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Strasbourg Astronomical Clock

Strasbourg, France

Strasbourg Astronomical Clock

There has been an astronomical clock on this spot since the 14th century.

Monet's House

Giverny, France

Claude Monet House and Gardens

At Monet's beloved home you can still see the Japanese bridge, waterlilies, and weeping willows that were the subjects of some of his most iconic paintings.

La Cité, Carcassonne

Carcassonne, France

La Cité Médiévale de Carcassonne

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.

Douaumont Ossuary

Fleury-devant-Douaumont, France

Douaumont Ossuary

This modern French ossuary contains the jumbled bones of 130,000 WWI soldiers.

185 Chairs Memorial
Permanently Closed

Christchurch, New Zealand

185 Chairs

An unusual and powerful memorial in which earthquake victims are remembered by empty white chairs.

Re:START Mall
Permanently Closed

Christchurch, New Zealand

Re:START Mall

After the devastating 2011 earthquake, historic Christchurch begins to recover, starting with the pop-up Re:START mall.

Big Dog and Sheep

Tirau, New Zealand

Big Dog and Sheep

These two delightful animal-shaped buildings host a visitor center and wool shop.

Baldwin Street

Dunedin, New Zealand

Baldwin Street Houses

One of the world's steepest streets seems to have houses sliding down it.

The Moeraki Boulders at sunrise. (Wikimedia Commons)

Hampden, New Zealand

Moeraki Boulders

Highly spherical boulders on the shores of New Zealand.

Rotorua

Rotorua, New Zealand

Rotorua

Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.

Pancake Rocks

Punakaiki, New Zealand

Pancake Rocks

This strange geological landscape erupts with sudden bursts of water.

Two mile-high markers.

Denver, Colorado

Mile-High Steps at the Colorado State Capitol

The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).

(Flickr/dbking)

U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado

Cadet Chapel

Air Force Academy Chapel made of 100 identical tetrahedrons works to inspire those of all religions.

Early morning snow flurries begin to transform one of Colorado Springs’ most spectacular locations.

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Garden of the Gods

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

Two of the ravens at the Tower of London.

London, England

The Tower Ravens

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

the nearby St Ann's well

Buxton, England

The Crescent

A historic Georgian building and warm springs.

Barbury Castle aerial view.

Swindon, England

Barbury Castle

This strategically placed hill fort has served defensive forces from the Iron Age up until the 20th century.

View from inside Glasgow tram

Town End, England

Crich Tramway Village

A collection of early 19th century trams set in a reconstructed period village.

Beverley Messenger Rabbit

Beverley, England

Beverley Messenger Rabbit

Lewis Carroll's White Rabbit or something else altogether?

The Magic Roundabout

Swindon, England

Swindon Magic Roundabout

This hilarious English intersection is an automotive whirlpool.

The Giant's Staircase.

Shireoaks, England

The Giant's Staircase at Chesterfield Canal

This centuries-old canal known as the Cuckoo Dyke has a staircase of locks suitable for a giant.

Devonshire Dome , external view.

Buxton, England

The Devonshire Dome

Once the largest unsupported dome in the world, beating out the Pantheon and St Peters in Rome.

Lindisfarne Causeway

Holy Island of Lindisfarne, England

Pilgrims Way to Holy Island

Twice a day this ancient path disappears with the tides, leaving the Holy Island of Lindisfarne out to sea.

West Pier

Brighton, England

West Pier

The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.

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