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32.0806, -81.0946
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Kyoto, Japan
Nyan-nyan-ji
A century-old house transformed into a cat temple by an artist.
35.0754, 135.8145
Cape Town, South Africa
Foreshore Freeway Bridge
Despite many attempts to finish this overpass, it has been abandoned since the 1970s.
-33.9147, 18.4218
Cape Town, South Africa
Seal Island
Haven for Cape Fur Seals, until the Ring of Death of jumping Great White Sharks arrives.
-34.1381, 18.5827
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Van Gogh Bicycle Path
Inspired by "The Starry Night" this Dutch bike path turns into a glowing work of art each night.
51.4511, 5.5276
Helmond, Netherlands
HomeComputerMuseum
An interactive museum dedicated to preserving and sharing the history of the home computer.
51.4796, 5.6581
Potsdam, Germany
Stalin Villa
The home of Joseph Stalin during the Potsdam conference.
52.4048, 13.1089
Berlin, Germany
The Bebelplatz
The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".
52.5166, 13.3941
Berlin, Germany
The Golden Rift
A thin golden line commemorates the deadliest terrorist attack in recent German history.
52.5051, 13.3346
Berlin, Germany
Aufbau der Republik
One of the best-preserved pieces of DDR propaganda in Berlin.
52.5096, 13.3839
Berlin, Germany
Bent Metal on Two Cars
Likely the world’s only place where you’re meant to skate on top of cars.
52.5070, 13.3799
Berlin, Germany
The Pink Tube
An intersection between architecture, industrial construction, machine, and scientific instrument.
52.5123, 13.3339
Berlin, Germany
Messedamm Underpass
You've probably seen these distinctive orange-tiled columns on the big screen.
52.5053, 13.2808
Berlin, Germany
Berlin Victory Column
A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.
52.5147, 13.3491
Berlin, Germany
Pergamon Museum
The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.
52.5212, 13.3969
Itabashi City, Japan
Dagashiya Game Museum
This time capsule lets you enjoy decades-old Japanese arcade games.
35.7640, 139.7026
Berlin, Germany
Berliner Medizinhistorisches Museum
Home to 10,000 medical specimens including the remains of Rudolf Virchow's extensive collection of pathological specimens.
52.5261, 13.3745
Tenerife, Spain
Mount Teide
According to the Guanches, the aboriginal people of the Canary Islands, the king of evil lives inside this volcano.
28.2728, -16.6422
Tokyo, Japan
Ningyocho Mechanical Clock Towers
When this clock strikes a certain time, puppets showcase a story of life in Edo Japan.
35.6854, 139.7830
Nakano City, Japan
Jo-Jo-style Bar Dio
A bar dedicated to he Jojo manga franchise, with over 50 original cocktails.
35.7080, 139.6667
Tokyo, Japan
Oinusama
Rubbing salt on this small stone dog is said to make wishes come true.
35.7029, 139.8213
Tokyo, Japan
Takagi Shrine
Rice balls symbolize fate and relationship at this adorable shrine, which was once dedicated to the Buddhist Devil.
35.7148, 139.8152
Tokyo, Japan
Obake Kaidan
A flight of this "ghost staircase" has 40 steps on the way up, but only 39 steps on the way down.
35.7185, 139.7623
Tokyo, Japan
Yanaka Cemetery
This sprawling scenic burial ground is the final resting place of Japan's last shogun.
35.7248, 139.7715
Kasukabe, Japan
G-Cans: the World's Largest Drain
The world's largest drain sits below the city of Kasukabe, Japan.
35.9978, 139.8118
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