the "world's oldest museum."
Nara, Japan
This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.
Kyoto, Japan
A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.
Kyoto, Japan
1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.
Kyoto, Japan
The 10,000 Torii shrine.
Matsumoto, Japan
This traditional Japanese shrine is dedicated to four Shinto deities.
Matsumoto, Japan
This historic castle is one of the oldest and most impressive in all of Japan.
Matsumoto, Japan
This small Japanese street is lined with figures, sculptures and a shrine dedicated to frogs.
Hakone, Japan
Open-air museum with an elaborate sculpture garden, stretching for over 70,000 square-meters.
Tokyo, Japan
This enormous monument is one of the most iconic structures in Tokyo, rudely nicknamed "The Golden Turd."
Beijing, China
A progressive LGBTQ hub offers dancing, HIV testing, art, and more.
Beijing, China
This smaller cousin of the Forbidden City has gone from ancestral sacrifice to tourist's whispers.