Vienna, Austria
Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (Austrian National Library)
The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.
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Vienna, Austria
Kunstkammer Wien
The Habsburgs' royal collections of art and wonders.
Vienna, Austria
Museumsquartier Passages
This series of Baroque passageways in Vienna's cultural center mix old architecture with modern art.
Oslo, Norway
Viking Ship Museum
Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.
London, England
The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art & Natural History
This shop and gallery is a modern-day cabinet of curiosities, unassumingly positioned along an urban thoroughfare.
Brighton, England
Madeira Lift
Decrepit Victorian public lift is a white-knuckle ride.
Chester, England
Chester Rows
Mysteriously stacked storefront paths give this medieval British town an iconic style like none other.
Berlin, Germany
Berlin-Friedrichstrasse Railway Station
Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.
Barcelona, Spain
Street Performers of Las Ramblas
The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.
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Paris, France
Paris Padlocks of Love
The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.
Paris, France
Flame of Liberty
This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.
Paris, France
Julien Aurouze and Co.
A Parisian exterminator's shop whose storefront displays stuffed rats hanging from traps.
Paris, France
Montmartre Cemetery
A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.
Paris, France
Gustave Eiffel's Secret Apartment
High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.
Melbourne, Australia
Gog and Magog
These mythological giants take time out of their busy day guarding a Victorian market to let you know what time it is.
Melbourne, Australia
Coop's Shot Tower
This historic Melbourne bullet factory is fully encased in a massive glass and steel cone.
Melbourne, Australia
Wunderkammer
The word 'wunderkammer' translates as 'wonder-chamber'. This Wunderkammer is both a museum and a retail store.
Waipoua Forest, New Zealand
Tāne Mahuta
Largest Kauri tree in New Zealand.
York, England
Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-Gate
One of the shortest streets in York has an especially odd name.
York, England
National Railway Museum York
The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.
Oslo, Norway
Kon-Tiki Museum
Across the Pacific in a raft, a museum dedicated to Thor Heyerdahl's now legendary expedition.
Caernarfon, Wales
Gelert's Grave
A tiny village in Wales claims the name of a noble medieval hound slain for a crime he didn't commit.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Wales
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.
Caernarfon, Wales
Snowdon
The highest peak in Wales is said to be the final resting place of a giant killed by King Arthur.
