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While it now takes more than a dime to open an account this historic Brooklyn bank still displays the opulence of the gilded age in which it was built.

The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?

Hidden in plain sight on a pair of Manhattan subway tunnels are a pair of public instruments that sing to each other.

An unusual library of dead things at the Rhode Island School of Design.

An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection.

A rare tour of an aristocrat's private home reveals valuable 17th-century paintings from artists like Rembrandt.

Established in 1638 to battle the Black Death, this botanical garden is a treasure trove of rare flora.

A Dutch passageway's artistic, aquatic-themed makeover pays tribute to the capital city's famed waterways.

A beautiful maze marks where three countries meet.

This bakery and museum offers tours of the tastes and mythology of Aachen's signature spice biscuit—just don't ask for the recipe.

A steaming, boiling hellscape sources Hokkaido's thermal baths.

This exacting restaurant will charge a fine for every grain of rice you've left behind.

Surrounded by a smudge of dark earth, this isolated volcano sits in stark contrast to the surrounding Sahara.

A library where thousands of books explain how to avoid another Great Recession.

This local landmark is home to art galleries and the area's only community darkroom.

This influential Renaissance-era library was once the haunt of kings and monks.

This underground church is topped with a 500-foot cross that is seen by many as a beacon of fascist hubris.

Modern art meets modern convenience in possibly the world's most architecturally important public bathroom.

German and American troops joined forces to defend this fortress during the strangest battle of World War II.

The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.

According to the locals, the sands of this secluded Norway beach are infused with gemstone particles.

Norway has built what may be the world's most beautiful public toilet.

This lake-bound geographical marker sits at the point where three European countries intersect.

This functioning parish church is also the site of many concert performances due to its wonderful acoustics.