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Flinders Street Railway Station Photo Booth

Melbourne, Australia

Flinders Street Railway Station Photo Booth

This classic photo booth was saved from destruction by the local community.

Pride of Place

Melbourne, Australia

Adnate Collingwood Mural

This 20-story artwork on a public housing block is the tallest mural in the Southern Hemisphere and tells the story of a community.

Webb Bridge

Melbourne, Australia

Webb Bridge

This modern pedestrian bridge on the Yarra River was modeled after an Aboriginal fish trap.

Charles La Trobe Statue at La Trobe University Bundoora

Bundoora, Australia

Upside-Down Charles La Trobe Statue

This strange portrayal of the state's first lieutenant-governor literally stands on its head.

The Organ Pipes are aptly named.

Keilor North, Australia

Organ Pipes

Cooled, fractured lava formed this geometric rock feature.

Geelong Bollards

Geelong, Australia

Geelong Bollards

More than 100 colorful residents stand post in this seaside Australian city.

Mungo National Park

Arumpo, Australia

Mungo National Park

Prehistoric park filled with the fossils of dozens of extinct species including Australian megafauna.

Big Lizzie.

Red Cliffs, Australia

Big Lizzie

One of the world's largest tractors was built to replace camel caravans.

Ned Kelly Animatronic Museum

Glenrowan, Australia

Ned Kelly Animatronic Museum

A totally unique, animatronic depiction of the Australian gunslinger's last stand.

Echuca Wharf

Echuca, Australia

Echuca Wharf

A timber wharf that contributed to Echuca becoming the largest inland port in 19th-century Australia.

White ibis at Coburg Lake Reserve

Melbourne, Australia

Bin Chicken Island

This island at Coburg Lake Reserve is home to a sizable, very visible colony of Australian white ibis.

Southern Cemetery

Manchester, England

Southern Cemetery

The largest municipal cemetery in the United Kingdom and the second largest in Europe contains some of Manchester’s biggest characters.

Thurgoland Tunnel.

Thurgoland, England

Thurgoland Tunnel

A repurposed railway tunnel with otherworldly acoustic characteristics.

Wortley Hall

Wortley, England

Wortley Hall

This once private residence is now a popular wedding venue and training center for trade union officers.

Hoober Stand.

Wentworth, England

Hoober Stand

This folly built to commemorate an aristocratic victory over Catholic rebellion plays tricks on the eye.

Before restoration

Elsecar, England

Elsecar Beam Engine

This jewel of an engine is one of Northern England's finest surviving legacies of the Industrial Revolution, even catching the eye of Henry Ford.

Cinema  during roof repairs in 2024

Penistone, England

Penistone Paramount Cinema

This century-old, single-screen cinema still puts a 1937 Compton organ to good use.

The Giant Hands and Giant Feet of Wincobank

Sheffield, England

The Giant Hands and Giant Feet of Wincobank

In this quiet English suburb, giant steel hands and feet dot the landscape.

Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet

Norton, England

Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet

A preserved 18th century steel factory.

Cresta Valley

Alpine Shire, Australia

Cresta Valley Ski Resort

This Australian ski resort was forced to close due to changing climate conditions.

Luna Park Melbourne

St Kilda, Australia

Luna Park Melbourne

Home to the oldest operating roller coaster in the Southern Hemisphere.

A little penguin.

St Kilda, Australia

St. Kilda Pier Penguin Colony

You'll find the little birds tucked within the rocks of this Australian beach.

Horatio.

Adelaide, Australia

'A Day Out'

These bronze sculptures sow whimsy by hamming it up on a pedestrian mall.

Old Tailem Town.

Tailem Bend, Australia

Old Tailem Town

This pioneer village is like a time capsule of 19th-century Australia.

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