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Vancouver, British Columbia

'The Drop'

This exaggerated sculpture resembles a well known feature of Vancouver:
rahscake Added by rahscake
Vancouver, British Columbia

Gastown Steam Clock

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.
canuck Added by canuck
Vancouver, British Columbia

'Giants' on Granville Island Silos

The colorful, smiling concrete silos of Vancouver.
Michael Inscoe Added by Michael Inscoe
Vancouver, British Columbia

'Girl in a Wetsuit'

What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.
canuck Added by canuck
Vancouver, British Columbia

Two Spirits Carving

A mysterious sculpture is hidden in Vancouver's Stanley Park.
Added by Jon Lucas
Jasper, Alberta

Athabasca Glacier

This natural wonder is disappearing at an alarming rate.
Added by armstrongjason
Peachland, British Columbia

Okanagan Lake

The large fjord lake is thought to be the home of "Ogopogo," a giant sea serpent.
Added by glamourfaust
Quesnel Forks, British Columbia

Quesnel Forks

A lonely cemetery holds the history of a gold mining town turned ghost town.
Added by taycanuel
Penny, British Columbia

Ancient Forest/Chun T'oh Whudujut

Thousand-year-old trees tower within one of the world's only inland temperate rainforests.
Added by azubryan
Bermuda

The Royal Naval Cemetery

The final resting place for Bermuda's British military, including a man who died of sunstroke.
Ella Morton Added by Ella Morton
Bermuda

The Abandoned Royal Navy Commander's House

The abandoned Bermudian home of a British naval leader is surrounded by crumbling sporting fields and the graves of convicts.
Luke J Spencer Added by Luke J Spencer
Bermuda

Royal Navy Docks

Once a strategically imperative naval base, portions of this Bermuda dock complex now serve cruise ships.
Luke J Spencer Added by Luke J Spencer
South Mount Cameron, Australia

Little Blue Lake

A beautiful, but toxic, lake formed by mining.
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Ansons Bay, Australia

Bay of Fires

Aqua white sand highlighted with fiery red rocks.
Added by cameronyarnall
Freycinet, Australia

Wineglass Bay

One of the best beaches in the entire world.
Added by Facebook733814903
Port Arthur, Australia

Port Arthur Penal Colony

Relics of Australia's convict past, and a modern scene of unimaginable horror.
Added by saintsithney
Berriedale, Australia

Museum of Old and New Art (MONA)

This controversial museum includes such detested exhibits as a chocolate suicide bomber and fecal-smelling digestion machine.
lewblank Added by lewblank
Cairns, Australia

'Citizens Gateway to the Great Barrier Reef'

This public art is inspired by a local Aboriginal creation story.
Added by Obscuravibes
Cairns, Australia

Cairns Library Bats

These flying foxes dangle from the trees around the library like fuzzy black fruit.
Added by lesleymarri
Duranbah, Australia

Big Avocado

Giant fruit signaling the entrance to a tropical paradise.
nbj914 Added by nbj914
West Ballina, Australia

The Big Prawn

There's nothing shrimpy about the world's largest artificial prawn.
MadamZoZo Added by MadamZoZo
Coffs Harbour, Australia

Big Banana

One of the first big sculptures anywhere in Australia.
nbj914 Added by nbj914
Coffs Harbour, Australia

Big Bunch of Bananas

Roadside display for a popular fruit and vegetable stand.
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Kew, Australia

Big Axe

Giant wood sculpture in Kew first constructed in 1979.