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Kodaira, Japan

Tokyo Metropolitan Medicinal Botanical Garden

Home to a garden of poisonous plants and the only legal cannabis and opium farms in Tokyo.
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Vienna, Austria

Gedenkstätte der Anatomie

A memorial to those who donated their bodies to science.
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Kiyosu, Japan

Kiyosu Castle

This reconstructed castle was once the base of the “Devil King” who almost united the feudal warring states.
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Aulendorf, Germany

Skeletons of St. Martin Church

Two elaborately decorated "catacomb saints" are displayed on either side of the altar in a small church in Germany.
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Elblag, Poland

Galleria EL

This bombed church was given a new life as a contemporary art gallery.
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Leuven, Belgium

Museum voor Dierkunde

This 19th-century zoological collection has withstood the test of time.
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Manchester, England

RNCM Collection of Historic Musical Instruments

Over 300 historical instruments from around the world can be found in the Royal Northern College of Music's basement.
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Wellington, New Zealand

Hobbit Hideaway

This ledge in Victoria Park served as a hiding spot for Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin.
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St. Augustine, Florida

Disease Vector Education Center

The United States' only educational center specializing in disease vectors and mosquitoes.
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Šibenik, Croatia

Fontana s Kornjačama (Fountain with Turtles)

This fountain has a growing (animal) population, and might also be growing in size.
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Leiden, Netherlands

Anatomisch Museum Leiden

Some of the specimens on display at the Leiden University Medical Center have been helping educate physicians since the 17th century.
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Manila, Philippines

San Agustin Church

The first religious structure on the island of Luzon and a survivor of World War II.
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Birmingham, England

Ozzy the Bull

A gigantic mechanical bull rages over unsuspecting passengers at Birmingham’s central station.
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Extinct Bird Hall

Venture into the past with an unlisted exhibit hall featuring extinct birds.
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Omaha, Nebraska

The Museum of Shadows

Haunted dolls, macabre artifacts, and more make up the collection of the “most haunted museum in the world.”
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Miyoshi, Japan

Miyoshi Mononoke Museum

A collection of nearly 5,000 yokai-themed toys, sculptures, and more, dating from the 1700s to the present day.
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Tucson, Arizona

Campbell Bat Bridge

A colony of Mexican free-tailed bats live under the bridge and take flight at sundown all summer long.
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London, England

Rules

Classic game cookery takes center stage at what's widely considered London's oldest restaurant.
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Trondheim, Norway

Rockheim

A museum dedicated to Norwegian music, old and new alike.
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Glasgow, Scotland

The Witch's Skull

One of the city's oldest pubs displays a skull said to belong to the country's last witch burned at the stake.
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Milan, Italy

Crypt of San Sepolcro

Saint Borromeo often prayed in this austere crypt during the 16th century.
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Montevideo, Uruguay

Museo Andes 1972

Curated with the cooperation of the passengers and their families, this museum tells the story of the 29 victims and 16 survivors of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571.
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Walla Walla, Washington

Pioneer Park Aviary

The oldest city park in Walla Walla is home to hundreds of birds, from wood ducks to white peacocks.
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Wellington, New Zealand

Moai Statue

One of the iconic moai of Rapa Nui stands guard in Lyall Bay as a symbol of the friendship between New Zealand and Chile.
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