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Light still pours into the ruins of this ancient Islamic observatory.

Tucked away in downtown Westerly is America's first shark history museum.

This century-old cinema is complete with musical interludes and boasts a rare projection system.

Run a wash cycle while sipping a latte at this community-oriented café.

Known as the "Dodo Manège," this carousel features a herd of animals that have disappeared—or may be gone soon.

Martin Bricelj Baraga's monolithic sculpture measures the blueness of the sky, and changes color to match it.

Step into a pastel time capsule where candy is truly dandy.

This Bogotá museum houses the world's largest collection of pre-Columbian gold relics.

A 10 million-ton rock once worshiped by the Tahamies Indians, accessed by an astounding staircase.

This picturesque mansion has gone from opulent ruin to nature museum.

A dangling church built over a Colombian gorge.

Hidden beneath the famous St. Peter's Basilica is a veritable city of the dead that may hold the remains of St. Peter himself.

A unique work of automotive art calls this shopping center home.

For the holidays, the tallest broadcasting tower in the Netherlands turns into one of the world's tallest Christmas trees.

A nearly 25-foot concrete sculpture of Sylvette, Picasso's muse.

Some 80,000 Delft Blue tiles line the inside of this Amsterdam walkway.

A huge teapot illuminates a home for the elderly.

This historic Dutch newspaper building is covered with media-themed details—and one unrelated oddity.

This giant wire frame man sculpture is crouched in contemplation.

The world's largest collection of ships in bottles.

This functional solar system model was inspired by the famous Eisinga Planetarium.

Atop this former dutch railway office sits an interstellar work of art.

'The Letters of Utrecht' lays out a ribbon of poetry one letter at a time, with no final verse in sight.

Remarkably preserved body discovered in a peat bog.