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A creepy statue of a hooded ghost hauls itself up from the water in a historic Lithuanian city.

The giant statue and its model solar system honor the native Pole who declared that the Earth revolves around the Sun.

This towering statue of Jesus provided internet to the surrounding area.

A unique book shop with a collection of rare tomes and a nostalgia museum.

This small hut in the middle of a parking lot was once the wooded sanctuary of the 'Hermit of Montrose.'

These mechanical goats first battled it out in the year 1551, all because of an overcooked deer.

This man-made mound monument was built out of soil from all across the Polish empire.

After the famous composer died in Paris, his sister snuck his heart out of the country to honor his wish that it be buried in their native country.

A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.

Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

An underground city of salt.

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

The largest known Ancient Egyptian obelisk.

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.

A circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.

The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.

A miniature city built by a single hunchbacked monk.