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The Skeletons of Waldsassen Basilica

Waldsassen, Germany

The Skeletons of Waldsassen Basilica

Skeletons dressed in extravagant 18th century royal costumes cavort in the aisles of this German basilica.

The octopus slide.

Victoria, British Columbia

Cadboro-Gyro Park

Home to an octopus slide and a humorous playground-sized cryptid.

Gonzales Hill Lookout Tower

Victoria, British Columbia

Gonzales Hill Lookout Tower

A World War II structure that has stood the test of time.

Centre of the Universe

Victoria, British Columbia

Centre of the Universe

A cheeky name for an observatory visitor's center.

Macaulay Point Ruins

Victoria, British Columbia

Macaulay Point Ruins

Hidden within the waterfront hills resides this dilapidated military stronghold.

The entrance gate.

Victoria, British Columbia

Chinese Cemetery at Harling Point

The remains of Canada's earliest Chinese pioneers are interred along this picturesque point.

1910 reconstruction of a Pteranodon, a type of pterosaur, by palaeontologist George F. Eaton

Victoria, British Columbia

Pterosaur Jaw Bone

First flying reptile discovered in British Columbia was for years forgotten in a cabinet.

Ross Bay Cemetery

Victoria, British Columbia

Ross Bay Cemetery

This stately Victorian-era burial ground overlooking the Pacific Ocean is home to the graves of some of British Columbia's most famous figures.

Emily Carr House

Victoria, British Columbia

Emily Carr House

This Italianate house was the childhood home of the prominent Canadian painter, Emily Carr.

The Mile Zero marker in Victoria, BC

Victoria, British Columbia

Mile 0

A monument stands at one of the starting lines of the Trans-Canada Highway, formerly the longest uninterrupted highway in the world.

The Prague Metronome slicing through summer skies. (Macskafaraok/Flickr)

Prague, Czechia

Prague Metronome

Steadily reminding Czechia of its past.

Velka Amerika

Vysoký Újezd, Czechia

Velka Amerika

This former quarry is now a picturesque gorge that hides a sunken lake.

Gulliver Airship.

Prague, Czechia

Gulliver Airship

What looks like a crashed Zeppelin is actually a bright, airy reading room perched atop a modern museum.

Brown-nosers.

Prague, Czechia

Brown-Nosers

The risqué mixed-media sculptures are supposedly a metaphor for Czech politics.

The huge Philosophical Hall

Prague, Czechia

Strahov Monastery

Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.

Paper cranes at Orizuru Wall

Hiroshima, Japan

Orizuru Wall

This glass wall is gradually filling up with paper cranes, in honor of Hiroshima’s past and dedication to its future.

The hypocenter and surrounding devastation immediately after the detonation of the bomb

Hiroshima, Japan

Hiroshima's Hypocenter

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

The Human Shadow Etched in Stone.

Hiroshima, Japan

Human Shadow Etched in Stone

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.

Atomic Bomb Dome

Hiroshima, Japan

Hiroshima Peace Memorial

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

Itsukushima Shrine

Hatsukaichi, Japan

Itsukushima Shrine

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

The torii arch is out on the shopping street…

Kyoto, Japan

Nishiki Tenmangū Shrine

A 1000-year-old shrine in Kyoto with a poorly planned sacred arch.

Kamo River Turtle Stepping Stones

Kyoto, Japan

Kamo River Turtle Stepping Stones

These turtle-shaped concrete stepping stones provide a unique river crossing in central Kyoto.

Kyoto Station Skyway

Kyoto, Japan

Kyoto Station's Skyway

View Japan's most historic city from a cyberpunk walkway suspended 150 feet above the ground.

Horai-soba, the signature dish at Honke Owariya.

Kyoto, Japan

Honke Owariya

One of Kyoto's oldest food establishments has supplied soba noodles to temple priests and the Imperial Palace.

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