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Menzel Jemil, Tunisia

Rimel Beach

An eerie ship cemetery with gunfire as a soundtrack.
Max Cortesi Added by Max Cortesi
Guellala, Tunisia

Biggest Jar in the World

This jar honors the role that pottery has played in this Tunisian village over the past millennia.
Max Cortesi Added by Max Cortesi
Cité Hached, Tunisia

Palais Mussolini

Despite the name, this unusual palace in rural Tunisia never belonged to an Italian dictator.
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Hara Sghira Er Riadh, Tunisia

'Djerbahood'

An awesome blend of traditional architecture and street art.
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Chouigui, Tunisia

Saint-Felix Church of Schuiggu

This 19th-century church was built for Sicilian immigrants, survived World War II, and today stands on a landfill.
Max Cortesi Added by Max Cortesi
Ras Angela, Tunisia

Ras Angela

The northernmost point of continental Africa—or is it?
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Tunis, Tunisia

Villa Yvonne

A ghostly mansion in the middle of downtown Tunis.
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Hammat-al-jarid, Tunisia

El Hamma Water Cooler

Geothermal resources are cooled in this oddly-shaped structure before being used for irrigation
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Subaytilah, Tunisia

Baptismal Pool

A superb Paleo-Christian baptismal pool is preserved among the ruins of ancient Sufetula.
Max Cortesi Added by Max Cortesi
Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia

Monument to Mohamed Bouazizi

A tribute to the man who lit himself on fire and ushered in the Tunisian Revolution.
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Hammam Lif, Tunisia

Abandoned Casino

This gem of Moorish architecture is slowly disintegrating along the coast of this charming town.
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Guermassa, Tunisia

Guermassa

A charming Amazigh village carved into a mountaintop.
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Kairouan, Tunisia

Aghlabid Basins

This grand hydraulic installation has provided water for townspeople since the Middle Ages.
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Görlitz, Germany

The Klötzelmönch's Worried Mother Statue

This bust remembers the haunting local legend of a murderous monk.
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Berlin, Germany

Damaskus Konditorei

A Syrian family keeps memories of their homeland alive at this sweet shop.
Diana Hubbell Added by Diana Hubbell
Frankfurt, Germany

Frankfurt Book Burning Memorial

Somber memorial to the May 10, 1933, book-burning which took place on this spot.
Added by Bird Bones
Copenhagen, Denmark

Viksø Helmets

Discovered in a peat bog, these horned helms come from a thousand years before the Viking Age.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Copenhagen, Denmark

'Trold, der vejrer kristenblod' ('Troll, which Sniffs Out Christian Blood')

Positioned outside a church, this sinister folkloric figure incited protests in both 1902 and 2002.
Johan SWE Added by Johan SWE
Doha, Qatar

Souq Wakif Blue Road

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

National Museum of Qatar

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

Kashmir Handicrafts Emporium

Home of the infamous Rug Man of Doha.
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Freiberg, Germany

Terra Mineralia

A Saxony castle houses one of the largest and most outstanding mineral collections in the world.
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Nice, France

La Crypte Archéologique de Nice

The construction of a tram line unveiled hidden remnants of the old medieval city.
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Cannes, France

Île Sainte-Marguerite

A fortress on this island housed the mysterious prisoner known as the "Man in the Iron Mask" for more than a decade.
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