One of the first big sculptures anywhere in Australia.

There's nothing shrimpy about the world's largest artificial prawn.

Meet the world's longest tapeworm in a collection that really gets under your skin.

A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

This dormant volcanic crater has been converted from a roiling pit of magma to a pleasant hiking spot.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

This faux-seedy Japanese arcade is made up to look like a maze of alleys straight out of a cyberpunk dystopia.

The largest of the Fuji Five Lakes is home to an impressive swan population—some real, some with paddles, and one with an observation deck.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

The little-known, 300-year history of the area includes former lives as a bustling tobacco port, parking lot, and industrial dump.

The longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere takes over three minutes to ride down.

An astounding collection of medical specimens, including bits of President Lincoln.

One of the oldest theaters in Australia, it's also said to be haunted by a performer who died on stage.

A colorful street named for the legendary Australian rock band.

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

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

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

Brisbane's manmade urban beach has enough water to fill five Olympic-sized swimming pools.

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."