A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

Nuclear waste dump site now an environmental sanctuary.

A living time capsule of the 1960s Richardson Bay water-front.

A working model of the entire San Francisco Bay and much of the Sacramento River Delta, complete with regular tides that change every 14 minutes.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

Internationally-recognized arts center housed in a century-old former military barracks.

Ride on a fully-restored Nike nuclear-tipped missile elevator from the Cold War.

This lighthouse has been guiding shipping into the Golden Gate since before the American Civil War.

The Victoria-era quarantine station for Sydney.

A collaboration of art and ornithology mourns the calls of Sydney's lost birds.

The statue honors an adventurous seafaring cat.

Though considered an eyesore by some, this boxy Brutalist high-rise plays a significant role in Sydney's past.

In the shadow of the Sydney Opera House, Indigenous ingredients shine.

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

This work of art was designed to represent the Tarpeian Way Quarry that once dominated the area.

A self-funded cemetery with a long list of inhabitants.

This previously dilapidated alleyway has been transformed into one of Melbourne's finest hidden art locations.

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

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

A colorful street named for the legendary Australian rock band.

Featuring Torres Strait Islander cuisine and Australia's first indigenous bar.

Enjoy coffee and cake while viewing antique medical equipment at this unique cafe.

A mosaic armchair and ottoman built from china broken in the Christchurch earthquakes.

This aluminum “stairway to heaven” has impaled at least a couple of birds.