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This Cold War–era underground city includes offices for Mao Zedong and Lin Biao.

Count the statues to gain insight into your future from Buddhist disciples.

This ancient sword lay in a waterlogged tomb for 2,500 years, but managed to remain relatively untarnished and impressively sharp.

A 50-foot-tall replica of the infamous lamp from 'A Christmas Story' illuminates this small town.

This artificial cave looks like something out of a fairytale.

This vibrant side road in Doha was painted light blue to reduce heat.

The building is a gigantic piece of art inspired by the shape of a desert rose.

This unique museum doesn't shy away from highlighting Qatar's role in the history of slavery.

A microbiologist-chef is slinging noodles with hyperlocal Nordic ingredients.

In downtown Oslo, a menacing and terrifying relief clings to a church wall.

Thousands of miniature bronze sculptures have taken over this city square creating a unique art installation.

A celebration of Norwegian independence, or public art gone wrong?

Tens of thousands of tiny bottles stuffed with various items.

A bold and controversial statue of a Christmas icon, blending adult undertones with playful humor, stands year-round in a traffic circle.

Across the Pacific in a raft, a museum dedicated to Thor Heyerdahl's now legendary expedition.

Once the scene of a young boy's home in revolt, this Norwegian island is now home to the world's first "ecological" prison.

Art becomes an enchanting part of the environment at this wooded sculpture park.

An artist's mausoleum with a haunting echo.

One thousand trees were planted in Norway to be used to print books a century from now.

A whimsical European-style chateau that calls the coast of Chile home.

Buying your medicine at this particular pharmacy is like taking a trip back in time.

This iconic hilltop church doubled as a lighthouse in the 19th century, guiding ships into the port of Valparaíso.

What was once a unique system of urban elevators is turning into a mechanical ruin.

A record-breaking pool that uses computers to turn ocean water into cleaner, private swimming water.