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An artful memorial to 4,000 fateful oranges.

A recreation of pop art pioneer Eduardo Luigi Paolozzi's London studio.

This 15th-century structure had a long, tortuous journey to its current location.

Once home to one of the oldest banks in the world, this building is also where Marco Polo's famous travelogue was written.

This fountain is dedicated to the workers who perished constructing the Fréjus Rail Tunnel.

What many consider the original prime meridian and westernmost point of the old world.

This building served as the first customs house in modern Greece.

Constructed along the shores of Lake Zurich, this pavilion is a walk-through work of art.

This ingenious engineering solution was built to stop the "theft" of canal water.

One of Vietnam's most iconic landmarks was built by Japanese traders and is now in danger of sinking.

This lighthouse was crafted as penitence for the theft of wine bound for a monastery.

The "Mona Lisa" of funerary art.

This ancient settlement contains some of the largest earthen mounds in North America.

This imaginative sculpture is a memorial to this town's former mining industry.

These huge glacial erratics are humorously named after a much much smaller bird.

Designed as a labyrinth, this subterranean prison was crafted without bars or doors.

Fiery-hot river rocks make soup sizzle at this restaurant showcasing indigenous Chinantec cuisine.

A quartet of brightly colored mythical beasts stand sentry at this gateway.

This stone pays homage to the diaries written by Gideon Bonnivert.

A network of fortifications that never saw conflict.

A glimpse into the last days of a once-booming past fishing industry.

Known as the "Fat Man of Maldon," Bright was a larger-than-life figure.

This statue honors the first Relay of Youth.

Modernist design and funerary customs meet Spartan traditions in this one-of-a-kind graveyard.