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Fraser Island, Australia

Lake McKenzie / Boorangoora

The only pollutant in the clear blue water is sunscreen.
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Bowen, Australia

The Big Mango

One of Australia's famed "Big Things," this giant fruit was once stolen as part of a publicity stunt.
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Magnetic Island, Australia

Magnetic Island

After much poking and prodding, this island is decidedly not a magnetic anomaly, but it sure is pretty.
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Canberra, Australia

Australian-American Memorial

From a distance, this statue of an eagle looks like a giant chicken on a stick.
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Stockholm, Sweden

Dykande Måsen

A concrete Picasso in the middle of a student housing complex on the outskirts of Stockholm.
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Ainslie, Australia

All Saints Anglican Church

This church's unusual design comes from its previous life as a mortuary station.
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Nicholls, Australia

Dinosaur Garden

Outside the National Dinosaur Museum, dozens of dinosaur statues and sculptures claim the landscape.
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Macquarie, Australia

The Big Owl

This roadside attraction became locally famous for its unintentionally phallic shape.
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Agoura Hills, California

M*A*S*H Filming Location

The show's fictional Korean medical camp was created in the Santa Monica hills.
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Melbourne, Australia

Coop's Shot Tower

This historic Melbourne bullet factory is fully encased in a massive glass and steel cone.
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Sydney, Australia

Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!
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Sydney, Australia

Purikura Photoland

People can't get enough of these adorable Japanese photobooths.
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Rookwood, Australia

Rookwood Cemetery

The largest necropolis in the Southern Hemisphere.
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Katoomba, Australia

Three Sisters

This trio of Australian rock spires may have inspired aboriginal legend or just modern tourism.
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Holbrook, Australia

HMAS Otway

The decommissioned submarine is now the symbol of a small, inland Australian town.
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Cowra, Australia

Japanese War Cemetery and Garden

Final resting place for hundreds of prisoners of war.
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Goulburn, Australia

Big Merino

Three-story concrete ram with a permanent gift shop.
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Belconnen, Australia

Giant Mushroom

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

Phar Lap's Heart

The gigantic preserved heart of a champion racehorse.
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