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Hong Kong

Yee Wo Street Circular Footbridge

This unique footbridge stands out among the surrounding buildings, and is a popular filming and photography spot.
Sean Em Added by Sean Em
Kyoto, Japan

Nyan-nyan-ji

A century-old house transformed into a cat temple by an artist.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Melbourne, Australia

The Gothic Bank

This Melbourne bank has unique Gothic-style architectural features and is one of the most majestic operating bank branches in the world.
Added by Obscuravibes
Abbotsford, Australia

Abbotsford Convent

This 19th-century convent is now a flourishing 21st-century hub for art.
adrajohnson Added by adrajohnson
Melbourne, Australia

Captain Cook's Cottage

The 18th-century home was disassembled into 253 cases and brought all the way from the other side of the world.
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Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne Observatory

The city’s oldest gateway to the galaxy lies at the entrance to the Royal Botanical Gardens.
adrajohnson Added by adrajohnson
Melbourne, Australia

Cow Up a Tree

This piece of Australian modern art is part joke and part history.
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Fairfield, Australia

Fruit Bats of Yarra Bend Park

Is there such thing as too many fruit bats? Not anymore.
Melbourne, Australia

Flinders Street Station Ballroom

An abandoned jewel of a ballroom on the top floor of Australia’s busiest rail station echoes with the sounds of a bygone era.
Added by francesrosey
Berlin, Germany

Aufbau der Republik

One of the best-preserved pieces of DDR propaganda in Berlin.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Mexico City, Mexico

Plaza Tlaxcoaque

A small square that sheds its troubled recent history with its surrounding artworks, some of which are not without controversy.
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Hong Kong

Shek O Bus Terminus

Cheerful little building that has greeted visitors to the beach town of Shek O for 70 years.
Sean Em Added by Sean Em
Copenhagen, Denmark

'Zygote'

A towering sculpture, likened to an adult toy, sparked local and national debate.
Johan SWE Added by Johan SWE
Berlin, Germany

Weltzeituhr

Check the time in 145 countries at once with this East German relic.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Venezia, Italy

Marforio Dragon Lamp

An iron dragon with a long neck covered in feathery scales perched above one of Venice's most popular squares.
Added by virginiabiorn
Prague, Czechia

Tribute to Věra

This moving sculpture depicts contortionist positions based on photographs of gymnast Věra Čáslavská, who protested the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia.
Sebastian Wortys Added by Sebastian Wortys
Hong Kong

Signal Hill Tower and Garden

A century-old tower with great harbor views in a quiet space, hidden among skyscrapers.
Sean Em Added by Sean Em
Prague, Czechia

The Devil's Column

According to local legend, the devil shattered this column after losing a bet.
Added by RiccardoDP
Tokyo, Japan

Hachiman Bridge

The oldest iron bridge in Japan is preserved and unassumingly placed over a pedestrian path.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Tokyo, Japan

Hibiya Godzilla Square

Japan’s tallest Godzilla statue contains a piece of the original 1954 film within its base.
AdOYo Added by AdOYo
Prague, Czechia

Punk Monument

This pink tractor statue pays tribute to a legendary underground punk band.
Sebastian Wortys Added by Sebastian Wortys
Santiago, Chile

Torre Telefonica Chile

It's just another skyscraper, but it's shaped like '90s cell phone.
bertshetler Added by bertshetler
Santiago, Chile

Monument to the Indigenous People

This sculpture meant to honor the bravery of the Indigenous Mapuche people of Chile proved controversial.
Max Cortesi Added by Max Cortesi
Santiago, Chile

Museum of Memory and Human Rights

A museum founded to reflect on and remember the human rights abuses under Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet.
cnowell Added by cnowell