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Liverpool, England

Eleanor Rigby Statue

This bronze statue was dedicated to a 1966 Beatles hit.
Gavin Added by Gavin
Prague, Czechia

Černy's Buried Soviet Tank

A half-buried vehicle in Prague's is the latest iteration in a long-running piece by Czech artist David Černý.
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Prague, Czechia

Statue of Franz Kafka

A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.
Sebastian Wortys Added by Sebastian Wortys
Prague, Czechia

Prague Pneumatic Post

The last municipal pneumatic post system in the world was in operation for over 100 years, and may run again.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Prague, Czechia

Žižkov Tower

Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.
atimian Added by atimian
Prague, Czechia

Gulliver Airship

What looks like a crashed Zeppelin is actually a bright, airy reading room perched atop a modern museum.
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Prague, Czechia

Museum of Communism

This Prague museum collects brutalist relics and memories from the country's former Soviet rule.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Prague, Czechia

Nuclear Bunker Museum

Buried five stories underground, this Soviet bunker is packed with gas masks and Cold War paraphernalia.
urvijabanerji Added by urvijabanerji
Vadso, Norway

Luftskipsmasta (Airship Tower)

Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen's airship docked here before leading the first-ever flight over the North Pole.
Added by Ben Diamond
Haugesund, Norway

'The Rising Tide'

A unique sculpture designed to outline humanity's reliance on oil.
Added by luciemclean
Øystese, Norway

Hardanger Skyspace

Watch a magnificent, ever-changing colorscape inside James Turrell's immersive work of art.
Added by tsums
Haugesund, Norway

Marilyn Monroe Statue

The iconic blonde bombshell has a familial connection to this town in southern Norway.
Added by dabuchman
Movatn, Norway

Dornier Do 17M-1 Crash Site

The remains of a German plane still sit in the Norwegian wood where it crashed in 1942.
Added by HansMartin
Gildeskål, Norway

Noviken VLF Transmitter

Large military radio station without transmitting towers.
Added by Alpha
Trondheim, Norway

Trondheim CycloCable

The world's first and only escalator for lazy bicycles and their daunted riders.
Added by basaltena
Holtålen, Norway

Hessdalen AMS

Research station devoted to mysterious floating lights seen in a Norwegian valley.
Added by Alpha
Øygarden kommune, Norway

Ocean Wave Power Plants

Ruins of two abandoned stations destroyed by the power they sought to harness.
Added by SaltSild
Larvik, Norway

The Rakke Compass

What might look like a cliffside sacrificial altar at first glance is actually a stone compass pointing to cities and lighthouses all around the world.
Added by marinasdokken
Jevnaker, Norway

Kistefos Museum

The grounds and buildings of an old wood pulp mill have been transformed into an innovative art park and museum.
Added by klaklin
Hellvik, Norway

Halvikhula

The largest cave in Northern Europe.
Volodymyr Riabchuk Added by Volodymyr Riabchuk
Vågsøy, Norway

Kannesteinen Rock

Thousands of years of crashing waves gave this mushroom-shaped rock its svelte figure.
Kerry Wolfe Added by Kerry Wolfe
Aurland, Norway

Laerdal Tunnel

Longest road tunnel in the world features an air treatment plant and the illusion of daylight.
anhie Added by anhie
Oslo, Norway

Edvard Munch's Grave

The painter of "The Scream" is laid to rest under a stoic bust of himself in the humble corner of an Oslo cemetery.
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Stavanger, Norway

Sverd I Fjell

Monuments don't get much more metal than these three giant viking swords planted in a Nordic hill.
Added by Axopatrick