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Sydney, Australia

Mrs. Macquarie’s Chair

A 19th-century perch for spotting sailing ships now boasts one of the most iconic views in the Southern Hemisphere.
Thredbo, Australia

Mount Kosciuszko Summit

The tallest mountain in mainland Australia.
Monga, Australia

Pooh Bear's Corner

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

Big Potato

Concrete spud looks like the North American Sebago.
Auckland, New Zealand

Symonds Street Cemetery

One of Auckland's oldest cemeteries was partially demolished during the construction of a major highway in the 1960s. 
Taupo, New Zealand

Taupo McDonald's Airplane

Eat your Big Mac in a DC-3.
Stratford, New Zealand

Stratford Glockenspiel Clock Tower

This mechanical clock performs "Romeo and Juliet" in a Shakespeare-themed New Zealand town.
Whangamōmona, New Zealand

Forgotten World Highway

This remote highway took over 50 years to build.
Ohakune, New Zealand

Ohakune Carrot

The largest model carrot in the world.
Cook's Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador

Cape Norman Lighthouse

A lone lighthouse on the wind-swept shores of the cape.
Rose Blanche-Harbour le Cou, Newfoundland and Labrador

Rose Blanche Lighthouse

Newfoundland's last remaining granite lighthouse.
Sintra, Portugal

Quinta da Regaleira

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.
Québec

Daniel-Johnson Dam

This artful dam holds back a crater-made reservoir that can be seen from space.
Rivière-aux-Outardes, Québec

Lake Manicouagan

A lake formed in the basin of a massive impact crater takes the shape of an unbroken ring when viewed from above.
Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador

Silent Witness Memorial

Dedicated to the deadliest aviation accidents on Canadian soil.
Red Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador

Red Bay, Labrador

A forlorn fishing village on the coast of Labrador, full of shipwrecks and Spanish gold.
Newfoundland and Labrador

Iceberg Alley

Hundreds of enormous icebergs drift through this waterway every year.
Cape Anguille, Newfoundland and Labrador

Cape Anguille Lighthouse

This lighthouse sits within a glacial valley.
Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador

Captain James Cook National Historic Site

A statue of the early navigator stands overlooking the land he first surveyed.
Montreal, Québec

Wooden Squirrel Carvings

The vaulted ceiling is home to a scurry of “squirrelgoyles.”
Montreal, Québec

Marché Bonsecours

A historic Montreal market that was the city's agricultural hub for over century.
Montreal, Québec

Habitat 67

This 1967 experiment in modular architecture was designed to be a new model for urban living.
Montreal, Québec

Biosphere of Montreal

Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.
Bell Island, Newfoundland and Labrador

Sacred Heart Grotto

A crescent of 12 simple statues poised on a small windswept island off the coast of Newfoundland.