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Paddington Real Time Clock by Maarten Baas

London, England

Paddington Real Time Clock

Look up from the busy streets to discover how time is kept!

Chi-Chi eternally munching a bamboo stalk.

London, England

Chi-Chi the Giant Panda

The beloved beast's taxidermy remains sit in the Natural History Museum's cafe.

Tulip Stairs

London, England

Tulip Stairs

The first geometric self-supporting spiral stairs in Britain are a truly beautiful sight.

Dead, or just pining?

London, England

'Monument for a Dead Parrot'

The sculpture of the deceased cockatoo flops atop its personal plinth.

The chocolate kitchen.

East Molesey, England

Chocolate Kitchen at Hampton Court Palace

In 2013, historians discovered a hidden room devoted to the art of making royals' hot chocolate.

Hampton Court Maze

East Molesey, England

Hampton Court Maze

England's oldest surviving hedge maze has been confusing visitors for over 300 years.

The Cerne Abbas Giant

Cerne Abbas, England

The Cerne Abbas Giant

Giant naked man on a hillside.

More than 3,500 year ago, this site was an intellectual hub.

Luxor, Egypt

Deir el-Medina

The ancient village known as Set Maat, or the 'Place of Truth,' located on this site served as a hub for intellectual and artistic endeavors.

The voltaic pile at the Tempio Voltiano in Como, Italy.

Como, Italy

Tempio Voltiano

Old batteries and frog skeletons reside in this lakeside monument to Alessandro Volta.

'Ursus'
Permanently Closed

Trieste, Italy

'Ursus'

This historic floating crane became an unlikely symbol of the port of Trieste.

The “eyes of the Devil.”

Turin, Italy

Occhi del Diavolo

The mysterious “eyes of the Devil” dot a street in the occult center of Italy.

Palazzo della Vittoria

Turin, Italy

Palazzo della Vittoria

This building was designed to celebrate Italy's victory in World War I.

Piazza Statuto

Turin, Italy

Piazza Statuto

This fountain is dedicated to the workers who perished constructing the Fréjus Rail Tunnel.

The slice of polenta, head-on

Turin, Italy

Fetta di Polenta

When this funny little building went up in the 19th century, most people thought it would simply fall over.

An alley in Turin's fake medieval village.

Turin, Italy

Medieval Village

A fake medieval village in the middle of Turin.

Shiotama crawling on all fours in NTV plaza.

Tokyo, Japan

Shiotama

Steampunk, humanoid sculptures crawl on all fours in a Tokyo plaza.

Kissing Hill

Tallinn, Estonia

Kissing Hill

This park built on a former fortress has a reputation for romance.

Kalamaja Cemetery  Park

Tallinn, Estonia

Kalamaja Cemetery Park

This 16th-century cemetery became a recreational park during the Soviet occupation—today it's a little bit of both.

Hellemann Tower and City Walls

Tallinn, Estonia

Hellemann Tower and City Walls

Walk along the medieval fortifications that have been protecting Tallinn since the 14th century.

The Lucky Chimney Sweeper.

Tallinn, Estonia

'Lucky Chimney Sweeper'

Rubbing the buttons along this statue's coat is considered good luck.

The exterior of the memorial

Helsinki, Finland

National Memorial to the Winter War

Dedicated to the outnumbered Finnish forces who pushed back Soviet forces during the conflict.

London's Original and All-Inspiring Coffee House

London, England

London's Original and All-Inspiring Coffee House

The site of London’s first coffee house has been serving refreshments of one kind or another for 360 years.

Meeting of the Mediterranean and Atlantic

Tangier, Morocco

Meeting of the Mediterranean and Atlantic

A sign marks where the two bodies of water meet.

New Gourna Village

Luxor, Egypt

New Gourna Village

There are ongoing efforts to preserve this village, the best known work of Egyptian architect Hasan Fathy.

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