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36.6603, -115.9947
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24.4521, 32.9284
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45.8163, 16.0046
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Ljubljana, Slovenia
'Faces' of Locksmith Street
A trough of 700 strange bronze faces runs through a narrow alley in Ljubljana's old town.
46.0497, 14.5056
Zwentendorf, Austria
Zwentendorf Nuclear Power Plant
Austria's very first and only nuclear power station was completed but never used.
48.3544, 15.8847
Vienna, Austria
Steinhof Church
The first modernist church in Europe.
48.2107, 16.2787
Vienna, Austria
Hofpavillon Hietzing
An ornate private entrance to the Vienna subway built specifically for the emperor.
48.1875, 16.3060
Vienna, Austria
Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (Austrian National Library)
The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.
48.2060, 16.3673
Vienna, Austria
Habsburg Imperial Crypt
The final resting place for the remains of 143 Habsburg royalty.
48.2057, 16.3700
Vienna, Austria
Flohmarkt Lager
Inside the corridors of this flea market, visitors are sure to find some obscure and odd treasures.
48.1799, 16.3268
Berlin, Germany
Tempelhof Airport
Berlin's old airport.
52.4838, 13.3877
Berlin, Germany
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.
52.5139, 13.3789
London, England
Banksy's 'Designated Graffiti Area'
Banksy gives themself artistic license with this piece of London street art.
51.5263, -0.0787
London, England
Tower Bridge Chimney
An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.
51.5055, -0.0754
London, England
The Buried Remains of Little Compton Street
The signs of a long buried road can still be found hidden beneath a London sewer grate.
51.5138, -0.1297
Vienna, Austria
Karl Marx-Hof
The housing complex served as an anti-fascist fortress during the Austrian Civil War.
48.2520, 16.3650
Vienna, Austria
Ampelpärchen
Vienna's diversity-themed traffic lights were inspired by the Eurovision Song Contest.
48.2025, 16.3616
Vienna, Austria
Palmenhaus
Dine amidst exotic plants at this former royal greenhouse.
48.2051, 16.3667
Vienna, Austria
Votivkirche (Votive Church)
A neo-Gothic church built to thank God for saving the Emperor of Austria from an assassination.
48.2154, 16.3591
Vienna, Austria
Wolf and Cow Playing Backgammon Mural
A silly medieval mural preserved on the side of a Viennese house.
48.2089, 16.3762
London, England
Replica of the Golden Hinde
This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.
51.5069, -0.0904
London, England
Stables Market
Catacombs turned marketplace.
51.5424, -0.1477
Brighton, England
West Pier
The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.
50.8216, -0.1508
London, England
Houseboats of Regents Canal
A community of artists and entrepreneurs seeks a simpler life on London's waterways.
51.5162, -0.0337
London, England
Platform 9 3/4
Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.
51.5322, -0.1240
London, England
Temple Church
An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.
51.5131, -0.1103
London, England
The London Dungeon
One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.
51.5025, -0.1188
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