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Statue of Wojtek the soldier bear in Jordan Park.

Krakow, Poland

Wojtek the Soldier Bear Statue

A memorial to the beloved brown bear that served in the Polish army during World War II.

Mafalda in San Telmo, 2009.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Mafalda Monument

These small sculptures pay homage to the lovable star of an iconic Argentine comic strip.

Yokai of Mizuki Shigeru Road

Sakaiminato, Japan

Yokai of Mizuki Shigeru Road

The hometown of a beloved manga artist created a treasure hunt for his popular ghostly characters.

The Oulu Groke.

Oulu, Finland

Oulu Groke

This lonely rock has been turned into a character loved and feared by children.

The Moomin House

Naantali, Finland

The Moomin House

A replica of the home of a famous fictional troll family.

Installation by artist Michael Thomas Hill and research scientist Dr. Richard Major.

Sydney, Australia

'Forgotten Songs' Sound Sculpture

A collaboration of art and ornithology mourns the calls of Sydney's lost birds.

The Quaal Windsock

Sundance, Wyoming

The Quaal Windsock

An antique Beechcraft airplane serves as a giant windsock for people driving through the blustery open country of eastern Wyoming.

Antonov An-24

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Antonov An-24

This massive piece of aviation history calls this residential neighborhood home.

Il Porcelino

Florence, Italy

Il Porcellino

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

College St is the largest secondhand book market in the world

Kolkata, India

College Street

The world's largest secondhand book market is a haven for bibliophiles and bargain hunters.

The interiors of the bookstore.

Lisbon, Portugal

Livraria Bertrand

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

The tunnel of books.

Yangzhou Shi, China

Yangzhou Zhongshuge

Mirrored floors and arched shelves create the illusion of an infinite tunnel of books.

Librairie Avant-Garde in Nanjing.

Nanjing, China

Librairie Avant-Garde

With former lives as a bomb shelter and government parking lot, this shop is one of China’s most extraordinary locales for book-lovers.

Ramalama Book Exchange

Wonthaggi, Australia

Ramalama Book Exchange

Leaning shelves and books galore, this location is a book lover's utopia.

Livraria da Vila

São Paulo, Brazil

Livraria da Vila

The bookstore with bookshelves built into unlikely places.

Jones' Bar-B-Q Diner

Marianna, Arkansas

Jones Bar-B-Q Diner

One of the most acclaimed eateries in Arkansas is a two-table diner on the ground floor of a family home.

The “Can You Say Yay Yay?” is a supremely satisfying triple-threat.
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Nashville, Tennessee

Yay Yay's

Buttermilk biscuits so nice, you'll say “yay” twice.

Mølen

Larvik, Norway

Mølen

Mysterious man-made rock piles form an ancient cemetery on this rocky beach in Norway.

The Cribs in winter.

Duluth, Minnesota

Uncle Harvey's Mausoleum

The watery grave of an impractical idea.

Foundry Branch Tunnel

Washington, D.C.

Foundry Branch Tunnel

Once a sewer culvert, this road tunnel now offers cyclists and pedestrians a subterranean stroll under the C&O Canal.

Bank of Georgia Building

Tbilisi, Georgia

Bank of Georgia Building

Unusual building appears to be haphazardly built from randomly piled bricks.

Sabir's Chaikhana.

Tbilisi, Georgia

Sabir’s Chaikhana

The last standing example of an ancient district's teatime tradition.

The Vank bell tower.

Tbilisi, Georgia

Vank Bell Tower

When the Soviets destroyed the historic Armenian monastery they somehow left its bell tower intact.

Bridge of Peace

Tbilisi, Georgia

Bridge of Peace

With over 10,000 lights, this engineering marvel lights up the city after dark.

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