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Taipei, Taiwan

Chiang Statues in Beitou

An otherwise typical Beitou alley is home to statues of Chiang Kai-shek and his son.
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Utrecht, Netherlands

Wolvenplein Prison

The imposing structure was originally established in 1580 as a military stronghold.
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Lincolnshire, England

Petwood Hotel Bouncing Bomb

The remains of a legendary WWII weapon prototype.
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Harrington, England

RAF Harrington

The Cold War remnants of a nuclear missile launch site in the Northamptonshire countryside.
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Montreal, Québec

Écomusée du fier monde

This Art-Deco-styled, former indoor public bath is now a museum.
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Fontenoy-la-Joûte, France

Village du Livre de Fontenoy-la-Joûte

This village in the northeast of France is packed with book shops.
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Faiyum, Egypt

Obelisk of Senusret I

The oldest Egyptian obelisk still standing in its original site.
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Utrecht, Netherlands

The Railway Museum (Spoorwegmuseum)

Visitors can still take a train to this former train station turned museum.
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Pratantico, Italy

The Mosaic of Andreina

The largest ongoing mosaic project in Europe.
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Dalat, Vietnam

Dalat Railway Station

This 1930s train station still gets hundreds of visitors a day despite the fact it only makes a 7-kilometer journey.
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Amsterdam, Netherlands

STRAAT

The world’s largest street art museum.
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Freetown, Sierra Leone

St. Charles’ Church

On a hill in Regent sits the oldest stone church in Sierra Leone.
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Vancouver, British Columbia

East Van Vodville Cinema

A small part of the local arts scene, this “little free cinema” is part homage to the past, part interactive experience.
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Kasekera, Tanzania

Gombe National Park

Only reachable by boat, a small Tanzanian national park is home to the chimpanzees that Jane Goodall spent her career studying.
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Lake Oswego, Oregon

The Oswego Furnace and Salamanders

A mass of iron named for the fire-dwelling mythological amphibian sits alongside the first west coast iron furnace.
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Kiel, Germany

Kiel’s Old Waste Incineration Plant

Graffiti-clad ruins of an abandoned 1980s industrial site with a toxic past are nestled among residential houses.
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Cairo, Egypt

National Military Museum of Egypt

An unexpected treasure trove of military oddities, Turkish interior design, and North Korean art.
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Aguanga, California

Ricardo Breceda’s Art Gallery

Large metal sculptures spread throughout an open landscape.
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