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The Navel of the World

Rapa Nui, Chile

The Navel of the World

This large round boulder is said to emit spiritual power, but it may just be magnets.

‘El Gigante’ and the Moai of Rapa Nui

Rapa Nui, Chile

‘El Gigante’ and the Moai of Rapa Nui

The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.

Orongo

Rapa Nui, Chile

Orongo

This was once the center of the Birdman cult, and is now a World Heritage Site.

Rano Kui

Rapa Nui, Chile

Kotepokouri Rano Kau

A volcanic crater that visitors can look inside.

Moai at the airport

Rapa Nui, Chile

Mataveri International Airport

The world's most remote airport.

A detail of the sculpture.

Antwerp, Belgium

Lange Wapper Statue

This legendary giant, born from vegetables, terrorized townspeople and cheated local children in games.

Hand of Druon Antigoon

Antwerp, Belgium

Hand of Druon Antigoon

The legendary giant's severed hand sits on Antwerp's popular shopping street.

Elfde Gebod

Antwerp, Belgium

Elfde Gebod

According to this bar, God gave an “11th commandment” to Antwerp: Thou shalt drink beer.

The Nello and Patrasche sculpture in Handschoenmarkt.

Antwerp, Belgium

Nello and Patrasche

This statue dedicated to the story of a Flemish boy and his dog was relatively obscure in Belgium, but a cult sensation in Japan.

Brabo Fountain.

Antwerp, Belgium

Brabo Fountain

A man throwing a giant severed hand towers over Antwerp’s main square.

Cafe Beveren

Antwerp, Belgium

Cafe Beveren

This small corner bar is home to a rare 1930s dance organ that still plays tunes for one Euro.

Wooden escalators, can't slide down the middle.

Antwerp, Belgium

St. Anna's Tunnel

Rare wooden escalators lead deep down into an otherwise staggeringly monotonous tiled tunnel.

Tummy-dropping fun!

Amsterdam, Netherlands

A'DAM Lookout and Over The Edge Swing

This 22-floor tower's Skydeck offers panoramic views of Amsterdam.

The entrance to the Sexy Loo.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Sexy Loo

These public toilets also provide entertainment for visitors to Amsterdam’s Red Light District.

The plaque.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Chet Baker Memorial Relief

In 1988, jazz legend Chet Baker fell to his death from a window of this hotel facing Amsterdam Centraal.

Amsterdam's smallest bar has been in business for more than two centuries.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Café De Dokter

The smallest bar in Amsterdam has stayed in the family since 1798.

Hans Brinker Budget Hotel

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Hans Brinker Budget Hotel

Debatably clever, or just plain honest hotel advertised as "The Worst Hotel in the World."

'Beetle Sphere'

Amsterdam, Netherlands

'Beetle Sphere'

A unique work of automotive art calls this shopping center home.

Singel 7

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Singel 7

Amsterdam's narrowest house facade is a monument to 17th-century tax evasion.

Cuyperspassage

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Cuyperspassage

Some 80,000 Delft Blue tiles line the inside of this Amsterdam walkway.

De Waag at the Nieuwmarkt in Amsterdam.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

De Waag

Amsterdam's former hotspot for public executions and dissections.

Amsterdam Tulip Museum.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Amsterdam Tulip Museum

Tucked in the back of a flower shop, its collection details the fascinating history of the Netherlands's iconic symbol.

The urinal.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

City Hall Urinal

A public urinal so pretty, it was declared a national monument.

The Homomonument

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Homomonument

Three connected pink triangles memorialize persecuted gays and lesbians throughout history.

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