This massive railroad spike celebrates the 1939 premiere of the movie “Union Pacific.”

America's first National Historic Landmark is a 100-foot tall obelisk and gravesite dedicated to the only casualty of the Lewis & Clark Expedition.

A brick-paved former section of the historic coast-to-coast highway.

This 19th century Sioux City candy company is the home of the Twin Bing, a historic, chocolate-covered treat.

This metal shop's yard is filled with cutout art including an Eiffel Tower replica and Noah's Arch.

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

The statue honors an adventurous seafaring cat.

This slightly spooky yet nostalgic theme park claims to be the first of its kind in Australia.

A stuffed, prize-winning ram is all that remains of a world-renowned stud line, and a reminder of its owner's gruesome end.

A taste of Egypt on the outskirts of Geelong.

To commemorate a century of gold mining, this Australian city built a monument that features a replica of a 150-pound gold nugget found there in 1858.

Nine limestone rock stacks on Australia's "Shipwreck Coast."

All that remains of the first colonial naval ship in Australia is located in a park in Queenscliff.

This Australian beach became famous when Prime Minister Harold Holt disappeared from its shores.

A plaque at the lighthouse where Frederick Valentich made his last radio contact before he vanished without a trace.

William Buckley escaped from prison and is said to have spent years hiding in this seaside cave.

This former convent has been reimagined as a community center for artists.

A memorial to one of the saddest stories in Victoria's history.

A 19th-century baker stands ready to serve customers.

These two large, rusting pieces of machinery are relics of Australia’s gold mining past.

An art gallery, studio, and shop that celebrates death.

These Aboriginal fish traps are among the oldest human constructions in the world.

Designed by artist Pro Hart, built elsewhere in 1980.

A timber wharf that contributed to Echuca becoming the largest inland port in 19th-century Australia.