Parkes, Australia
'The Astronomer'
A stargazing sculpture made from the ruins of an iconic telescope.
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Parkes, Australia
A stargazing sculpture made from the ruins of an iconic telescope.
Acton, Australia
With a surface area of nearly 500 square meters, welcome to the world's largest paraboloidal dish solar concentrator.
Paddys River, Australia
It's home to the antenna that received the first images of Neil Armstrong walking on the moon.
Canberra, Australia
Dozens of large-scale, creative, evocative curios from prominent artists dot the calm outdoor space around this major museum.
Pristina, Kosovo
This stone figurine was made more than 6,000 years ago and depicts a female deity of the Neolithic VinÄŤa culture.
Pristina, Kosovo
This massive monument was unveiled the day Kosovo declared independence from Serbia.
Pristina, Kosovo
A 11-foot former president stands on a Kosovo street that also bears his name.
Pristina, Kosovo
A futuristic, brutalist masterpiece that is also strangely prison-like.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
A number of craters left by fatal mortar strikes have been filled with red resin to remember those lost during the Siege of Sarajevo.
Canberra, Australia
This copper-coated, multi-arched dome is surrounded by a moat and lights up at night.
Canberra, Australia
From a distance, this statue of an eagle looks like a giant chicken on a stick.
Macquarie, Australia
This roadside attraction became locally famous for its unintentionally phallic shape.
Canberra, Australia
The gigantic preserved heart of a champion racehorse.
Glenelg, Australia
A controversial interactive sculpture that "weeps" water.
London, England
A historic London pub with prison cells in the cellar and a "spy room" on the second floor.
London, England
Public access to clean drinking water was an instant hit among the masses.
London , England
The breadfruit-adorned final resting place of the infamous Captain of the HMS Bounty.
London, England
Dictionary Johnson’s favorite feline.
London, England
A tongue-in-cheek arcade where the games are based on everyday life.
London, England
One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.
Glenelg North, Australia
The colony of South Australia was proclaimed on a hot December day under a distinctively arched gum tree.
Frewville, Australia
Hundreds of tiny dead butterfly eyes gaze down at diners in this Australian eatery.
Adelaide, Australia
The largest collection of Indigenous Australian artifacts in the world, and the rare museum where wood-and-glass cabinets have trumped interactive exhibits.
Budapest, Hungary
From Austrians to Nazis to Soviets, this historic Budapest fortress has a history as complex as the city itself.