The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

Native Australian lizards inhabit this garden celebrating Sydney and its sister city in China.

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

It's said to be one of the most significant collections of contemporary Chinese art in the world.

The bones of this aquatic dinosaur turned to opal over the centuries and the beast's remains were almost sold as jewelry.

A special train service transported Sydney's dead from this station to "Necropolis Receiving Houses" at Rookwood Cemetery.

A boardwalk winds through this sliver of coastal nature hidden within Sydney.

Cockatoo Island is a Heritage-listed island in the middle of Sydney Harbour.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

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

This grim museum collects artifacts and evidence of some of the most sensational antipodean crimes.

One of Australia's largest secondhand bookstores.

A collaboration of art and ornithology mourns the calls of Sydney's lost birds.

Built over an abandoned train yard, this hidden gem is full of winding paths and offers gorgeous views of Sydney Harbour.