Melbourne, Australia
Fairies Tree
A whimsical menagerie of creatures carved into a 300-year-old tree trunk.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Melbourne, Australia
The Johnston Collection
A remarkable lifelong collection of antiques and art preserved in a historic Melbourne townhouse.
Clifton Hill, Australia
Clifton Hill Shot Tower
The largest shot tower in Australia is a unique reminder of industrial ammunitions history.
Abbotsford, Australia
Abbotsford Convent
This 19th-century convent is now a flourishing 21st-century hub for art.
Box Hill, Australia
Box Hill Brick Works
A local landmark that has become a hub of graffiti and urban exploration.
Bundoora, Australia
Upside-Down Charles La Trobe Statue
This strange portrayal of the state's first lieutenant-governor literally stands on its head.
Saint Blazey, England
The Eden Project
The largest greenhouse in the world is home to over one million types of plants.
Florence, Italy
La Berta
Legend says this mysterious stone head belongs to a woman who was petrified by an alchemist.
Rome, Italy
Casina delle Civette
A fairy tale castle in modern Rome.
Rome, Italy
Pyramid of Cestius
The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.
Rome, Italy
Santa Maria della Concezione Crypts
The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."
Milan, Italy
Lucrezia Borgia’s Love Letters
"The prettiest love letters in the world" ... or so said Lord Byron.
Milan, Italy
Shoah Memorial of Milan
The train platform where Jews were sent to concentration camps is now preserved as a Holocaust memorial.
Varese, Italy
Grand Hotel Campo dei Fiori
A once-luxurious, now abandoned hotel in the Italian Alps.
Rome, Italy
Domus Aurea
The engineering wonder and pleasure dome of a much-maligned emperor still holds undiscovered secrets.
