A British general, a suggestive tree, a map of paradise.

This vestige of Seychelles’s colonial past now resides in a busy intersection and didn’t chime for its first 96 years.

The remains of a 19th-century school and living quarters are perched atop a mountain surrounded by a thick tropical forest.

Dating back to 1812, this is the oldest racecourse in the Southern Hemisphere.

This monument sits at the foot of a mountain from which legend says enslaved people jumped to their deaths.

This small group of sand dunes manages to pack in a strange rainbow of colors.

An abandoned jewel of a ballroom on the top floor of Australia’s busiest rail station echoes with the sounds of a bygone era.

This abstract sculpture was initially so disliked that it got moved to the outskirts of town a few months after installation.

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

A roadside hotel that you can’t stop at. 

Australia's only intact colonial warship never saw action before being turned into a scenic wreck.

A tribute to the local dog beach.

Resonant stone, that has been played since prehistoric times.

A shrine of fire worship built on top of a natural flame.

Mysterious hillside with a continuously burning natural fire.

A massive collection of petroglyphs dating back some 40,000 years.

The building's fluid, wavelike walls are a true feat of architectural ingenuity.

This mysterious but iconic tapered tower appears in many Azeri fairytales and legends.

A gigantic collection of teeny, tiny books.