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The history of German architecture is explored across this fairy-scale mini-city.

Don't miss the xylotheque (a library of wood) at this museum devoted to cork.

This historic 17th-century site once served as a secluded meditation retreat.

Oberweissbacher Bergbahn - a broad-gauged cable car capable transfering railcars.

The largest piece of the Berlin Wall in the Southern Hemisphere sits outside this German social club in a Canberra suburb.

A 50-foot-tall statue of Jesus where a stairway transports the faithful into his body.

The tower claims to be the world's only pagoda made entirely from Myanmar's lucrative gemstone.

This is what trains will look like after the zombie apocalypse.

At 16,627 feet above sea level, this unstaffed station is the highest in the world.

A Stalinist prison camp for the wives and children of men accused of betraying the Soviet state is now a memorial museum.

See hundreds of herons and egrets in the heart of the city in this dreamy hidden park.

Stretching almost 2,000 feet, this painting is one of the longest pieces of Buddhist artwork in the world.

The longest trolleybus route in the world, from Simferopol and Yalta.

Luxurious devotion and 500,000 images of Buddha in Myanmar.

Ancient Manuscripts showcase the civilization of West Africans during the Middle Ages.

300 years of pharmaceutical history on display.

This magnificent white pagoda was constructed to resemble a sacred Buddhist mountain.

One of the oldest lighthouses in the world has been in continuous use since it was first built in 1531.

This Victorian water wheel is affectionately nicknamed "Little Isabella."

Located alongside the famous Salamanca Market and in sight of Parliament House, this large and elaborate monument is hard to miss, split into two sections and standing some 14 meters tall.

The world's largest collection of ships in bottles.

1800 rooms of single-family residence in Brunei.

Reputedly haunted sandstone necropolis with exquisite stone carvings.

A beautiful mausoleum is the crown jewel of a preserved ancient city in Central Asia.