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Museum of Human Anatomy. (Creative Commons)

Pisa, Italy

Museum of Human Anatomy

Anatomical cabinet holds unexpected treasures.

The Museum of Pathological Anatomy of the University of Florence

Florence, Italy

University of Florence Museum of Pathological Anatomy

This museum is rotten with a century of wax medical deformities.

Nelli’s Christ and Saint John, restored.

Florence, Italy

Plautilla Nelli’s 'Last Supper'

More than 450 years ago, an Italian nun became the first woman to paint the iconic subject.

The Relic of St. Antoninus

Florence, Italy

The Relic of St. Antoninus

The mummified relic of St. Antoninus.

Michelangelo doodles better than you do

Florence, Italy

Michelangelo’s Hidden Drawings

The doodles of a genius line the walls of a secret room under the Medici Chapel, where they were hidden for nearly 500 years.

La Berta.

Florence, Italy

La Berta

Legend says this mysterious stone head belongs to a woman who was petrified by an alchemist.

The Bull of Santa Maria del Fiore

Florence, Italy

The Bull of Santa Maria del Fiore

This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.

The dagger.

Florence, Italy

Dante's Dagger

A medieval weapon rumored to have been used by the brilliant poet himself.

Babae Wine Window

Florence, Italy

Babae Wine Window

Drink wine handed out through a window as part of an age-old tradition.

Items from the 1983 production of The Wind in the Willows.

Sale, England

Cosgrove Hall Films Archive

The materials from one of the United Kingdom’s most famous animation studios are now preserved in a suburban library.

Full statue with reliefs at its base.

Hamburg, Germany

Hans Albers Monument Reliefs

Carved scenes of sex work and unglamorous labour beneath a cultural hero.

Catène de Containers

Le Havre, France

Catène de Containers

Rainbow arches made of shipping containers grace the entrance to one of France's largest seaports.

Wax figures in the Heart of Cape Town Museum

Cape Town, South Africa

Heart of Cape Town Museum

The first successful human heart transplant is depicted through wax figures at the hospital where it the surgery took place.

Tapi Tapi Ice Cream

Cape Town, South Africa

Tapi Tapi Ice Cream

The frozen treats at this Cape Town parlor are inspired by Africa's food cultures.

Nightcaps

Berlin, Germany

Nightcaps

A series of sculptures, “sitting” directly on top of Berlin's existing street lamps, addressing the overlooked topic of urban light pollution.

These formidable lion heads are said to help keep the sea at bay.

Tokyo, Japan

The Lions of Namiyoke Inari Shrine

This shrine, built to protect against destructive waves, is home to two monumental lion heads.

An unusually modern shrine.

Tokyo, Japan

Takao Inari Shrine

A unique shrine dedicated to the deified skull of a 17th-century Tokyo courtesan.

Hibiya Godzilla Square

Tokyo, Japan

Hibiya Godzilla Square

Japan’s tallest Godzilla statue contains a piece of the original 1954 film within its base.

Pray here for the rain…or pubes, if you like.

Tokyo, Japan

Kenashi Pond

Haunted by a giant white snake, this pond is said to bring the rain and pubic hair.

The Shinjuku NS Building Pendulum Clock

Tokyo, Japan

Yukku-Rhythm Pendulum Clock

This unassuming office building is home to what was once the world's largest pendulum clock.

Tateishi Sama.

Tokyo, Japan

Tateishi-sama

This tiny stone in a children's park is what remains of an ancient, once-worshipped object.

Eye-Eating Demon of Inari Kio.

Tokyo, Japan

Eye-Eating Demon of Inari Kio

Only recently added to the shrine, this googly-eyed snail demon of unknown origin is said to have eye-healing powers.

The tanuki of Tamon-ji.

Tokyo, Japan

Tamon-ji (Tanuki Temple)

Home to a legend of the supernatural raccoon dog, a rare wooden structure of Edo, and witnesses of the Tokyo bombings.

You can’t leave Ginza without tasting their coffee.

Tokyo, Japan

Café Paulista

Luminaries from Albert Einstein to John Lennon once had a cup of coffee at Tokyo's oldest café.

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