A friendly monster lurks outside the State Library Victoria.

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

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

The word 'wunderkammer' translates as 'wonder-chamber'. This Wunderkammer is both a museum and a retail store.

Many Hindus make the long pilgrimage to this holy city to have their remains burned on the banks of the Ganges River.

A blooming house of worship for the masses.

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.

Thousands of exquisitely carved stone water storage wells, hundreds of stone steps fill this exquisite medieval stepwell.

Incredible rock formations jut from the southern end of this spectacular stingray-viewing spot.

Visible from both land and sea.

This pioneer village is like a time capsule of 19th-century Australia.

For a century, the tallest building in Tasmania was a tower built to manufacture ammunition.

A massive metal lobster welcomes tourists to a roadside restaurant.

A granite waterfall cascading down is one of the highest multi-tiered falls in the state.

Relics of Australia's convict past, and a modern scene of unimaginable horror.

An incredible garden taking over the interior of a massive sinkhole.

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

One of the best beaches in the entire world.

A clear example of the process of erosion in action.

This extraordinary geological oddity resembles human-made pavement.

This gracefully curving formation looks like a massive wave that was suddenly turned to stone.

A collection of outdoor mystical statues paying homage to indigenous Australians and ecological stewardship.

These bronze sculptures sow whimsy by hamming it up on a pedestrian mall.

The largest collection of Indigenous Australian artifacts in the world, and the rare museum where wood-and-glass cabinets have trumped interactive exhibits.