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London, England

Alfred the Great Statue

King of the Saxons on top, Roman goddess of wisdom on the bottom.
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Munich, Germany

Wolfsbrunnen

Oddly enough, a pair of Wolfs funded the construction of this Little Red Riding Hood sculpture.
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San Francisco, California

Jack Early Park

This teeny-tiny park built by a San Francisco man in 1962 is mostly stairs.
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Devon Meadows, Australia

Crystal World Exhibition Centre

A potpourri of rocks, fossils, and crystals is rounded out by a dinosaur garden and a 15-foot great white shark.
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Redlands, California

Lincoln Memorial Shrine

The only museum and archive west of the Mississippi that is dedicated to the study of Abraham Lincoln.
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Raposeira, Portugal

Seminário de Santa Teresinha

A devasting 2020 fire left this historic seminary in ruins.
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Cambridge, Massachusetts

'Cash for Your Warhol'

A small plaque promises cold, hard cash in exchange for work by the famous pop artist.
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Dannenfels, Germany

Adlerbogen (Eagle Arch)

A triumphal steel arch on the side of a German mountain.
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Montevideo, Uruguay

Castillo Pittamiglio

A replica of a famous Greek statue adorns the front of the unusual home of architect and alchemist Humberto Pittamiglio.
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Goseong, South Korea

Hwajinpo Summer Houses

The triumvirate of postwar Korea—Kim Il-sung, Syngman Rhee, and Lee Ki-poong—once vacationed on this seaside peninsula.
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Honolulu, Hawaii

Amelia Earhart Memorial Plaque

Hiding in plane sight.
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Lochwinnoch, Scotland

Castle Semple Collegiate Church

The ruins of a small church belonging to a powerful Scottish family still hold the remains of its patriarch.
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San Francisco, California

Hang Ah Tea Room

The oldest dim sum restaurant in the United States is a nostalgic jewel.
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Leuven, Belgium

De Kangxi-Verbiest Hemelglobe (Kangxi-Verbiest Star Globe)

A replica of a 17th-century map of the stars stands in the courtyard of a Belgian university.
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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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Oxford, England

Sir James Murray's Post Box

A letterbox installed specifically for the first editor of the Oxford English Dictionary.
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Pune, India

The Memorial of Nanasaheb Peshwa

A tribute to the man who helped develop Pune.
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Bislig, Philippines

Tinuy-An Falls

Sometimes known as the little Niagara Falls of the Philippines.
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Wuhan, China

Guiyuan Temple

Count the statues to gain insight into your future from Buddhist disciples.
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Brussels, Belgium

Garderobe Manneken Pis

Belgium’s famous peeing statue has worn many hats (and coats, and pants), which are on display at this small museum.
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Lisbon, Portugal

Arpad Szenes-Vieira da Silva Foundation

Little-known artist couple chose a former silk factory as the location for a museum dedicated to their work and other avant-garde art.
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Helmond, Netherlands

HomeComputerMuseum

An interactive museum dedicated to preserving and sharing the history of the home computer.
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Stroumpi, Cyprus

Polemi Concentration Camp

The site of a prison camp where Cypriot resistance fighters were held in the 1950s.
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Rookhope, England

Groverake Mine

Only the headframes remain from this mining operation, once one of the largest in the region.
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