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Joneikiškės, Lithuania

Europos Parkas

A curious art park at the geographic center of Europe is home to 3,000 television sets and other wonders.
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Gryfino, Poland

Crooked Forest

Countless stories attempt to explain Poland's mysterious J-shaped trees.
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Australia

Lake Hillier

An Australian lake whose pink hue defies scientific explanation.
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Torrevieja, Spain

The Pink Lake of Torrevieja

Bacteria and algae give the salty water its bubblegum hue.
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Marble Canyon, Arizona

White Pocket

This mesmerizing and surreal landscape features intricate patterns of white and red sandstone.
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Prague, Czechia

Defenestration of Prague Window

The palace window through which Protestant nobles flung two Catholic regents, thus sparking the Thirty Years' War.
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Yucca Valley, California

Bob's Crystal Cave

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.
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Slavinja, Serbia

Rosomača Canyon

The ridged layers that make up this river canyon represent Earth's geological history.
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Lake Powell, Utah

Cathedral in the Desert

The damming of the Colorado River buried an iconic geologic formation before record-breaking drought brought it back.
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Doubice, Czechia

Doubice Wooden Sculptures and Tanks

This village in Bohemian Switzerland hosts more than 300 wood carvings inspired by fairytales, folklore, and other oddities, as well as a series of Communist-era tanks
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Prague, Czechia

Olšany Cemetery

Walk through Czech history in Prague's largest graveyard.
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Želízy, Czechia

The Devil Heads

Two monstrous faces loom over a village in Czechia.
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Prague, Czechia

Hlava Franze Kafky (Franz Kafka's Head)

A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.
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Prague, Czechia

Tančící dům - Dancing House of Prague

This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”
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Prague, Czechia

'Trifot'

An Orwellian sculpture with eyeball cameras watches passersby.
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Prague, Czechia

The Deer Moat Pedestrian Tunnel

The tunnel's elegant proportions keep you snug with no claustrophobia freak-out.
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Prague, Czechia

R2-D2 of Prague

Street artists transformed an abandoned air vent into the beloved Star Wars robot.
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Prague, Czechia

Dripstone Wall

Countless grotesque faces stare out from this eerie Prague art wall.
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Neerpelt, Belgium

Klankenbos Sound Forest

Artwork tucked within the trees greets visitors with surreal sonic experiences.
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Hechtel-Eksel, Belgium

Cycling Through The Trees

This bike path traverses the treetops.
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Sint-Truiden, Belgium

Castle Nieuwenhoven

This Belgian palace was long the domain of priests and aristocrats but is now being turned into an art commune.
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Genk, Belgium

C-Mine

What was once a bustling mining installation is now a bustling hub of contemporary art.
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Segovia, Spain

The Coining House

The first mechanized factory in Spain is also one of the most significant mints in the history of money.
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San Francisco, California

Fairmont San Francisco Penthouse Suite

San Francisco's most expensive hotel suite includes a secret passageway rumored to have been used by JFK.
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