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Seven dragon statues—including one that breathes real fire—are scattered throughout the streets of Krakow.

The oldest civic library in Italy can trace its foundation back to 1619.

The physical legacy of one man’s lifetime mission, following a near-fatal mine accident, to publicly proselytize for Christianity.

The rich cultural heritage of the Kalasha people is on display in this state-of-the-art museum.

This 'terrible lizard' was one of the world's first animatronic dinosaurs.

A romantic escape inspired by the legend of a child-eating five-headed dragon.

This mosque was built overnight as an act of defiance against the British colonial authorities.

This 46-foot-tall carving of a legendary Māori navigator can only be visited by boat.

Inspired by the work of a German artist, these brass installations commemorate the lives of enslaved Vermonters.

In the upscale neighborhood of Miraflores in Lima, a pretty little park is home to dozens of cats.

This historic suspension bridge is one of three remaining swinging bridges in Michigan, and one of the few swinging bridges left in North America.

This oddities museum and folk art environment encourages visitors to play, explore, create, and even add to the environment itself.

A memorial to those who donated their bodies to science.

Dozens of elaborate works of automotive art have been preserved at this Arizona museum.

This old Soviet gas station is in perfect condition, one of the best-preserved mosaics in the country.

The caskets in this graveyard have not been opened—they have always been open.

Where the people of Gozo have been doing laundry for more than six centuries.

A ghostly cabin attempts to reverse the erasure of enslaved people through poetry.

"Bangkok's Green Lung," a large park on an island, feels worlds away from traffic-choked Sukhumvit Road.

An independent cinema housed in a former pathological anatomy laboratory.

A bizarre object of worship believed to grant wishes to those who tie it up with a rope.

A storied London perfume shop that supplies scents for royalty has been operating out of this storefront for nearly 300 years.

One of London's lost rivers runs through a pipe over the tracks of this subway station.

Fall through a crack in the seams of reality at this immersive art installation.