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Helsinki, Finland

Tire Gorilla

A giant gorilla made of used car tires used to sit sentinel over a Helsinki college campus.
xoox Added by xoox
Praid, Romania

Salina Praid

Gigantic Romanian salt mines used to heal respiratory conditions.
Dylan Added by Dylan
Trenton, New Jersey

Old Barracks Museum

One of New Jersey's oldest surviving buildings still bears the mark of our former British overlords.
thomasharper Added by thomasharper
Mexico City, Mexico

Alexander Von Humboldt Monument

A bronze statue of the famed Prussian naturalist commemorates the year he spent in Mexico.
Monsieur Mictlan Added by Monsieur Mictlan
Mexico City, Mexico

Tacubaya's Subway Mural

Inside a busy metro station, an impressive mural depicts the prehispanic city of Tenochtitlán.
Mario Yair TS Added by Mario Yair TS
Mexico City, Mexico

'El Vochol'

A Volkswagen Beetle decorated with millions of beads connects Mexico's past and future.
Mario Yair TS Added by Mario Yair TS
Mexico City, Mexico

Museo Guadalupano (Virgin of Guadalupe Museum)

The unique collection of gifts includes braids of human hair, a spoon, and a Virgin made of bread.
Mario Yair TS Added by Mario Yair TS
Mexico City, Mexico

Museo del Objeto del Objeto

At a museum of everyday objects, it is the act of collecting that is really on display.
alleywaykid Added by alleywaykid
Mexico City, Mexico

Cine Ópera

This crumbling Art Deco movie palace in Mexico City has been abandoned for two decades.
Added by dgerstein69
Prague, Czechia

Paternoster Lift

This doorless 20th-century elevator doesn't stop or slow down.
Max Cortesi Added by Max Cortesi
Edinburgh, Scotland

Altered Traffic Signs

An artist's whimsical transformation of everyday objects.
SEANETTA Added by SEANETTA
Edinburgh, Scotland

Greyfriars Bobby

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Viscri, Romania

Viscri Fortified Church

A medieval church built up to defend its village.
AaronNetsky Added by AaronNetsky
Sinaia, Romania

Peleș Castle

This elaborately decorated, fairytale-like Romanian royal palace is one of the most striking castles in Europe.
Added by tundeolah57
Bucharest, Romania

Trajan and Wolf Statue

One of the most controversial statues in Romania is an emperor with no clothes.
martinhenshaw123 Added by martinhenshaw123
Munich, Germany

Filmtheater Sendlinger Tor

This century-old cinema house has a marquee that has been hand painted by a single man for over 25 years.
Added by jhavenhill
Munich, Germany

Schönheitengalerie (Gallery of Beauties)

King Ludwig I's collection of beautiful women.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Marion, Virginia

The Octagon House

An eight-sided home built during a brief octagon craze in the 1850s.
Added by Red Headed Stranger
Santiago, Chile

Monument to the Indigenous People

This sculpture meant to honor the bravery of the Indigenous Mapuche people of Chile proved controversial.
Max Cortesi Added by Max Cortesi
Dhar Lama Chung Chung, India

Key Monastery

This hilltop warren of monastic dwellings is the result of centuries worth of Mongol attacks.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Seattle, Washington

Panama Hotel and Tea Shop

This historic building provides a powerful glimpse into the lives of Japanese Americans forced to relocate during World War II.
Added by curryr
Seattle, Washington

Full Tilt Ice Cream and Pinball Arcade

An ice cream parlor chain that caters to vegans and pinball fans equally.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Seattle, Washington

Ye Olde Curiosity Shop

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
New York, New York

Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace Museum

The rough and tumble president's childhood home displays the shirt he was once shot in and the speech that saved him.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser