Volunteer-run library dedicated to exploring five decades of activism history.

A roadside hotel that you can’t stop at. 

Cooled, fractured lava formed this geometric rock feature.

A youth-centric science center hides an industrial triumph.

Home to the oldest operating roller coaster in the Southern Hemisphere.

You'll find the little birds tucked within the rocks of this Australian beach.

This 19th-century convent is now a flourishing 21st-century hub for art.

This 20-story artwork on a public housing block is the tallest mural in the Southern Hemisphere and tells the story of a community.

The city’s oldest gateway to the galaxy lies at the entrance to the Royal Botanical Gardens.

A whimsical menagerie of creatures carved into a 300-year-old tree trunk.

This modern pedestrian bridge on the Yarra River was modeled after an Aboriginal fish trap.

This historic tall ship traveled 1.5 million miles around the globe, and once did duty as the mythical pirate ship in Peter Pan.

This piece of Australian modern art is part joke and part history.

Not the result of an accident, hurricane, or aliens, this is an eye-popping tribute to the Melbourne tram.

Taxidermy of the racing horse with a huge heart, who inspired hope in the Depression.

A colorful street named for the legendary Australian rock band.

Children's author May Gibbs's beloved stories about the tiny, human-like "Gumnut Babies" are immortalized in bronze.

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

Every hour a secret compartment drops from this giant pocket watch, revealing a lovely surprise.

A beautiful 1920s tower filled with local hidden gems.

Melbourne's favorite bronze dog.

This giant, granite purse is one of Melbourne's most unique and distinctive pieces of public art.

A scandalous Art Nouveau collaboration that set Paris all atwitter at the turn of the century.

A favorite Paris bar for U.S. expats, including Gershwin, Hemingway, and James Bond.