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São Paulo, Brazil

Puppet Cabinet at Monteiro Lobato Library

Dozens of vintage puppets are displayed in an unassuming hallway at the public library.
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Woodstock, Vermont

Woodstock Town Crier

A bygone village occupation lives on via this quaint public chalkboard.
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Ashland, Oregon

Lithia Water Fountain

A public fountain that spouts "health water" from a nearby spring.
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London, England

Monument to the Unknown Artist

The London statue that imitates passersby.
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Hope Valley, England

The Round Building

This petite cutlery factory sits on the foundations of a defunct gasworks.
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São Paulo, Brazil

Museu Afro Brasil

A labyrinthine museum chronicling the history of African culture in Brazil.
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São Paulo, Brazil

Hotel Unique

A huge boat-shaped hotel with a blood red pool and other oddities.
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Madrid, Spain

Museo Lazaro Galdiano

This small and often-overlooked museum holds some of Spain's finest artistic treasures.
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St. Petersburg, Florida

James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art

This Florida museum dedicated to western artwork is entered through an artificial canyon with imported sandstone.
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Mexico City, Mexico

Museo Dolores Olmedo

This extraordinary art museum is like a secret world on the edge of Mexico City.
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São Paulo, Brazil

Livraria da Vila

The bookstore with bookshelves built into unlikely places.
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Fourways, South Africa

Montecasino Bird Gardens

Over 60 species of birds inhabit this colorful aviary park in South Africa.
Added by Rachel Gould
Brooklyn, New York

Marine Park Salt Marsh

This preserved wilderness hides the remains of a colonial grain mill used to feed George Washington's troops.
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Indian Head, Maryland

Chapman State Park

A state park that once served as an important river crossing, and now offers protected lands for endangered plants and animals.
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São Paulo, Brazil

Casa de Dona Yayá

This São Paulo home became a lifelong prison for a woman with a tragic childhood.
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Washington, D.C.

Japanese Stone Lantern

A gift from Japan, 17th-century lantern stands among the cherry trees at D.C.'s Tidal Basin.
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Hale, England

Hale Air Raid Siren

A rare World War II-era siren still survives in the southern suburbs of Manchester.
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Colchester, England

Jumbo Water Tower

The largest Victorian water tower in Britain.
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Baltimore, Maryland

First Public Gas Street Lamp in America

One artist’s scheme to expand museum viewing hours into the evening led to the illumination of an entire city.
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Hong Kong

Duddell Street Lamps

The last street gas lamps in Hong Kong.
KanaKiseki Added by KanaKiseki
Tewkesbury, England

Victoria Woodhull Memorial

An English cenotaph honoring an American feminist icon.
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Gloucestershire, England

Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling

Every year locals tumble 650 feet down to the bottom of the hill chasing a Double Gloucester cheese.
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Cheltenham, England

The Doughnut

Britain's answer to the NSA is based out of this deliciously-named circular headquarters.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Cheltenham, England

Neptune Fountain

Believed to be inspired by the Trevi Fountain in Rome.
KanaKiseki Added by KanaKiseki