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Madrid, Spain

La Fuentecilla

This historic fountain is a favorite neighborhood meeting point.
Rapa Nui, Chile

Moai 263

A moai decorated with the depiction of a European ship.
Edinburgh, Scotland

The Museum of Magic, Fortune-Telling & Witchcraft

A snapshot of Scottish folklore and magical heritage.
London, England

Site of the Original Globe Theatre

The ground on which Shakespeare’s initial playhouse once stood.
Tokyo, Japan

Tanuki Street

A tiny street lined with eleven distinct Tanuki statues, each representing a different wish.
Santiago, Chile

Cristo de Mayo

A wooden crucifix that survived a catastrophic earthquake, stared down a tyrannical aristocrat, and still draws Santiago’s faithful centuries later.
Las Condes, Chile

Centro Artesanal Los Dominicos

What was once rural farmland owned by the Dominican Order is now an artisanal crafts market enveloped by Santiago’s urban sprawl.
London, England

The National Covid Memorial Wall

This 500-meter-long memorial pays tribute to the hundreds of thousands of lives lost to COVID-19 in the UK.
Córdoba, Spain

Córdoba Synagogue

This medieval synagogue survived the Inquisition as a hospital and church.
Tokyo, Japan

Hibiya Godzilla Square

Japan’s tallest Godzilla statue contains a piece of the original 1954 film within its base.
Tokyo, Japan

Sampuru Shops of Kappabashi Street

Tokyo’s “Kitchen Town” hosts a number of shops selling intricate food replicas.
Washington, D.C.

Signers’ Memorial

Engraved in stone on a little Island are the signatures of everyone who signed the Declaration of Independence.
Paris, France

Grande Caryatid

This stone angel is one of the biggest caryatids in all of Paris.
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Costanera Sur Ecological Reserve

From a 1930s bathing beach to a 1970s dumping ground, this stretch of Buenos Aires is now its largest and wildest reserve.
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Argentina's Miniature Statue of Liberty

The Estatua de la Libertad stands discretely on an obscure tangent path in Barrancas de Belgrano.
London, England

Sherlock Holmes Statue

This tribute to the fictional detective stands at the famous literary character's address.
London, England

Exhale: Bionic Chandelier

A living lighting fixture.
Edinburgh, Scotland

The Witchery

Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.
Edinburgh, Scotland

Wojtek the Soldier Bear Memorial

A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.
London, England

Word on the Water

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.
Edinburgh, Scotland

David Hume's Statue

Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.
London, England

Tomb of Mary Wollstonecraft

Visit the grave of a famous feminist author and the mother of Mary Shelley.
Edinburgh, Scotland

Greyfriars Cemetery Mortsafes

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.
Edinburgh, Scotland

World's End Close

This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.