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One-of-a-kind preserved ruins of an abandoned 1880s church in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood.

The sculpture is made of more than 100,000 knives collected to raise awareness about violence.

One of the most poignant ruins of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster, the local football team's stadium has been quickly reclaimed by nature.

These barriers stand as stark reminders of Northern Ireland's troubled past.

Tables of secondhand books fill the inner courtyard of this 17th-century stock exchange.

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.

A reconstructed farm shows what life was like in Norway 1,500 years ago.

A vintage penny arcade hidden in the back of a fun fair-themed bar.

One man spent 10 years building a spectacular section of road because no one else would.

The eclectic home of a leading Turkish architect is a gorgeous piece of eye candy.

Pillars made of 700 pieces of luggage climb to the ceiling of Sacramento Airport's baggage claim.

The remains of an ancient city-state along the Silk Road.

Every hour on the hour a naked heroine and her leering foil appear from this giant cuckoo clock.

England’s ancient oak tree has such an impressive girth, people have been hosting parties within the hollow trunk for centuries.

The granddaddy of English geoglyphs dates back to the late Bronze Age.

This skewed English house has looked like it's going to fall over for centuries.

This natural history collection contains the bones of a circus elephant that seem to be chasing a whale skeleton.

The forest that inspired Winnie-the-Pooh's Hundred Acre Wood can be found outside London.

One of the oldest trees in Britain may have been witness to some of the country's formative moments.

A historic hill of tall tales, with one rather special tree.

This intricately carved and hilariously huge bed was such a famous symbol both Shakespeare and Byron used it in their writing.

This hidden green space is the city's second largest conservatory.

A quiet memorial to those who died saving others in the heart of the City of London.

This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.