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Salle du Jeu de Paume
48.8010, 2.1238
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Arden Point and Glenclyffe
41.3798, -73.9470
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World’s Tallest Barber Pole
45.5261, -123.1114
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Gnome Hill
39.6312, -76.6400
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Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong
Sam Tung Uk Museum
Traditional crafts and customs are showcased in this historic walled village turned museum
22.3720, 114.1203
Sai Wan Ho, Hong Kong
Tai On Building
The arcade within this massive residential building is Hong Kong Island's best spot for local street food
22.2828, 114.2220
Ludlow, England
The Feathers Hotel, Ludlow
Marvel at the intricate woodwork on the Tudor-style facade of this 17th-century hotel
52.3686, -2.7174
Zurich, Switzerland
William Tell's Crossbow
The famed crossbow of Switzerland's folk hero now adorns a restaurant wall
47.3704, 8.5400
Berlin, Germany
Book Burning Memorial
An empty bookshelf commemorates the books which were lost during the infamous event
52.5165, 13.3939
Berlin, Germany
Berlin Wall Memorial
The largest stretch of the Berlin Wall is right on top of the former SS headquarters
52.5067, 13.3837
Munich, Germany
Michael Jackson Denkmal (Michael Jackson Memorial)
An unofficial monument to the late King of Pop sits at the base of a Renaissance composer's statue
48.1401, 11.5731
Zurich, Switzerland
Einstein's Locker
Einstein's old locker at ETH is now a tiny museum
47.3761, 8.5484
Charleroi, Belgium
Jardin Mémorial Entre Terre et Ciel
A memorial garden at what was the home of Belgium's most notorious serial killer
50.4021, 4.4508
Bridgwater, England
Sweet Track
A replica of the Neolithic wooden plankway once used to cross England's marshes
51.1595, -2.8277
Toruń, Poland
Tony Halik Travelers' Museum
A modern-day Polish explorer's collection of artifacts from around the world
53.0115, 18.6031
Saint-Denis, Réunion
Leprosy of Saint Bernard
France's last leper colony is now a historic shopping center
-20.9078, 55.4011
Ouidah, Benin
Fort of SĂ£o JoĂ£o Baptista de AjudĂ¡
This singular fort was once the smallest colony in the world, an international oddity
6.3591, 2.0902
Newark, Delaware
Delaware Wedge Plaque
Two states disputed a square-mile slice of land for more than a century
39.7180, -75.7848
Trachilos, Greece
Trachilos Footprints
Scientists debate whether some of the earliest humans actually evolved here in Europe
35.5140, 23.6276
Amadora, Portugal
Parque Turma da MĂ´nica
Park and playground dedicated to one of the most well-known Portuguese-language cartoons
38.7558, -9.2257
Sheffield, Massachusetts
Elizabeth Freeman Monument
This statue is dedicated to the first enslaved African American who won a freedom suit in Massachusetts, which paved the way for the end of slavery in the state
42.1107, -73.3535
Framingham, Massachusetts
Crispus Attucks Bridge
This bridge is dedicated to an escaped slave and one of the first people killed in the American Revolution
42.3166, -71.3912
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