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I Love You Wall

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

serflac

Added by serflac

Foucault's Pendulum

19th century pendulum and a clock restored by a rogue group of guerilla artists.

Dampo

Statue of Liberty at Pont de Grenelle

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

Added by e23rutland

Changi Airport's Butterfly Garden

Watch butterflies take flight before you fly.

samanthachong

Added by samanthachong

Anthony Bourdain and Barack Obama's Dinner Table

The spot where the two men ate together now stands enclosed in glass.

natashafrost

Added by natashafrost

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Cu Chi Tunnels

A nightmare for the claustrophobic lies hidden in Southeast Asia.

Dave

Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum

Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.

Added by Bswanson

Hỏa Lò Prison

The notorious "Hanoi Hilton" where Vietnamese colonial subjects and later American POWs, including John McCain, were imprisoned.

elmsrollo

Added by elmsrollo

Trompe-l'œil Murals of Hanoi

Life-sized painted illusions let pedestrians blend in with the street art.

thedoubtfulguests

Added by thedoubtfulguests

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

War Remnants Museum

Artifacts and memories from the Vietnam war, located in a place that experienced it first hand.

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Saigon Central Post Office

This French colonial post office is arguably the grandest in all of Southeast Asia.

Tony Dunnell

Added by Tony Dunnell

Da Nang, Vietnam

Lady Buddha

Vietnam's largest Buddha statue depicts a female sage.

Added by vjm212

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Reunification Palace

Meant to be a lavish presidential home, the palace became a symbol of the fall of South Vietnam.

TravelGal

Added by TravelGal

Thien Mu Pagoda

Giant pagoda houses the car that drove Thích Quảng Đức to his death by self-immolation.

serflac

Added by serflac

T1 Operation Command Bunker

Under Hanoi’s medieval citadel sits a secret military headquarters from the final years of the Vietnam War.

Fred Cherrygarden

Added by Fred Cherrygarden

Bún Chả Hàng Quạt

Don’t miss the local staple of rice vermicelli with charcoal-grilled pork patties and pork belly.

Diana Hubbell

Added by Diana Hubbell

Père Lachaise Cemetery

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

Added by meelar

Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre

Home of the unusual art of water puppetry, one of Vietnam's oldest curiosities.

Added by dhall111

Da Nang, Vietnam

Am Phu Cave

This Vietnamese hell cave lets visitors take a walk through a devilish underworld full of demons.

Amy Dupcak

Added by Amy Dupcak

Hanoi's Train Street

Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.

AbiInman

Added by AbiInman

Stoa Emporon

This abandoned shopping arcade has new life as an art installation.

gus619USA

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Archaeological Site inside Monastiraki Metro Station

View the ancient remains of buildings and the ancient "River of Hades" before hopping on a train.

KanaKiseki

Added by KanaKiseki

Weiler Building

A former military hospital is now used to study and preserve artifacts of the Acropolis.

gus619USA

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Shakespeare and Company

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

Madiha Bataineh

Added by Madiha Bataineh