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San Francisco, California

The First Sea-Punk Mural

Art from the latest counter-culture; kids who dye their hair blue and believe the future will be a post-apocalyptic water world.
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Berlin, Germany

Hall of Mirrors in Clärchens Ballhaus

This classic restaurant features a gorgeous mirror-clad room.
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Scarborough, England

Peasholm Park's Naval Battles

80 years of the Battle of Peasholm on a small English lake.
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Beckley, West Virginia

Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine

A historic coal mine that doubles as a museum and tourist attraction.
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Malmö, Sweden

Turning Torso

Swedish skyscraper with a 90° twist.
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Berlin, Germany

Ramones Museum

Blitzkrieg bop your way through Berlin's Ramones Museum.
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New York, New York

Unicorn Tapestries at the Cloisters

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.
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Florence, Colorado

Desert Reef Hot Springs

This naturally-sourced hot spring is now home to a clothing-optional resort.
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Monroe, New York

Kiryas Joel

Adherence to strict Jewish laws is required to enter this ultra-conservative New York village.
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Goodland, Kansas

Giant Van Gogh Painting

Massive still life just off the highway in Kansas.
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Belfast, Northern Ireland

Lord Mayor’s Parade

Robotic car thieves, freakish animals and huge neon floats in Northern Ireland's capital.
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Dublin, Ireland

Marsh's Library

The oldest public library in Ireland.
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Iceland

Jökulsárlón

Iceland's largest lagoon is home to stunning multi-colored icebergs.
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Medzilaborce, Slovakia

Andy Warhol Museum of Modern Art

An extraordinary museum devoted to the pop art legend created by Slovak artists.
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Palo Alto, California

Stanford's Secret Apple Archives

Apple memorabilia in an undisclosed warehouse, hidden for undisclosed reasons.
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Shanghai, China

Q Confucius Number 2

Lifelike statue of the Chinese philosopher in the bathtub.
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Gothenburg, Sweden

Maritiman

The world's biggest floating museum in Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Staten Island, New York

Fresh Kills Landfill

One-time largest man-made structure in the world will be a park in 30 years.
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