North Willoughby Heritage Plaque walk
This is a tour through various Civic Heritage Commemorative Plaques that have been installed in order to commemorate the heritage of Willoughby.
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Allan Bridge
The Allan Bridge, located between Glenbawn and Segenhoe, is the most significant heritage bridge in the Upper Hunter Shire
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Blundells Cottage
Blundells Cottage is a heritage-listed six-roomed stone cottage located on the northern shore of Lake Burley Griffin.
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Calthorpes House
This is a historic house built in 1927 by Harry Calthorpe in a Spanish Mission style and remains relatively unchanged.
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Kambah Community Garden
The Kambah Community Garden is located near the Kambah District Park which also has remnants of the old Kambah homestead.
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Museum of Australian Democracy
The Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House is a living museum of social and political history, located in a nationally listed heritage building in Parkes, Canberra.
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Japan: Atomic Bomb Dome
The Genbaku Dome (aka Hiroshima Peace Memorial, or the Atomic Bomb Dome) is a former exhibition hall that somehow still stands as a ruin.
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Japan: Hiroshima at Night (Ekinishi)
Ekinishi ("west of station") is a small neighbourhood just west of Hiroshima Station that is full of trendy bars and restaurants and really comes alive at night.
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Japan: Hiroshima (Peace Park and Museum)
The Hiroshima Peace Park is dedicated to the legacy of Hiroshima as the first city in the world to suffer a nuclear attack.
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Nakagin Capsule Tower
With sadness, I recently discovered the infamous Nakagin Capsule Tower is scheduled to be demolished.
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Sherman Oaks Galleria
We visited this iconic shopping mall, one of the birthplaces of "Valley" culture and used in several films, several months before it was severely damaged by the Northridge earthquake and it's eventual decline.
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