Remnants of the city's Soviet history hover over this modern fast-food outlet.

Melbourne's favorite bronze dog.

Not the result of an accident, hurricane, or aliens, this is an eye-popping tribute to the Melbourne tram.

A colorful street named for the legendary Australian rock band.

This preserved village shows the modest lifestyles of the area's 19th-century Chinese gold miners.

This faded sign to nowhere is a beloved icon in New Zealand.

This unusual rock formation looks like an apple that has been neatly sliced in half.

New Zealand's only running funicular railway.

The last planned Soviet city was built for the former residents of Pripyat after the Chernobyl disaster.

A reconstructed medieval gateway that was the magnificent entrance to the capital city dating back to 1037.

A memorial to Wellington's well-loved, well-traveled wharf dog.

The ruins of New Zealand's largest classical-style church.

High winds can make this one scary landing.

Nature is leading a successful mutiny on this century-old freighter.

The haunting complex honors the millions of Ukrainians who died in the forced famine under Soviet rule.

An unusual and powerful memorial in which earthquake victims are remembered by empty white chairs.

One of New Zealand’s few castles boasts beautiful gardens, grand architecture, and a history filled with family drama.

A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.

The "punniest place on Earth” has nearly as many bull-themed puns as it does people.

Taxidermy of the racing horse with a huge heart, who inspired hope in the Depression.

These mythological giants take time out of their busy day guarding a Victorian market to let you know what time it is.

A strange machine made to evaluate the world economy using water and lots of tubes.

This piece of Australian modern art is part joke and part history.

Dilapidated ruins that once treated a notorious young serial killer, currently hosting vandals, squatters, and ghost hunters.