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Bath and North East Somerset, England

The Museum of East Asian Art

5,000 years of East and Southeast Asian art in the heart of Bath.
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Pasadena, California

Beckman Auditorium

A stunning modern interpretation of a Roman temple.
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Albert, France

Somme 1916 Museum

A haunting museum chronicling the bloodiest battlefield of World War I.
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Oslo, Norway

French Toilets of Spikersuppa

A celebration of Norwegian independence, or public art gone wrong?
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Fremantle, Australia

Fremantle Prison

One of the world’s oldest surviving convict prisons, once the scene of daring escapes and riots.
Added by Jamee
Nuremberg, Germany

Reich’s Burger King

Burgers and fries in the shadow of a dreaded Nazi symbol.
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Fullerton, California

Fox Fullerton Theatre

This landmark building, from notable Los Angeles architects, is being restored.
Added by Dan B
Shaw, England

Shaw House Bullet Hole

Evidence of a bullet that nearly killed King Charles I—or is it?
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Kyoto, Japan

Nishiki Tenmangū Shrine

A 1000-year-old shrine in Kyoto with a poorly planned sacred arch.
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Coimbra, Portugal

Gabinete de Curiosidades (Cabinet of Curiosities)

A Portuguese museum display features a bizarre assortment of objects.
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Riga, Latvia

Riga Porcelain Museum

Riga’s historic porcelain industry is preserved in this small, hidden museum.
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Walsingham, England

Walsingham Abbey

A ruined priory that was once a favorite pilgrimage site for English kings.
Added by Ethan Nicholls
Pune, India

Bharat Itihas Sanshodhak Mandal

A heritage stone building that preserves over a million historical documents and rare artifacts.
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Cairo, Egypt

Sabu Disk

Nobody knows what this saucer-like ancient Egyptian object was for.
Added by cdanesh
Sapporo, Japan

Sapporo Clock Tower

Japan’s oldest clock tower has been called one of the country’s most disappointing attractions.
Added by cdanesh
Stockholm, Sweden

Soda Nation

Scandinavia’s largest shop dedicated to anything carbonated.
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Helsinki, Finland

Submarine Vesikko

The last surviving submarine from a strange chapter of Finnish history.
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Leba, Angola

Serra da Leba Pass

One of Africa's windiest and most scenic roads is a national symbol of Angola.
Added by cdanesh