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Budapest, Hungary

Holocaust Tree of Life Memorial

The metal leaves on this tree are engraved with the names of Holocaust victims.
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Rachel, Nevada

Extraterrestrial Highway Sign

This sign designates the road that leads to the infamous Area 51.
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Sheffield, England

Ruins Of Sheffield Ski Village

Once a training ground for Olympic athletes, this artificial ski slope has fallen into ruin after a fire in 2012.
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Lockport, New York

Lockport Cave

Take an underground boat ride through a former hydraulic raceway that was built in the late 19th century.
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Tokyo, Japan

Yagiri no Watashi

The only Edo-period ferry that is still in operation in Tokyo today.
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Hinterweidenthal, Germany

Kaltenbacher Teufelstisch (The Devil's Table)

It's said the devil used this mushroom rock as a table for a late-night meal.
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London, England

Horizon Insects

London's first edible insect farm offers facility tours and cooking classes.
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New York, New York

Game Boy that Survived a Bombing

Though the case is scorched and the buttons half-melted, this hardy handheld gaming device can still run a game of Tetris.
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Hakui, Japan

Cosmo Isle Hakui

A museum of space exploration in the UFO capital of Japan.
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Corinne, Utah

ATK Rocket Garden

Dozens of rockets and missiles are on display outside a testing facility in the Utah desert.
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Berlin, Germany

German Resistance Memorial Center

The site where a plot to assassinate Hitler was planned—and its conspirators were executed—is now a powerful memorial to the German resistance during World War II.
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Kyoto, Japan

Ichimonjiya Wasuke

Established over a thousand years ago, this family-run teahouse continues to serve skewers of sweet rice cake to this day.
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London, England

Tomb Of Hannah Courtoy

According to legend, this tomb holds the secrets to time travel.
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Preston, England

Wallace and Gromit Statue

Everyone's favorite clay duo immortalized in bronze.
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Tokyo, Japan

Samurai Museum

Dedicated to the armor and weapons used by the legendary Japanese warriors.
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Thành phố Buôn Ma Thuột, Vietnam

The World Coffee Museum

Drink and learn at this striking ode to coffee culture and history.
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Oslo, Norway

Neseblod Records

This record shop and unofficial black metal museum is an ode to Oslo's heaviest musical export.
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Nuremberg, Germany

Memorium Nürnberger Prozesse (Nuremberg Trials Memorial)

A museum that chronicles the history of the Nuremberg Trials for Nazi war criminals in the building where the trials were once held.
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Verona, Italy

Castelvecchio Museum

This medieval castle was reconstructed by Carlo Scarpa.
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Hawick, Scotland

Stobs Camp

Built as a training camp, this site became a detainment center for prisoners of war and German civilians during World War I.
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Berlin, Germany

DDR Watch Tower

This watchtower once presided over the Berlin Wall.
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Burlington, Washington

Skagit-Squatch

A museum dedicated to an elusive cryptid.
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Barcelona, Spain

Museu Egipci de Barcelona (Egyptian Museum of Barcelona)

A beautiful little museum hidden away in the heart of Barcelona holds a treasure trove of Ancient Egyptian artifacts
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Tanzania

Changuu (Prison Island)

Over the course of its history, this tiny island has held enslaved people in transit and served as a quarantine zone. Today, it's a giant tortoise sanctuary.
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