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Twelve Apostles March 2019

Princetown, Australia

The Twelve Apostles

Nine limestone rock stacks on Australia's "Shipwreck Coast."

Loch Ard Gorge panorama, July 2005. (Wikimedia Commons)

Port Campbell, Australia

Loch Ard Gorge

A clear example of the process of erosion in action.

Spotswood Pumping Station

Spotswood, Australia

Spotswood Pumping Station

A youth-centric science center hides an industrial triumph.

View of Shanghai and the Oriental Pearl Tower

Shanghai, China

Oriental Pearl Tower

The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.

Third Tunnel of Aggression. (Wikimedia Commons)

Paju, South Korea

Third Tunnel of Aggression

Secret North Korean passage discovered below the world's most dangerous border.

Memorial Hall with Taipei 101 in the background.

Taipei, Taiwan

Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall

Memorial to the father of the Republic of China.

Tuned Mass Damper of Taipei 101

Taipei, Taiwan

Tuned Mass Damper of Taipei 101

Enormous pendulum helps keep Taiwan's tallest building from swaying.

Chunking Mansions malls.

Hong Kong

Chungking Mansions

Teeming with illegal goods and services, this towering maze of vice is also a popular tourist accommodation.

Kuang Si Waterfalls

Ban Long, Laos

Kuang Si Waterfalls

This tiered waterfall is so pretty it may cause visitors to cry tears of their own.

Wat Rong Khun

Chiang Rai, Thailand

Wat Rong Khun

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

The Haunted Bookshop
Permanently Closed

Melbourne, Australia

The Haunted Bookshop

Occult books, tarot, oddities.

Wunderkammer

Melbourne, Australia

Wunderkammer

The word 'wunderkammer' translates as 'wonder-chamber'. This Wunderkammer is both a museum and a retail store.

The Great Barrier Reef.

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne GlowGolf Docklands

Putt your way around Australia in a black light environment.

Giant Unicorn GUNDAM Robot

Tokyo, Japan

Giant Unicorn GUNDAM Robot

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

Odaiba Statue of Liberty

Tokyo, Japan

Odaiba Statue of Liberty

This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

Hachikō, Jirō, and Kai Ken

Tokyo, Japan

Hachiko

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

Aoyama Technical College

Tokyo, Japan

Aoyama Technical College

A giant robo-cockroach building devours Tokyo.

Itsukushima Shrine

Hatsukaichi, Japan

Itsukushima Shrine

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

World's Largest Rice Scoop - Oct 2015 by GGibberish

Hatsukaichi, Japan

World's Largest Rice Scoop

This enormous "shamoji" means more to the people of Miyajima than just a way getting rice onto a plate.

Atomic Bomb Dome

Hiroshima, Japan

Hiroshima Peace Memorial

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

The Forbidden City

Beijing, China

The Forbidden City

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

The World Park

Beijing, China

The World Park

Beijing's World Park offers the excitement of international sites without the travel.

Cow up a Tree, Australian history and humor

Melbourne, Australia

Cow Up a Tree

This piece of Australian modern art is part joke and part history.

Coop's Shot Tower

Melbourne, Australia

Coop's Shot Tower

This historic Melbourne bullet factory is fully encased in a massive glass and steel cone.

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