Fitzroy, Australia
'Mr Poetry'
A tribute to local poet and music journalist Adrian Rawlins.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Melbourne, Australia
'Mr. Lizard and Gumnut Baby' Statue
Children's author May Gibbs's beloved stories about the tiny, human-like "Gumnut Babies" are immortalized in bronze.
Melbourne, Australia
The Bunyip of Berkeley's Creek
A friendly monster lurks outside the State Library Victoria.
Melbourne, Australia
Princess Theatre
One of the oldest theaters in Australia, it's also said to be haunted by a performer who died on stage.
Melbourne, Australia
Pastor Sir Douglas & Lady Gladys Nicholls Memorial
This 2008 memorial commemorates two leading Aboriginal Australian rights activists.
Melbourne, Australia
Fairies Tree
A whimsical menagerie of creatures carved into a 300-year-old tree trunk.
Melbourne, Australia
Model Tudor Village
A historic model village was gifted from residents of London to Melbourne as thanks for their help during World War II.
Melbourne, Australia
COURAGE Statue
This sculpture was designed to encourage viewers to be true to themselves.
Melbourne, Australia
The Nicholas Building
A beautiful 1920s tower filled with local hidden gems.
Melbourne, Australia
Coop's Shot Tower
This historic Melbourne bullet factory is fully encased in a massive glass and steel cone.
Melbourne, Australia
Marionette Fob Watch
Every hour a secret compartment drops from this giant pocket watch, revealing a lovely surprise.
Melbourne, Australia
'The Public Purse'
This giant, granite purse is one of Melbourne's most unique and distinctive pieces of public art.
Melbourne, Australia
Gog and Magog
These mythological giants take time out of their busy day guarding a Victorian market to let you know what time it is.
Melbourne, Australia
Larry La Trobe Statue
Melbourne's favorite bronze dog.
Yavapai County, Arizona
Montezuma Castle
Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.
Kyoto, Japan
Kiyomizu-Dera Temple
A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.
Kyoto, Japan
Issen Yoshoku
This kitsch-forward diner is dedicated to an almost-forgotten “one-cent” prototype of okonomiyaki.
Middlemarch, New Zealand
Sutton Salt Lake
New Zealand's only inland salt lake goes through a constant cycle of filling, evaporating, and refilling.
Wellington, New Zealand
Zealandia
The world's first fully-fenced urban ecosanctuary is a haven for New Zealand's rare and endangered species.
Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington Cable Car
New Zealand's only running funicular railway.
Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington Writers Walk
Quotes and poems etched on stone plaques are hidden along this waterfront walkway.
Wellington, New Zealand
Colossal Squid
The world's only complete colossal squid specimen is on display at the Te Papa Museum.
Waitomo, New Zealand
Waitomo Glowworm Caves
Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.
New Zealand
Kapiti Island Nature Reserve
Only 68 people per day are allowed to visit this New Zealand bird-watcher’s paradise.
