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Vernonmleon

Freelance interpreter and translator.

http://vern5000.tumblr.com

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WWII Bunker Under Gare de l'Est

A subterranean shelter remains intact under a busy Paris railway station.

Josh

Musée de Cluny

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

Allison

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Centre Pompidou

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

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Mexico City, Mexico

Cineteca Nacional de Mexico

Its incredible collections are dedicated to preserving Mexico's film history.

Mario Yair TS

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Central-Mid-Levels Escalators

The world's longest outdoor covered escalator system transports commuters through Hong Kong's hilly terrain.

Leslie McIntyre

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The Whampoa

Take a cruise with no movement but plenty of style in this one-of-a-kind boat mall.

Dromeas (The Runner)

A sharp sculpture made of thousands of pieces of jagged glass.

Aika

Prosfygika

This once architecturally advanced housing complex is now a haven for squatters that still bears the scars of war.

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Lycabettus Funicular

The railway carts travelers to central Athens's highest peak, which offers stunning vistas of the city.

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Pittaki Street

150 or so scrounged-up lamps, chandeliers, and lanterns light up this alley in central Athens.

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Theatre of Dionysus

Heralded as the world's first theater, these ruins are often overlooked as they reside in the shadows of the Acropolis.

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Magic Sphere of Helios

This mystical orb covered in strange symbols is thought to have been used in ancient Greek magical rituals.

Aika

Tunis Medina

The ancient heart of Tunis is an enormous maze of narrow streets and alleyways.

Nate Robert

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Jeff Koons' Puppy

Giant topiary dog once played a role in a terrorist bomb plot.

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Bora Trieste

The Adriatic's most famous wind can be reliably experienced in the city's Marina.

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Sossusvlei, Namibia

Dead Vlei

This "dead marsh" sits among the largest sand dunes in the world, a forest frozen in time.

Puerto Río Tranquilo, Chile

Marble Caves of Chile Chico

Mother Nature outdoes herself with this stunningly beautiful set of caves carved into marble.

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Jacksonville, Florida

Chamblin Bookmine

A sprawling maze of used books piled from floor to ceiling.

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Jacksonville, Florida

Abandoned Annie Lytle Elementary School

Jacksonville's highways rendered this century-old grammar school unusable.

Guayanilla, Puerto Rico

Antigua CORCO

Puerto Rico's once thriving oil company is now an abandoned wonderland of rusty steel.

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Queens, New York

The Abandoned Rockaway Beach Branch of the Long Island Railroad

A once crucial portion of the Long Island railroad still lays abandoned, waiting to be turned into an urban park.

Luke J Spencer

Added by Luke J Spencer

Wyalusing, Pennsylvania

French Azilum

A planned settlement in Pennsylvania once housed the aristocratic refugees of the French Revolution.

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House of Slaves

Despite a fraught and controversial history this African island holds a powerful monument to the tragedy of the slave trade.

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African Renaissance Monument

This giant statue is the product of a mixture of corruption, Stalinist architecture, and North Korean manpower.

Dylan