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Marshall Islands

Cactus Dome

An enormous concrete structure built over a nuclear crater.
Marshall Islands

Bikini Atoll

The birthplace of both the Atomic Age and Godzilla, and the namesake of the bathing suit.
French Polynesia

Teti'aroa Atoll

This beautiful eden was once the vacation home of Tahitian royals before Marlon Brando bought it.
Naboutini, Fiji

Garden of the Sleeping Giant

This garden boasts a magnificent collection of orchids and a spectacular view of the surrounding valley.
Belconnen, Australia

Giant Mushroom

Children's playground hidden under a big pink and blue cap.
Sydney, Australia

Sirius Building

Though considered an eyesore by some, this boxy Brutalist high-rise plays a significant role in Sydney's past.
Sydney, Australia

Yerrabingin Farm

The world's first indigenous rooftop farm boasts 2,000 plants from more than 35 different native Australian species.
Sydney, Australia

One More Go One More Go

Outdoor art exhibition made of classic Tetris pieces.
Bundoora, Australia

Larundel Mental Asylum

Dilapidated ruins that once treated a notorious young serial killer, currently hosting vandals, squatters, and ghost hunters.
Coonalpyn, Australia

Coonalpyn Silo Mural

A 100-foot-tall mural in South Australia.
Lake Eacham, Australia

Lake Eacham

A pristine crater lake 12,000 years in the making, with waters like cut glass.
Worsley, Australia

Wellington Dam

This 86,000-square-foot artwork is the largest mural in the world to cover a dam.
Maldon, Australia

Mount Tarrengower Lookout Tower

A timber transport car and a team of horses were needed to carry this lookout to the top of Mount Tarrengower in the 1920s.
Edrom, Australia

Boyd's Tower

Once a welcome symbol for maritime travelers entering Edrom.
Sale, Australia

La Trobe Swing Bridge

The La Trobe Swing Bridge was the first movable bridge constructed in Victoria.
Karijini, Australia

Joffre Gorge

This natural amphitheatre has been carved over millennia into the layered sedimentary rock of Karijini National Park.
Nullarbor, Australia

Old Nullarbor Roadhouse

This restored station garage allows visitors to step back in time at this remote outpost on the Nullarbor Plain.
Creswick, Australia

New Australasian No. 2 Deep Lead Gold Mine

The site of a tragic mining disaster in 1882.
Bickley, Australia

Perth Observatory

The oldest observatory in West Australia.
Gower, Australia

Gowar School Ruins

This school was established during the height of the Australian Gold Rush.
Murtoa, Australia

Murtoa Stick Shed

Though it may look like a Modernist cathedral, this structure was built to store massive quantities of grain during World War II.
Penong, Australia

Lake Macdonnell

This salt lake was a former mine site and now attracts visitors for its remarkable pink colors.
Torndirrup, Australia

The Gap and Natural Bridge

Wild seas have created two spectacular formations just a stone's throw away from each other.
Glen Forrest, Australia

Devil's Terror Cutting

A feat of railway engineering required to bypass a muddy quagmire.