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New York, New York
The High Line
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
40.7392, -74.0083
Seattle, Washington
Ballyhoo Curiosity Shop
This Seattle store is packed with all sorts of curious creatures and creations.
47.6680, -122.3854
Monroe, Washington
Wayside Chapel
The tiny church offers succor to travelers driving by, but only eight at a time.
47.8542, -121.8460
Seattle, Washington
Evergreen Point Floating Bridge
The longest and widest floating bridge in the world.
47.6409, -122.2592
Seattle, Washington
Hammering Man
This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.
47.6070, -122.3381
Seattle, Washington
Ballard Sip & Ship
Offering an enjoyable alternative to the standard hellacious post office trip.
47.6688, -122.3812
Seattle, Washington
Museum of Museums
This contemporary art museum is filled with other, smaller museums, which feature work from artists primarily in the Pacific Northwest.
47.6103, -122.3211
Rome, Italy
Centrale Montemartini
Gods clash with machines in a power plant regenerated as a museum.
41.8672, 12.4791
Padua, Italy
Scrovegni Chapel
Built to repay the sins of the father, this church is home to one of the most valuable works of Western art.
45.4117, 11.8791
Padua, Italy
Tomb of Antenor
The tomb of the mythological founder of Padua is not hidden in some obscure crypt, but stands right in the middle of the city square.
45.4060, 11.8783
Padua, Italy
Capital Without Column
Something's missing between the arcades of the Palazzo della Ragione in "the city of the three withouts."
45.4074, 11.8748
Padua, Italy
Pietra del Vituperio (Stone of Shame)
In medieval times this small stone seat was used as a bizarre way to punish insolvent debtors.
45.4074, 11.8756
Padua, Italy
Padua Astronomical Clock
One of the world's oldest working clocks is curiously missing the Zodiac sign of Libra.
45.4079, 11.8729
Sant Adrià de Besòs, Spain
Tres Xemeneies (Three Chimneys)
The unexpectedly beloved remnants of a controversial thermal power plant.
41.4266, 2.2355
Nuremberg, Germany
Nuremberg Toy Museum
This historic toy museum brings a little whimsy to a city not usually remembered for such things.
49.4546, 11.0744
Nuremberg, Germany
Nuremberg Castle
A castle from the Holy Roman Empire that hosts traveling youth... in its stables.
49.4581, 11.0758
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