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Vienna, Austria

Stephansdom Crypt

The crypt of the imposing Stephensdom holds royal intestines and thousands of skeletons.
Vienna, Austria

Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (Austrian National Library)

The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.
Tenterfield, Australia

Big Orange

Just one of many oranges on this citrus-happy continent.
Stanmore, Australia

Olympia Milk Bar

This odd 1930s shop remains stranded in time and shrouded in mystery.
Parkes, Australia

'The Astronomer'

A stargazing sculpture made from the ruins of an iconic telescope.
Moonbi, Australia

Big Chook

Fiberglas monument to Moonbi's poultry industry.
Bundoora, Australia

Upside-Down Charles La Trobe Statue

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

Big Golden Guitar

Monument that stands 40 feet and weighs 1,000 pounds.
Adelaide, Australia

'A Day Out'

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

Commissariat Store

Its most grisly object is a jar full of severed fingers allegedly cut off by prisoners to avoid work.
Taree, Australia

Big Oyster

Homage to the local produce now serves as a car dealer.
Wauchope, Australia

Big Bull

Large enough to house an internal gift shop.
Brisbane, Australia

Queensland Police Museum

It's home to the taxidermy remains of Peter, the dog who helped convict a murderer.
Canberra, Australia

Phar Lap's Heart

The gigantic preserved heart of a champion racehorse.
La Perouse, Australia

Coast Cemetery

Hidden among popular Sydney golf courses is a little remembered graveyard populated by smallpox victims.
Chullora, Australia

Big Bicycle

Roadside attraction outside of a recycling center.
Rookwood, Australia

Rookwood Cemetery

The largest necropolis in the Southern Hemisphere.
Broken Hill, Australia

Big Bench

Located on top of mines that run through Broken Hill.
St Leonards, Australia

Gore Hill Cemetery

One of Sydney's oldest graveyards hides in plain sight behind a hospital.
Wagin, Australia

Giant Ram

Everything about this over-size novelty animal is huge including its testicles.
Kiama, Australia

Big Poo

At five meters long, that is one big piece of foam poop.
Wittenoom, Australia

Wittenoom

A town whose main resource was blue asbestos... what could possibly go wrong?
Robertson, Australia

Big Potato

Concrete spud looks like the North American Sebago.
Coffs Harbour, Australia

Big Banana

One of the first big sculptures anywhere in Australia.