Legend has it that this bronze orb, which sat atop an ancient Egyptian obelisk, once held the ashes of Julius Caesar.

Part of this hotel resides in Switzerland, the other in France, and the border splits the honeymoon suite.

The stoutest tree in the world.

This doorless 20th-century elevator doesn't stop or slow down.

Street artists transformed an abandoned air vent into the beloved Star Wars robot.

Hundreds of tiny dead butterfly eyes gaze down at diners in this Australian eatery.

The 18th-century home was disassembled into 253 cases and brought all the way from the other side of the world.

The Australian terminal of the Pacific Cable that linked the continent to North America.

Tiny artwork tucked within glass letterboxes form this hidden gem of an art gallery.

Every hour a secret compartment drops from this giant pocket watch, revealing a lovely surprise.

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

A firefighting museum housed in a historic station whose Lookout Tower watches over Melbourne.

The sand is such a bright white that on sunny days you practically need sunglasses to look at the ground.

A youth-centric science center hides an industrial triumph.

Ninety years of Sydney buses under one roof.

The colony of South Australia was proclaimed on a hot December day under a distinctively arched gum tree.

Australia's first opal field led to a mining rush in the 1890s.

Roadside attraction outside of a recycling center.

An obsolete form of timekeeping still marks the hour in this adapted 19th century lighthouse.

Australia's first open air museum and antique 3D theater.

Tribute to the Chinese people of Young and Australia.

A friendly monster lurks outside the State Library Victoria.

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

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