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51.8237, 5.9354
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36.0453, 14.2375
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52.1545, 5.3915
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50.3301, 12.9532
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Baguio, Philippines
Ibaloi Fire Mummy
The only such mummy that remains accessible to the public.
16.4070, 120.5984
Berlin, Germany
Ferry Line F24
The most peculiar part of Berlin's public transit network is an on-demand rowboat.
52.4298, 13.6890
Montreal, Québec
The Song of the Dodo
A 20-foot statue reminds viewers of an extinct species.
45.4994, -73.5621
Osinow Dolny, Poland
Monument to the Polish Victory at Cedynia
An installation at the border commemorates a battle from 972.
52.8549, 14.1393
New Haven, Connecticut
John Trumbull's Grave
An artist of the American Revolution is entombed beneath the Yale art gallery he founded.
41.3084, -72.9310
Cassopolis, Michigan
Lady Liberty of Cassopolis
A roadside Statue of Liberty on the grounds of a manufacturing plant.
41.9170, -85.9665
Tbilisi, Georgia
Archaeology Museum of Tbilisi
Abandoned museum from the last days of Soviet domination, with a unique Brutalist design.
41.7638, 44.7667
Welham Green, England
Balloon Corner
A monument to early air travel and an unhappy cat.
51.7357, -0.2210
Seattle, Washington
The Magnificent Forest
Tucked away in Seward Park is Seattle’s only old-growth forest.
47.5496, -122.2575
Le Locle, Switzerland
Underground Mills
Water mills built into a cave in the 17th century are powered by a subterranean river.
47.0491, 6.7222
Bergen, Norway
Hulen in Bergen
This student-run nightclub was originally a World War II bomb shelter.
60.3848, 5.3254
Sweden
Flight Monument at Anten
An American crash site from WWII is marked deep in a Swedish forest.
58.0027, 12.4263
Ankara, Turkey
Aslanhane Mosque
This 13th-century UNESCO-listed "lion's house" mosque is named after a repurposed lion sculpture.
39.9367, 32.8652
Madrid, Spain
Dedos (Fingers)
A giant hand emerging from the ground beckons visitors into a park in Madrid.
40.4616, -3.6084
Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
H. H. Bennett Studio
This former studio belonging to a pioneer in photography stands in a picturesque landscape with unique rock formations.
43.6278, -89.7747
Prague, Czechia
Tribute to Věra
This moving sculpture depicts contortionist positions based on photographs of gymnast VÄ›ra ÄŒĂ¡slavskĂ¡, who protested the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia.
50.0833, 14.4056
Mexico City, Mexico
Casa Cueva
Remnants of an architect's residence that displays his embrace of organic architecture.
19.3360, -99.1953
Hilo, Hawaii
Banyan Drive
Babe Ruth and others planted saplings for a 1930s tourism campaign. The saplings grew as the area faded.
19.7282, -155.0667
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