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Danvers, Massachusetts

Danvers State Hospital

The inspiration for H.P. Lovecraft's horror stories and Batman's Arkham Asylum is now a condominium complex.
Dylan Added by Dylan
Salem, Massachusetts

The Witch House of Salem

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.
Dylan Added by Dylan
Stanmore, Australia

Olympia Milk Bar

This odd 1930s shop remains stranded in time and shrouded in mystery.
Nadia Bailey Added by Nadia Bailey
Monga, Australia

Pooh Bear's Corner

A small mountain cave tucked away along Kings Highway has become a shrine to the beloved character.
Added by Fuaimneachadh
Canberra, Australia

Australian-American Memorial

From a distance, this statue of an eagle looks like a giant chicken on a stick.
Added by Fuaimneachadh
Gumeracha, Australia

The Big Rocking Horse

You can climb to the top of the world's largest rocking horse.
Added by cmalla
Hillvue, Australia

Big Golden Guitar

Monument that stands 40 feet and weighs 1,000 pounds.
Nicholas Jackson Added by Nicholas Jackson
Kew, Australia

Big Axe

Giant wood sculpture in Kew first constructed in 1979.
Hexham, Australia

Big Mosquito

Modeled after the big, ferocious Hexham Grey mosquito.
Nicholas Jackson Added by Nicholas Jackson
Wauchope, Australia

Big Bull

Large enough to house an internal gift shop.
Nicholas Jackson Added by Nicholas Jackson
Taree, Australia

Big Oyster

Homage to the local produce now serves as a car dealer.
St Leonards, Australia

Gore Hill Cemetery

One of Sydney's oldest graveyards hides in plain sight behind a hospital.
adrajohnson Added by adrajohnson
Muswellbrook, Australia

Big Blue Heeler

Standing in celebration of where the cattle dog was bred.
Nicholas Jackson Added by Nicholas Jackson
Kurri Kurri, Australia

Big Kookaburra

This 4.5-meter-tall statue of a native Australian bird marks Hydro Aluminium's 40th year in the area.
Added by blue95
Coffs Harbour, Australia

Big Banana

One of the first big sculptures anywhere in Australia.
Nicholas Jackson Added by Nicholas Jackson
Katoomba, Australia

Three Sisters

This trio of Australian rock spires may have inspired aboriginal legend or just modern tourism.
whitney8251 Added by whitney8251
Sydney, Australia

Gould's Book Arcade

One of Australia's largest secondhand bookstores.
Katoomba, Australia

The Giant Stairway

A massive stairway that almost wasn't leads to one of Australia's most scenic vistas.
whitney8251 Added by whitney8251
Parkville, Australia

Elvis Presley Memorial Garden

The King is honored by an elaborate grotto on a continent he never visited.
Apocalypse Yana Added by Apocalypse Yana
Melbourne, Australia

Old Melbourne Gaol

Once housing children next to hardened criminals this historic jail once displayed Ned Kelly's skull until it was stolen.
Added by gracelisch
Melbourne, Australia

Coop's Shot Tower

This historic Melbourne bullet factory is fully encased in a massive glass and steel cone.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Adelaide, Australia

'A Day Out'

These bronze sculptures sow whimsy by hamming it up on a pedestrian mall.
Edward Denny Added by Edward Denny
Sydney, Australia

Mortuary Station

A special train service transported Sydney's dead from this station to "Necropolis Receiving Houses" at Rookwood Cemetery.
Nadia Bailey Added by Nadia Bailey
Sydney, Australia

Purikura Photoland

People can't get enough of these adorable Japanese photobooths.
Liz Jameson Added by Liz Jameson