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The fountain.

Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel

Hundertwasser Drinking Fountain

One of only three fountains created by the iconic architect Friedensreich Hundertwasser.

The grotto next to the wine press.

Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel

Gan HaGat (Wine Press Garden)

A 2,000-year-old wine press hidden in an overlooked park in Tel Aviv.

Khan Saharonim

Mitzpe Ramon, Israel

Khan Saharonim

One of the few guarded stops along the great spice route.

Memorial to the Women of World War II.

London, England

Memorial to the Women of World War II

The bronze uniforms commemorate the vital role of women during World War II.

Rosh HaNikra Grottoes

Acre, Israel

Rosh HaNikra Grottoes

The bluer than blue waters in these natural Israeli caves are reached via the world's steepest cable car.

Robot Building

Bangkok, Thailand

Robot Building

The bank's whimsical shape was inspired by a child’s toy.

The Hermit House.

Herzliya, Israel

The Hermit House

This marvelous work of outsider architecture is built into the cliffs of an Israeli beach.

Water Sculptures

Jerusalem, Israel

Water Sculptures

Two innocuous monuments found in separate locations attempt to unite a city.

Cleopatra's Needle.

London, England

Cleopatra's Needle Shrapnel Scars

This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.

Skateboard Graveyard

London, England

Hungerford Footbridge Skateboard Graveyard

The broken skateboards that became a poignant memorial to a murdered skater.

York Water Gate.

London, England

York Water Gate

These ornate arches show how the course of the River Thames has changed.

Kilt Rock

Isle of Skye, Scotland

Kilt Rock and Mealt Falls

Ancient cliffs resembling a kilt on Scotland’s second-largest island emit an entrancing sound.

Entrance to the Mormon University.

Jerusalem, Israel

Orson Hyde Memorial Garden

An elegant garden commemorating the 1841 visit from apostle and missionary, Orson Hyde.

Pitt Rivers Museum

Oxford, England

Pitt Rivers Museum

Ancient Egyptian wigs, South American feather headdresses, a bounty of anthropological artifacts in Oxford.

Oxford Museum of the History of Science

Oxford, England

Oxford Museum of the History of Science

An extraordinary collection of scientific instruments - and Einstein's chalkboard - inside the world's oldest purpose built museum building.

The Norrington Room.

Oxford, England

The Norrington Room

Once one of the largest rooms full of books in the world, this bookstore basement is still a treat for bibliophiles.

Wunden der Erinnerung (Wounds of Memory), LMU Library

Munich, Germany

Wunden der Erinnerung (Wounds of Memory), LMU Library

The scars of World War II are preserved on its walls.

Jardin Alpin.

Paris, France

Jardin Alpin (Alpine Garden)

This recessed garden protects thousands of mountain plants by creating its own microclimates.

Sultan the Pit Pony.

Caerphilly, Wales

Sultan the Pit Pony

The enormous earthwork sculpture honors the ponies that lived and worked in the old colliery.

The statue.

London, England

Ernest Shackleton Statue

The famous polar explorer stands outside the Royal Geographical Society's headquarters.

The view from the laboratory.

London, England

Monument to the Great Fire of London

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.

The elephant.

Paris, France

'Jeune Éléphant pris au Piège' ('Young Elephant Caught in a Trap')

This emotive sculpture was originally created for the 1878 World's Fair.

Mathematical Bridge.

Cambridge, England

Mathematical Bridge

Local legend says Isaac Newton built this footbridge without any screws, bolts, or nails.

Fallow deer at Richmond Park.

London, England

Richmond Park

This beautiful deer park was built so King Charles I and his court could go hunting while escaping a deadly plague outbreak.

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