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52.8631, -102.3887
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36.6603, -115.9947
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24.4521, 32.9284
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45.8163, 16.0046
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Glasgow, Scotland
Kelvingrove Pipe Organ
Inside this art museum resides one of Glasgow's most famous musical instruments.
55.8686, -4.2906
Glasgow, Scotland
Spitfire LA198
An icon of the Battle of Britain is frozen in flight in a grand Victorian museum.
55.8686, -4.2906
Glasgow, Scotland
Provand's Lordship
The oldest house in Glasgow is now a museum dedicated to the city's medieval history.
55.8624, -4.2369
Glasgow, Scotland
Duke of Wellington Statue
This stately monument has been wearing a traffic cone hat for decades much to the delight of the locals.
55.8601, -4.2520
Glasgow, Scotland
Glasgow City Center Mural Trail
A scattered trail of street art adds a pop of color to the city's stark structures.
55.8575, -4.2575
Glasgow, Scotland
The Glasgow Necropolis
"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."
55.8627, -4.2335
Isabela, Puerto Rico
La Cara del Indio
La Cara del Indio honors the Taíno chief who fought bravely against the Spanish invasion of Puerto Rico.
18.4826, -66.9618
Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Arecibo Observatory
The world's second largest single-dish radio telescope, once used to contact E.T.
18.3464, -66.7528
Copenhagen, Denmark
Royal Danish Library Treasures
Denmark’s ultra-modern library hides a treasury of rare, unique books.
55.6734, 12.5827
Copenhagen, Denmark
'Havfrue' ('Mermaid')
Copenhagen's "other" little mermaid marks the historic location of past sea maid sightings.
55.6730, 12.5823
Copenhagen, Denmark
Viksø Helmets
Discovered in a peat bog, these horned helms come from a thousand years before the Viking Age.
55.6745, 12.5746
Copenhagen, Denmark
Niels Bohr's Grave
The final resting place of one of the brightest physicists of the 20th century.
55.6910, 12.5502
Copenhagen, Denmark
'Trold, der vejrer kristenblod' ('Troll, which Sniffs Out Christian Blood')
Positioned outside a church, this sinister folkloric figure incited protests in both 1902 and 2002.
55.6658, 12.5218
Copenhagen, Denmark
Hans Christian Andersen's Grave
The final resting place of the author who gave us the Little Mermaid, the Ugly Duckling, and many more beloved fairy tales.
55.6889, 12.5519
Copenhagen, Denmark
Vejrpigerne ('The Weather Girls')
This pair of gilded girls atop an Art Deco building in Copenhagen were built to function as a weather indicator.
55.6759, 12.5674
Copenhagen, Denmark
Cirkelbroen (The Circle Bridge)
This bridge's unique architecture honors nautical heritage and encourages self-awareness.
55.6724, 12.5838
Copenhagen, Denmark
Jens Olsen's World Clock
The gilded, masterful astronomical clock will calculate time, dates, and planetary positions for thousands of years to come.
55.6756, 12.5695
Malmö, Sweden
King Gustav Vasa Knife Incident Plaque
This bronze marker acknowledges an embarrassing royal blunder.
55.6068, 12.9999
Malmö, Sweden
Malmo Möllestenen (The Malmo Millstone)
This millstone commemorates a gruesome tale that may have been the source of the city's name.
55.6061, 13.0000
Malmö, Sweden
Talking Trash Cans of Malmö
These waste baskets play a few risque messages to discourage littering.
55.6011, 13.0008
Malmö, Sweden
Turning Torso
Swedish skyscraper with a 90° twist.
55.6132, 12.9762
Ohrid, North Macedonia
National Workshop For Handmade Paper
See how paper is made the old-fashioned way.
41.1123, 20.7968
Skopje, North Macedonia
The Statues of Skopje
These abundant, over-the-top monuments are so widely scattered that they define the entire compact capital cityscape, often leading to jokes about whether there are more statues than residents.
41.9962, 21.4319
Skopje, North Macedonia
Skopje Fortress
This fortress dates back to the 6th century and is also the site of a controversial abandoned restoration project.
42.0038, 21.4328
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