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Manama, Bahrain

Bahrain World Trade Center

Skyscraper powered by wind turbines attached between its towers.
Allison Added by Allison
Plitvička Jezera, Croatia

Plitvice Lakes

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.
Added by nsmrekar
Split, Croatia

Froggyland

A wonderfully strange collection of 500+ stuffed frogs doing people things.
Added by rmb3223
Split, Croatia

Gregory of Nin’s Big Toe

The big toe of this towering monument to a Croatian national hero is worn from years of superstitious rubbing.
Added by duncanchappell
Split, Croatia

UNESCO-Protected SPAR Supermarket

When a supermarket opened up shop within a medieval building it became protected by UNESCO on a technicality.
Added by Rachel Gould
Sydney, Australia

Gould's Book Arcade

One of Australia's largest secondhand bookstores.
Litchfield Park, Australia

Magnetic Termite Mounds

Let these towering termite-building structures tell you where to go.
Added by heshsf
Batchelor, Australia

Karlstein Castle Replica

This mini version of the famous Bohemian castle was lovingly built by a Czech immigrant and mineworker.
James Aitchison Added by James Aitchison
Adelaide River, Australia

Charlie the Water Buffalo

The taxidermy remains of the mighty beast made famous by a Crocodile Dundee film.
Edward Denny Added by Edward Denny
Noonamah, Australia

Strauss Airstrip

This preserved site served as part of Northern Australia’s defense in World War II.
Added by Obscuravibes
Darwin, Australia

Darwin Oil Storage Tunnels

World War II ended before these tunnels built to protect vital oil from Japanese bombs were ever used.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Wahiawa, Hawaii

World's Largest Plant Maze

Race through the maze, get your name on the sign.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Palau

Badrulchau Stone Monoliths

These ancient monoliths make up one of the largest archaeological sites in Palau.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Namche, Nepal

Namche Bazaar

Last stop before the top of the highest peak in the world.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Chaunrikharka, Nepal

Lukla Airport (Tenzing-Hillary Airport)

Jumping-off point for a climb up Mt. Everest is the most dangerous airport in the world.
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Kathmandu, Nepal

Kathmandu Durbar Square

This historic square in Nepal is home to temples dating back to the third century.
Amber C Snider Added by Amber C Snider
Singapore

Civilian War Memorial

A monument to the civilian victims of the Japanese Occupation forces of World War II.
katielou106 Added by katielou106
Singapore

Old Hill Street Police Station

Rainbow shutters decorate this former police station.
katielou106 Added by katielou106
Singapore

Bronze Bathers

The most playful of the life-sized statues that make up Singapore's "People of the River."
serflac Added by serflac
Singapore

Merlion

This statue once earned the distinction as one of the "Three Major Disappointments of the World."
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Sydney, Australia

Cactus and Succulent Garden

Hidden within Sydney’s lush Royal Botanic Garden is a walled cactus rockery and the site of Australia's first zoo.
Added by Livia Polcz
Sydney, Australia

Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!
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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.
Sydney Rose Added by Sydney Rose
Alcantarilha, Portugal

Capela dos Ossos (Chapel of Bones)

This unassuming chapel in Portugal plays host to a ghoulish collection of bones.
annietravels Added by annietravels