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Thorpdale, Australia

Site of the World's Tallest Tree

The massive mountain ash that once stood at this site was cut down in an effort to prove that it was, indeed, the tallest of its kind.
Queenscliff, Australia

HMVS Victoria Swivel Link

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

1940 Canberra Air Disaster Memorial

This memorial marks the site of not only of a tragic wreck, but an event that led to the downfall of a wartime government.
London, England

Goodman’s Fields Horses

Metal horses galloping through a London fountain provide a link to the city's past.
Melbourne, Australia

Bin Chicken Island

This island at Coburg Lake Reserve is home to a sizable, very visible colony of Australian white ibis.
Traralgon, Australia

The Little Grave

This lonely gravestone beside an auto parts store is a reminder of the hardships of a pioneering past.
Somerset, England

Castle Cary Round House

One of the best-preserved examples of an old town lock-up in the country.
Canterbury, England

Geoffrey Chaucer Statue

Inspired by Thomas Stothard's painting of the "Journey to Canterbury," albeit with Canterbury natives.
London, England

Remains of the Old London Bridge

Only a few pieces remain of the structure that carried people and goods across the Thames for some 600 years.
Warragul, Australia

Lionel Rose Statue

A monument to the first Aboriginal Australian to win a world boxing title.
Semaphore, Australia

Semaphore Time Ball Tower

This stone tower was built in the late 19th century to signal the time to ships in the water.
Wangaratta, Australia

Grave of Daniel "Mad Dog" Morgan

The burial site of one of the most notorious bushrangers in Australia's history.
Kingswear, England

Kingswear Wishing Well

Successful single-handed, non-stop circumnavigation of the world in a sailing boat was a wish said to be granted at the well.
London, England

Victorian Bath House

This 19th-century Turkish bath house survived the Blitz of London and is now an events venue.
Oakington, England

Grave of Walter "Snowy" Farr

After this beloved Cambridge character passed away, the community raised funds to provide him with a proper gravestone.
Sale, Australia

La Trobe Swing Bridge

The La Trobe Swing Bridge was the first movable bridge constructed in Victoria.
Uralla, Australia

Captain Thunderbolt Statue

The last of the bushrangers in New South Wales.
Étretat, France

Monument L'Oiseau Blanc

In 1927, a biplane disappeared while attempting to complete the first non-stop transatlantic flight between Paris and New York City. This memorial stands at the last place it was seen.
Cambridge, England

Snowy Farr Sculpture

An unusual artwork dedicated to a unique man that entertained people visiting Cambridge while raising money for charity.
Chester, England

Bridge Of Sighs

Once the last route taken by condemned prisoners.
Annecy, France

Palais de l’Île

A fortified palace in the shape of a ship on the Thiou river.
Dandenong South, Australia

Hotel Eastlink

A roadside hotel that you can’t stop at. 
Driffield, England

Sir Tatton Sykes Monument

Dedicated to the 4th Baronet of Sledmere.
Port McNicoll, Ontario

Martyrs' Shrine

Within the church are the relics of the martyrs St. Jean de Brébeuf, St. Gabriel Lalemant, and St. Charles Garnier.