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New York, New York

Spring Street Salt Shed

This simple Manhattan salt house is artfully shaped... well, like a giant granule of salt.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
New York, New York

Trinity Churchyard

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.
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New York, New York

United Nations Delegates Lounge

What happens here stays here – unless it affects the whole world.
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New York, New York

Union Square Metronome

The most confusing clock in New York.
Added by Henry
New York, New York

The Brown Building

The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.
Oliver Hong Added by Oliver Hong
New York, New York

Macy's Wooden Escalators

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.
Molly McBride Jacobson Added by Molly McBride Jacobson
New York, New York

Fraunces Tavern

This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
New York, New York

Long Lines Building

An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.
littlebrumble Added by littlebrumble
New York, New York

Times Square Hum

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.
Josh Added by Josh
New York, New York

Grand Central Terminal Whispering Gallery

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
New York, New York

The High Line

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
Added by Henry
Tokyo, Japan

Godzilla Head

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.
wheninroam Added by wheninroam
Thimphu, Bhutan

Buddha Dordenma Statue

This giant Buddha statue has 125,000 smaller Buddhas hidden inside it.
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Thimphu, Bhutan

Motithang Takin Preserve

Strange, gentle beasts resembling goat-cow hybrids roam within this patch of forest.
Max Cortesi Added by Max Cortesi
Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka

Mackwoods Tea Plantation Sign

A Sri Lankan tea factory's ironic take on the Los Angeles landmark.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Hambantota, Sri Lanka

Tsunami Memorial at Yala National Park

Only the foundation remains of the rest stop building that was hit by three large tsunami waves, killing 47 visitors.
Added by Capos
Kandy, Sri Lanka

Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic

This elaborate temple was built around one of the Buddha's teeth.
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Moldova

'Welcome to Gagauzia' Sign

This sign marks the entrance to a tiny proto-state within the small country of Moldova.
Dylan Added by Dylan
Smaliavicki rajon, Belarus

Mound of Glory

A striking Soviet memorial commemorates the liberation of Belarus from the Nazis.
ahvenas Added by ahvenas
Minsk, Belarus

Cat Museum

This Minsk museum has cat coffee, cat chess, cat art, and even a cat "staff," which visitors are free to take home.
hrnick Added by hrnick
Prague, Czechia

Jan Palach Memorial

Monument to a suicide protesting the Soviet invasion.
canuck Added by canuck
Minsk, Belarus

Lee Harvey Oswald's Apartment in Minsk

The apartment building where JFK's assassin lived after defecting to the Soviet Union.
hrnick Added by hrnick
Wanaka, New Zealand

That Wanaka Tree

A solitary tree has grown up all alone on Lake Wānaka, backdropped by the beautiful Southern Alps.
Blindcolour Added by Blindcolour
Tampere, Finland

Lenin Museum

The last permanent exhibit dedicated to the Soviet leader.
Jaszmina Szendrey Added by Jaszmina Szendrey