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Rescaper

Anthropologist. Explorer. Language nerd. History geek.

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Kolomyya, Ukraine

Pysanka Museum

Welcome to the world's only museum dedicated to the Ukranian Easter egg.

SamM

Kyiv Monastery of the Caves and Microminiature Museum

This 1000 year old relic-filled cave monastery and UNESCO World Heritage Site also hosts an amazing micro-miniature museum.

Dylan

Holodomor Victims Memorial

The haunting complex honors the millions of Ukrainians who died in the forced famine under Soviet rule.

Added by chernobaevlucy

House with Chimaeras

An Art Nouveau building covered in animal gargoyles and grotesques.

SamM

Arsenalna Metro Station

The deepest metro station in the world.

SamM

Golden Gate of Kyiv

A reconstructed medieval gateway that was the magnificent entrance to the capital city dating back to 1037.

Added by Kavya Ram Mohan

Cesare Lombroso's Museum of Criminal Anthropology

The astonishing collection of an infamous criminologist.

Dylan

Washington, D.C.

Washington Monument Marble Stripe

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

Elliot Carter

Added by Elliot Carter

Washington, D.C.

The Exorcist Stairs

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

Leslie McIntyre

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San Francisco, California

Saint John Coltrane African Orthodox Church

Reverend Franzo Wayne King administers spiritual enlightenment through the music of the jazz legend.

littlebrumble

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San Francisco, California

Bourbon & Branch

A nondescript building that's been functioning as a speakeasy for nearly a century and a half.

Clinton

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San Francisco, California

Good Vibrations Antique Vibrator Museum

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

Tanja M Laden

Added by Tanja M Laden

San Francisco, California

Alcatraz Island

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

AllisonEng

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Paris Padlocks of Love

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

amyfreeborn

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Paris Space Invaders

The video game-themed street art first popped up in the French city.

Added by maarten

Musée du quai Branly (Quai Branly Museum)

This Parisian gem is one of the most incredible ethnographic museums in the world.

Monsieur Mictlan

Added by Monsieur Mictlan

Temple de la Sybille (The Temple of Sybille)

This structure atop a craggy cliff in one of the most beautiful parks in Paris boasts an unbeatable view.

Added by daryleconners

The Stravinsky Fountain

A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.

Added by kelseyv64

Montmartre Funicular

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

Julien Aurouze and Co.

A Parisian exterminator's shop whose storefront displays stuffed rats hanging from traps.

Musée des Egouts (Paris Museum of Sewers)

The curious underground history of keeping Paris clean.

Dylan

Musée de Cluny

Medieval museum built over Roman baths that features famous tapestries of a lady and a unicorn.

Allison

Added by Allison

Musée des Arts et Métiers

France's national museum of scientific and industrial instruments.

Added by mbison

Centre Pompidou

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

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