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The only microgravity tower in Europe can produce nine seconds of weightlessness.

This likeness of the famous revolutionary is entirely made of recycled scraps of metal.

Every hour the doors open to reenact the legend of the heroic mayor who saved his town by drinking a gallon of wine.

No one is quite sure of the origins of these idyllic natural hot springs at an abandoned mountain resort.

This German fountain of a legendary apple wine-loving drink thief will spit on you.

Iran's colorful terraces are a rare geological masterpiece.

This Soviet-era "closed town" was a top secret uranium producer often left off of maps.

Dancing skeletal figures pay homage to a medieval mural destroyed during World War II.

A city's controversial tribute to its founder depicts townspeople flashing their bare behinds.

A medieval fountain lined with 99 unique stone faces whose origins and meaning remain unknown.

A memorial to the politician who became Great Britain's first fatality to be caused by a locomotive.

The "shampooer of kings" who opened London's first curry cafe was a celebrity in the 19th century, but is all but forgotten now.

The largest cactus farm in Africa.

The most southerly spot on New Zealand's South Island is home to surreally shaped, permanently mangled trees.

A mysterious phallic rock on the grounds of a Buddhist monastery.

Although rarely used, there is still a hidden room for the royal family at the Stockholm central station.

A larger-than-life statue of the German revolutionist stands proud in a small town where he never lived.

This isolated structure beckons adventurers with sublime views of the Faroe Islands.

Stumbling upon this whimsical wooded garden is like stepping into an enchanted forest full of philosophical musings.

The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.

The Roman Emperor's lost summer home and grotto full of enormous sculptures sit along the Italian seashore.

A small marionette collection located within the dark cellars of an 11th-century Austrian castle.

Bacteria and algae give the salty water its bubblegum hue.

Naturally preserved bodies are eerily staged throughout the crypt in varying poses.