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Southampton, England

Calshot Lightship

This bright ship once guided vessels towards the Port of Southampton.
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Tampa, Florida

Phoebe the Flamingo

The larger-than-life art installation at Tampa International Airport welcomes travelers to town.
Sponsored by VISIT TAMPA BAY
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Baku, Azerbaijan

Azim Azimzadeh Park

A public park commemorating the iconic works of a satirist, with medieval ruins on the side.
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Odunpazarı, Turkey

Lületaşı Müzesi (Meerschaum Museum)

A museum celebrating the mineral used to make ornate, carved tobacco pipes.
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Thunder Bay, Ontario

Terry Fox Monument

Honoring the adaptive athlete's Marathon of Hope.
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Taipei, Taiwan

Carp Hill Miniatures

This hiking trail features an aging but endearing collection of folk miniatures depicting Taiwan’s landmarks.
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Madrid, Spain

'The Curious Neighbor'

One of Madrid's most beloved statues is of an anonymous citizen.
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Namur, Belgium

‘Djoseph et Françwès’

A pair of iconic characters from the local newspaper argue over pet snails.
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Barèges, France

Ayré Barèges Funicular

The remains of an abandoned funicular railway that once ferried skiers and hikers to great heights in the Pyrenees.
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Panaji, India

Institute Menezes Braganza

The entrance hall of this old cultural institute is decorated with Azulejo artwork depicting Vasco da Gama’s journey to India.
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Witjira, Australia

Dalhousie Springs

Swim in these hot springs filled with three-million-year-old water, deep in the Australian Outback.
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Edinburgh, Scotland

The Martyrs’ Cross

This metallic cross was most likely the last thing a condemned person would see while on the gallows.
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London, England

Temple Bar

Over several decades, one of London’s most iconic city gates was dismantled, moved out of the city, and then moved back.
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Cape Town, South Africa

Vergelegen Camphor Trees

Planted more than 300 years ago, these trees are South African National Monuments.
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Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Krokodil im Kanal

Local legend of a lurking canal crocodile takes on a life of its own with this sculpture.
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Barcelona, Spain

Bar Marsella

A centuries-old bar once frequented by Picasso, Hemingway, and Dalí.
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Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Freiburg Breadmeasures

A set of 13th and 14th century standardized bread measures.
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Port Townsend, Washington

Fire Bell Tower

Built in 1890, this is the last remaining wooden fire bell tower in the United States.
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Osaka, Japan

Bone Buddhas at Isshin-ji Temple

This temple is home to a group of Buddha statues made from thousands of bones and ashes of the deceased.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Mexico City, Mexico

Rectoría del Señor de La Humildad (Manzanares Chapel)

Mexico City’s smallest church, designed as a miniature cathedral and visited mainly by robbers and prostitutes.
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Mesquite, Nevada

Airmail Arrow #32 LA-SL

A concrete arrow from a 1920s airmail navigation network.
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South Pasadena, California

South Pasadena Historical Museum

This building has lived several lives and now houses the history of South Pasadena.
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Palermo, Italy

Palazzina Cinese

This palace offers an 18th-century European take on Chinese design and architecture.
Added by cdanesh
London, England

Victorian Penny Chute

An oddity of a bygone era that stills functions today.
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