This 4.5-meter-tall statue of a native Australian bird marks Hydro Aluminium's 40th year in the area.

The sand is such a bright white that on sunny days you practically need sunglasses to look at the ground.

This massive water spout has been luring visitors for hundreds of years, some to their death.

This grim museum collects artifacts and evidence of some of the most sensational antipodean crimes.

This trio of Australian rock spires may have inspired aboriginal legend or just modern tourism.

One of Australia's largest secondhand bookstores.

The statue honors an adventurous seafaring cat.

Native Australian lizards inhabit this garden celebrating Sydney and its sister city in China.

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

These flying foxes dangle from the trees around the library like fuzzy black fruit.

Nature is leading a successful mutiny on this century-old freighter.

A special train service transported Sydney's dead from this station to "Necropolis Receiving Houses" at Rookwood Cemetery.

The abandoned ruins of America's first private zoo are open for exploration in the Catskills.

Over 50 whirling pools left behind from the glacial age.

This sprawling 18th-century cemetery features unique and beautiful gravestones, including one shaped like a tree.

This abandoned neighborhood is now a park filled with beautiful trees, wildflowers, and hints of its past.

Built over an abandoned train yard, this hidden gem is full of winding paths and offers gorgeous views of Sydney Harbour.

Dozens of large-scale, creative, evocative curios from prominent artists dot the calm outdoor space around this major museum.

Three-story concrete ram with a permanent gift shop.

A self-funded cemetery with a long list of inhabitants.

This rare effigy of the author spent years lost in storage.

It's said to be one of the most significant collections of contemporary Chinese art in the world.

Self-mummified monk who wears sunglasses and has become a gecko hatchery.

A dazzling temple featuring a towering 12-meter golden Buddha.