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Gregory of Nin’s Big Toe

The big toe of this towering monument to a Croatian national hero is worn from years of superstitious rubbing.

Added by duncanchappell

UNESCO-Protected SPAR Supermarket

When a supermarket opened up shop within a medieval building it became protected by UNESCO on a technicality.

Added by Rachel Gould

Lookout Mountain, Tennessee

Lookout Mountain Incline Railway

This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.

arc459

Added by arc459

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Ruby Falls

The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.

vivianilene

Added by vivianilene

Church of Agios Demetrios of Diakos

This Ottoman-era church is hidden amid a busy tourist area.

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Added by gus619USA

Choregic Monument of Thrasyllos (Panagia Speliotissa)

An ancient Greek monument and a Byzantine church coexist inside this cave.

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Added by gus619USA

Fethiye Mosque

This historic structure has been used as a mosque, a barracks, a prison, a school, and a bakery.

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Added by gus619USA

Korai 4

Scars of this building's past life as a violent prison still cover its walls.

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Added by gus619USA

Gestapo Interrogation Memorial

The site where hundreds of Greeks were tortured by the Nazi secret police is now a cosmetics store.

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Added by gus619USA

Numismatic Museum of Athens

One of the greatest collections of coins in the world is housed in the former mansion of an archeological pioneer.

Fred Cherrygarden

Added by Fred Cherrygarden

Old Madrasa of Athens

The ruined doorway is a portal to the building's turbulent and torturous past.

gus619USA

Added by gus619USA

Roman Tomb in Zara

The ruins of an ancient Roman tomb hidden in the basement of a trendy clothing store.

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Added by gus619USA

The Olive Tree of the Acropolis

Legend says this sacred tree was a gift from goddess Athena.

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Added by gus619USA

Dromeas (The Runner)

A sharp sculpture made of thousands of pieces of jagged glass.

Aika

Theatre of Dionysus

Heralded as the world's first theater, these ruins are often overlooked as they reside in the shadows of the Acropolis.

Dr Alan P Newman

Added by Dr Alan P Newman

First Cemetery of Athens

The oldest cemetery of modern-day Athens blends the modern and ancient worlds.

Aika

Tower of the Winds

An ancient octagonal weather station named for the eight Greek gods of wind.

gus619USA

Added by gus619USA

Magic Sphere of Helios

This mystical orb covered in strange symbols is thought to have been used in ancient Greek magical rituals.

Aika

The Athenian Agora

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

Added by Sam Teicher

Antikythera Mechanism

A 2,000-year-old computer demonstrates remarkable engineering and astronomical precision.

Trevor

Added by Trevor

Dundee, Scotland

'Bruin'

This monument depicts a harrowing event involving an escaped polar bear.

SEANETTA

Added by SEANETTA

Aberdeen, Scotland

Kelly's Cats

A dozen cast iron leopards stand guard along the length of Aberdeen's Union Bridge.

SEANETTA

Added by SEANETTA

Vatican City Walls

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

Tony Dunnell

Added by Tony Dunnell

Gallery of Maps - Galleria delle Carte Geografiche

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black