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Salamanca, Spain

Ángel Mateos Museum

A Brutalist monument and "sculpture that contains many sculptures."
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Helsinki, Finland

Aerial Defence Memorial

An old anti-aircraft cannon.
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Lapinha, Brazil

Lagoa Santa Man

The skeletal remains of an ancient human were found with the bones of giant ground sloths.
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Belgrade, Serbia

Hotel Moskva

This striking, historic hotel has major Wes Anderson movie energy.
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Kennesaw, Georgia

Berlin Wall Section at Kennesaw State University

A 10-foot segment of the concrete barrier stands quietly on the campus.
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Oaxaca, Mexico

Levadura de Olla

Step past a rainbow of Oaxacan nightshades for a menu of regional moles worthy of weddings and funerals.
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Oaxaca, Mexico

Tierra del Sol

Bold, unapologetically spicy Mixtecan flavors are on the menu here.
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Bakersfield, California

Big Shoe Repair

Get your footwear fixed inside a 30-foot-long shoe built by an obsessive cobbler in 1947.
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Gyeongju, South Korea

Hwangnyonsa Temple Site

Only the stone foundations remain of one of the greatest Buddhist temples in early East Asian history.
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Edinburgh, Scotland

National Monument of Scotland

A never-finished memorial to the heroes of the Napoleonic War has become "Scotland's Folly."
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Oaxaca, Mexico

Las Quince Letras

With more than 30 ingredients, chef Cecilia Florian’s stupendously complex, harmonious moles are a masterclass in layering flavors.
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Oaxaca, Mexico

La Teca

A glamorous octogenarian chef-owner serves rare Istmeño specialties in a tropical garden.
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Monroe, Wisconsin

Chalet Cheese Cooperative

Do you think your job stinks? Welcome to the only Limburger cheese plant in America.
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Osaka, Japan

Umeda Kitamuki Jizo

A rare north-facing Ksitigarbha statue enshrined in a passageway off Osaka’s busiest area.
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Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

Hongmaogang Baoan Temple

A rare Japanese-style temple and a Shinzo Abe Statue, honoring both spirits of the past and modern connections between Taiwan and Japan.
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Munich, Germany

Alte Utting

From open waters to open dance floors—this decommissioned ferry has been transformed into a lively nightclub.
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Quezon City, Philippines

UP Carillon Tower’s Original Bells

Student protesters used these bells as symbols of defiance in the early 1970s.
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Olbia, Italy

Roman Aqueduct of Olbia

An ancient aqueduct tells the story of Sardinia's ancient Roman past.
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