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pazzawinyan

I'm an art historian and paper conservator in Venice, Italy. I believe strongly in sustainable tourism (desperately needed in Venice!) and am a licensed tour guide specialising in unique experiences. I travel for art! Cooking, travel, continuously learning and reading are my favoriate pastimes.

www.arttoursitaly.com

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Clone Factory

Japanese company creates clone dolls that reside in the "uncanny valley."

Rachel

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Pigment

Every color in the rainbow awaits.

Molly McBride Jacobson

Added by Molly McBride Jacobson

Yakushima, Japan

Shiratani Unsuikyo Ravine

The magical, mossy forest that inspired 'Princess Mononoke.'

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Hayakawa, Japan

Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan

The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.

EricGrundhauser

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Hitachinaka, Japan

Kochia Hill

Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.

Kitakyushu, Japan

Wisteria Tunnel

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

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Shanghai, China

Q Confucius Number 2

Lifelike statue of the Chinese philosopher in the bathtub.

atimian

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Shanghai, China

Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum

A wall within the institution displays the names of 13,000 Jews who took refuge in the city during World War II.

Courtney Lichterman

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Hapcheon, South Korea

Tripitaka Koreana

Over 80,000 carved wood blocks make up one of the world's oldest intact Buddhist canons.

EricGrundhauser

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Ospedale delle Bambole (Doll Hospital)

A hospital where antique dolls are given new life.

Asilah, Morocco

Abandoned Jewish Cemetery of Asilah

The legacy of a Moroccan Jewish community is remembered at this little mouldering cemetery.

Martintxo

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Ars-en-Ré, France

Oyster Vending Machine

For those late-night mollusk cravings.

lewblank

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Cabinet of Joseph Bonnier de La Mosson

Hidden away in a modern library are the remains of one of the 18th century's most celebrated wunderkammers.

Allison

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The Monsters of Bomarzo

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

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Munich, Germany

Schönheitengalerie (Gallery of Beauties)

King Ludwig I's collection of beautiful women.

Annetta Black

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Zurich, Switzerland

Cabaret Voltaire: the Dada House

One hundred years ago this small house in downtown Zürich became the birthplace of the Dada movement.

ahvenas

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Villa Pisani Labirinto

A complex, nine-layer maze on the grounds of a Venetian doge's playground.

Annetta Black

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