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Sale, Australia

La Trobe Swing Bridge

The La Trobe Swing Bridge was the first movable bridge constructed in Victoria.
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Étretat, France

Monument L'Oiseau Blanc

In 1927, a biplane disappeared while attempting to complete the first non-stop transatlantic flight between Paris and New York City. This memorial stands at the last place it was seen.
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Fairfield, Australia

Charles Grimes Expedition Cairn

A neat pile of shale marks an early English trip to the Yarra River.
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Dandenong South, Australia

Hotel Eastlink

A roadside hotel that you can’t stop at. 
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Liverpool, England

St George's Hall

Charles Dickens described the concert room in this amazing Victorian hall as "the most perfect room in the world."
Chris Cannon Added by Chris Cannon
Bristol, England

Replica of the Matthew

An authentic, seaworthy replica of the ship that sailed to Newfoundland in 1497.
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Bristol, England

Edward Everard's Printing Works

This Grade II Listed Building with an Art Nouveau façade once contained a unique print shop.
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Windsor, Australia

Artist's Lane

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

Martyrs' Shrine

Within the church are the relics of the martyrs St. Jean de Brébeuf, St. Gabriel Lalemant, and St. Charles Garnier.
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Telford and Wrekin, England

The Hay Inclined Plane

One of the first canal boat-lift inclines ever created.
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Toronto, Ontario

Gooderham Building

Known as "Toronto's Flatiron."
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Honfleur, France

Église Sainte Catherine

One of the oldest and largest wooden churches in France was very evidently constructed by shipbuilders.
Michelle Cassidy Added by Michelle Cassidy
San Diego, California

Balboa Park Botanical Building and Lily Pond

Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.
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Box Hill, Australia

Surrey Dive

This former brickworks pit is full of legends about its murky depths.
Philip Mallis Added by Philip Mallis
Box Hill, Australia

Box Hill Brick Works

A local landmark that has become a hub of graffiti and urban exploration.
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Golden Point, Australia

Sovereign Hill

This outdoor museum harkens back to the height of the gold rush.
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Melbourne, Australia

Foy & Gibson Factory

The Collingwood production facility for a department store that was among the largest and earliest in Australia.
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Queenscliff, Australia

HMVS Victoria Swivel Link

All that remains of the first colonial naval ship in Australia is located in a park in Queenscliff.
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Queenscliff, Australia

The Wreck Bell

This bell was once used to summon rescue crews when ships fell victim to the treacherous waterways.
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Fitzroy, Australia

'Mr Poetry'

A tribute to local poet and music journalist Adrian Rawlins.
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Maldon, Australia

Mount Tarrengower Lookout Tower

A timber transport car and a team of horses were needed to carry this lookout to the top of Mount Tarrengower in the 1920s.
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Anaheim, California

Jingles

The lead horse on a Disneyland merry-go-round that is older than the park itself.
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Wuk Wuk, Australia

Glenaladale Weir

The remains of a failed attempt to regulate Mitchell River.
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Collingwood, Australia

Easey's

A train car sitting on a rooftop makes an unlikely and picturesque setting for dinner.
Added by Obscuravibes