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The Blue Gate

Fez, Morocco

The Blue Gate of Fes

The other side is actually green.

Morocco, Fes, View of Borj Nord

Fez, Morocco

Borj Nord Arms Museum

This 16th-century Moroccan fortress-turned-armory museum offers prime views of the historic quarter in Fes.

The roundabout in 1973, shortly after it opened.

Hemel Hempstead, England

Magic Roundabout

A giant roundabout made up of six smaller roundabouts can befuddle the uninitiated.

The animatronic former Iraqi Information Minister Mohammad Said al-Sahhaf. (Leah Caldwell/Atlas Obscura)

Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon

Lebanese "Hall of Fame" Museum

Brush shoulders with animatronic Arab leaders made of silicone.

View of the Cable Car from below (Wikimedia Commons)

Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon

Jounieh Cable Car

An intimate look into the apartments of Jounieh via cable car.

Basbous Brothers Outdoor Gallery

Rachana, Lebanon

Basbous Brothers Outdoor Gallery

An open-air gallery and garden in North Lebanon with plans to continue growing.

Byblos Archaeological Site.

Jbeil, Lebanon

Byblos Archaeological Site

A patchwork of ruins from various civilizations in one of the world's oldest continually inhabited cities.

Corpus Hermeticum: first edition, by Marsilio Ficino, 1471 CE, at the Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica, Amsterdam.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica (Ritman Library)

This impressive collection of rare books on ancient mysticism inspired author Dan Brown.

Electric Ladyland in full color.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Electric Ladyland: The Museum of Fluorescent Art

The world's only museum devoted to the wonders of fluorescence.

The Homomonument

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Homomonument

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

The tiny hidden houses.
Permanently Closed

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Tiny Hidden Houses on Westerstraat

Seven mini rowhouses fill the gap between 54 and 70 Westerstraat.

Twinings tea shop on the Strand.

London, England

Twinings Tea Shop

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

Highgate Cemetery

London, England

Highgate Cemetery

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

Penis Fountain
Permanently Closed

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Penis Fountain

Amsterdam's Red Light District leaves little to the imagination.

De Waag at the Nieuwmarkt in Amsterdam.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

De Waag

Amsterdam's former hotspot for public executions and dissections.

Oudemanhuispoort

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Oudemanhuispoort

An ancient passage filled with stalls selling used books, once frequented by Vincent Van Gogh.

Amsterdam Oersoep.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Amsterdam Oersoep

A Dutch passageway's artistic, aquatic-themed makeover pays tribute to the capital city's famed waterways.

(Flickr/fidelramos)

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Oudekerksplein

This city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.

The Hash, Marijuana and Hemp Museum

Amsterdam, Netherlands

The Hash, Marijuana and Hemp Museum

The history and future of cannabis.

"The Cat Boat."

Amsterdam, Netherlands

De Poezenboot (The Cat Boat)

A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.

Speciality shop in scientific and pharmaceutical objects.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Nieuwe Spiegelstraat

An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection.

Plaque of Saint Joseph Oriol.

Barcelona, Spain

Saint Joseph Oriol Plaque

Saint Joseph was said to heal the deaf and blind, but it was a much smaller miracle that got him canonized.

Other logs lie in wait for purchase and an eventual fireplace beating

Barcelona, Spain

Tió de Nadal

Catalonia Tradition: Beating the hollow Christmas log until it defecates in your fireplace.

A street performer on Las Ramblas.

Barcelona, Spain

Street Performers of Las Ramblas

The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.

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