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32.0806, -81.0946
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Paris, France
Montmartre Cemetery
A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.
48.8859, 2.3319
Paris, France
Père Lachaise Cemetery
France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.
48.8594, 2.3910
Paris, France
Centre Pompidou
An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.
48.8606, 2.3526
Berlin, Germany
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.
52.5139, 13.3789
Copenhagen, Denmark
The Little Mermaid
The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.
55.6929, 12.5992
Copenhagen, Denmark
Freetown Christiania
Danish tourist destination well known for open stalls where vendors sell marijuana on the street.
55.6735, 12.5958
Stockholm, Sweden
Vasa Museum
It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.
59.3280, 18.0914
Oslo, Norway
Vigeland Sculpture Park
One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."
59.9245, 10.7075
Bryce, Utah
Bryce Canyon
Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."
37.5968, -112.2085
Boston, Massachusetts
Bunker Hill Monument
This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.
42.3761, -71.0600
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Harvard Bridge
This bridge was the birthplace of a unit of measurement based on a fraternity joke.
42.3546, -71.0913
Boston, Massachusetts
Bodega
This upscale streetwear store is hidden behind a fake Snapple machine in the back of a deli.
42.3455, -71.0865
Boston, Massachusetts
Boston's Old Burying Grounds
Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.
42.3573, -71.0613
Mt. Jewett, Pennsylvania
Kinzua Bridge
Once the "Eighth Wonder of the World," this iron railroad bridge was decimated by a tornado.
41.7598, -78.5871
Detroit, Michigan
St. Agnes Church and School
Once a bastion of its community, this gothic cathedral now stands as a haunting ruin.
42.3668, -83.0934
Detroit, Michigan
Fisher Body Plant 21
Glass and concrete building designed by Albert Kahn.
42.3692, -83.0621
Vienna, Austria
Hundertwasser's Odd Architecture
Op-art architecture designed for happiness.
48.2085, 16.3945
Vienna, Austria
Gasometer Town
Apartment complexes built into huge repurposed natural gas tanks.
48.1848, 16.4203
Graz, Austria
Kunsthaus Graz
Austria's ultra-modern art museum looks like Cthulhu's giant alien heart.
47.0710, 15.4340
Graz, Austria
Styrian Armoury
The world's largest historic armory was established by independent citizens to defend themselves from the wars of larger forces.
47.0700, 15.4400
Udabno, Georgia
Davit Gareja Cave Monastery
Rock-hewn monastery complex with hundreds of cave structures tucked away into the mountainside.
41.4474, 45.3764
Garni, Armenia
Garni Gorge
A geological oddity topped with a 2,000-year-old pagan temple.
40.1123, 44.7303
Goght, Armenia
Geghard Monastery
This Armenian monastery was carved out of cliffs and named after the spear used to stab Jesus.
40.1403, 44.8051
Hong Kong
Central-Mid-Levels Escalators
The world's longest outdoor covered escalator system transports commuters through Hong Kong's hilly terrain.
22.2837, 114.1548
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