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Devils' Museum

Kaunas, Lithuania

Devils' Museum

Ever-growing collection of devils in art.

A monument in a field used for killing

Kaunas, Lithuania

Monument to the Victims of Fascism

A memorial to the murdered Jews of Kaunas.

Art Nouveau in Riga

Riga, Latvia

Art Nouveau in Riga

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.

Vonnegut's artwork on display in the small museum

Indianapolis, Indiana

Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library and Museum

This library and museum is dedicated to the life and literature of the Indianapolis native author.

Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte

Maincy, France

Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte

This stunning French estate was so lavish that it landed its original owner in jail for the rest of his life.

Shiprock

Shiprock, New Mexico

Shiprock

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

Linnahall

Tallinn, Estonia

Linnahall

An empty relic of the Moscow Olympics crumbles away in Estonia's capital.

Dippy the Dinosaur

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Dippy the Dinosaur

A model of a dinosaur that was named for Andrew Carnegie stands outside the museum that also bears his name.

Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations

Marseille, France

Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations

This modern museum of Mediterranean culture is surrounded by a surreal concrete honeycomb.

The Dragon's Den

Krakow, Poland

Wawel Dragon's Den

This Polish cave has housed a dragon, a brothel, and an enduring legend.

Flame of Liberty

Paris, France

Flame of Liberty

This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.

House of Nicolas Flamel

Paris, France

House of Nicolas Flamel

The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.

The Defender of Time

Paris, France

Le Défenseur du Temps (The Defender of Time)

A mechanized clock where a man fights off a dragon, crab, and rooster.

Le Passe-Muraille

Paris, France

Le Passe-Muraille

This surreal statue brings a famous French novel about a supernatural cad to arresting life.

(Flickr/Bebulaki)

Paris, France

I Love You Wall

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

Av.Rapp - Immeuble Lavirotte

Paris, France

Jules Lavirotte’s 29 Avenue Rapp

A scandalous Art Nouveau collaboration that set Paris all atwitter at the turn of the 20th century.

Petite Ceinture

Paris, France

Petite Ceinture

Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.

The Last Original Standard Metre

Paris, France

The Last Original Standard Metre

An overlooked marble is the only surviving in-place 18th century example of the measurement that changed how we define distance.

Salvador Dalí Sundial

Paris, France

Salvador Dalí Sundial

A surrealist timepiece by the artist of melting clocks.

Jacques Noël

Paris, France

Un Regard Moderne Bookstore

A counter-culture bookstore like no other hides in plain sight in the streets of Paris.

Shakespeare And Company bookshop situated at 37 rue de la Bûcherie, in the 5th arrondissement.

Paris, France

Shakespeare and Company

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

Paris Point Zero

Paris, France

Paris Point Zero

This modest marker near Notre Dame identifies the very center of Paris.

Locks on the Pont des Arts
Permanently Closed

Paris, France

Paris Padlocks of Love

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

59 Rivoli in 2005.

Paris, France

59 Rivoli

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

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