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Mock houses

Schleiden, Germany

Wollseifen Village

An eerie ghost village hidden in the forests of the Eifel, frozen in a strange postwar limbo.

Vatican City walls.

Vatican City

Vatican City Walls

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

People using donkeys to carry loads in Lamu town.

Lamu, Kenya

Donkeys of Lamu Island

Kenya’s oldest town is more than 700 years old and home to 6,000 donkeys.

A view of the Promenade Plantée in Paris

Paris, France

La Promenade Plantée

The first green space constructed on an elevated viaduct.

Le Tampographe Sardon

Paris, France

Le Tampographe Sardon

A letterpress workshop committed to the art of printing, with unique and creative designs.

Invader Ground Zero

Paris, France

Invader Ground Zero

A tribute shrine where the Space Invasion street art movement started.

Cinémathèque Française

Paris, France

Cinémathèque Française

This lesser-known Frank Gehry building houses a treasure trove of cinema history.

The Reserve is situated in the spectacular scenery of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area.

Stanley, Idaho

Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve

Experience the wonders of a pristine night sky in this landscape free from light pollution.

The Last Original Standard Metre

Paris, France

The Last Original Standard Metre

An overlooked marble is the only surviving in-place 18th century example of the measurement that changed how we define distance.

The funicular as it operates in Montmartre today.

Paris, France

Montmartre Funicular

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

Berne, Indiana Clock Tower

Berne, Indiana

The Berne Clock Tower

This symbol of the town's Swiss heritage is a tribute to the Zytglogge in Bern.

Quartier des Carmes

Namur, Belgium

Quartier des Carmes

This is a surprising Art Deco district in a city with a history dating back to the 17th and 18th centuries.

The Pink Tube

Berlin, Germany

The Pink Tube

An intersection between architecture, industrial construction, machine, and scientific instrument.

Heinzelmännchenbrunnen

Cologne, Germany

Heinzelmännchenbrunnen

This 19th-century fountain features sculptures of little gnomes that help with chores.

Weltzeituhr

Berlin, Germany

Weltzeituhr

Check the time in 145 countries at once with this East German relic.

Pilgrim Fathers Church

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Pilgrim Fathers Church

This 15th century church is where the Pilgrims spent their last night in the Netherlands before setting sail for America.

Piet Hein Statue

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Piet Hein Statue

A memorial to the Netherlands' most famous privateer.

Looking through Tovertunnel

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Tovertunnel (Magic Tunnel)

This colorfully-painted tunnel links two distinct parts of a historic neighborhood.

Kolumba Museum with original church facade

Cologne, Germany

Kapelle 'Madonna in den Trümmern' ('Madonna in the Ruins' Chapel)

This little jewel of post-war religious architecture is hidden inside the Diocesan Museum, which swallowed it when it was built.

The Oasis of Aboukir

Paris, France

The Oasis of Aboukir

A lush vertical garden blooming in the heart of Paris.

Fischerpinte

Berlin, Germany

Fischerpinte

Relaxed riverfront dive bar where you can also rent a boat.

Interior, from the northeast corner.

Berlin, Germany

Neue Wache

A poignant memorial that traces two hundred years of German history.

Hong Kong People Statue

Hong Kong

Hong Kong People Statue

Quirky bronze statue depicts the chaos of everyday life in Hong Kong.

The Three-Country Point with the border post dating back to 1926.

La Calamine, Belgium

Neutral Moresnet

This little patch of Europe remained neutral for more than a century because of a mine.

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