Dozens of large-scale, creative, evocative curios from prominent artists dot the calm outdoor space around this major museum.

WWI hospital ship lost in a cyclone turns up on the coast of Fraser Island, where she remains rusted and forgotten.

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

This massive water spout has been luring visitors for hundreds of years, some to their death.

This trio of Australian rock spires may have inspired aboriginal legend or just modern tourism.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

An unphotographable nightly march of tens of thousands of "fairy penguins" from sea to shore.

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

A small, but award-winning beach known for its literally spotless reputation.

The only pollutant in the clear blue water is sunscreen.

A massive stairway that almost wasn't leads to one of Australia's most scenic vistas.

Built over an abandoned train yard, this hidden gem is full of winding paths and offers gorgeous views of Sydney Harbour.

This dramatic sea spire is home to the world's rarest insect and is part of the lost continent of Zealandia.

This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of "the highest dinner ever held in New York" this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.