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Tambov, Russia

Museum of Sin

A homemade anatomical collection of medical anomalies and accidental catastrophes.
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Vladimir, Russia

Cathedral of Saint Demetrius

Thousands of biblical and pagan images are carved into this small 12th-century church.
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Kronshtadt, Russia

Kronshtadt Sea Gauge

This historic system is the zero level benchmark for measuring the depths and altitudes of the Baltic.
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Goslar, Germany

Dukatenmännchen

This cheeky statue of a man defecating gold coins graces the facade of a medieval guildhall.
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Levashovo, Russia

Levashovo Memorial Cemetery

Pictures tacked onto trees remember the more than 40,000 of Stalin's victims buried here in mass graves.
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Berlin, Germany

Kaninchenfeld (Rabbit Field)

These brass bunnies honor the rabbits that dominated the no-man's-land around the Berlin Wall.
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Prague, Czechia

Vinárna Čertovka

This walkway is so narrow it needs its own light to stop pedestrian traffic jams.
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Goslar, Germany

Goslar Nail Head

This strange sculpture is an enigmatic icon of this medieval German town.
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Saint Petersburg, Russia

Russian Museum of Military Medicine

Rare documents, old instruments, and gruesome specimens showcase the history of military medicine.
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Saint Petersburg, Russia

Museum of Sound

An unusual collection of self-made musical instruments and unique noises.
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Saint Petersburg, Russia

Lenin's Hut

A replica of the straw hut where Vladimir Lenin lived in hiding, disguised as a hay farmer, in 1917.
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Liepupes pagasts, Latvia

Kurmrags Lighthouse

This abandoned beacon is moving closer and closer to the sea.
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Saint Petersburg, Russia

Nelson's Courtyard

A surreal pile of colorful junk fills a small yard in an otherwise gray neighborhood.
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Istanbul, Turkey

Museum of Energy

This shuttered power plant is now Turkey's first industrial archaeology museum.
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Moscow, Russia

Ticket to the USSR

This small museum is basically a time capsule of daily life in the Soviet Union.
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Moscow, Russia

Peter the Great Statue

One of the world's tallest statues is also one of its most hated.
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Estonia

Peko

A wooden statue of an Estonian pagan god and King of the Setos stands atop a sacred hill.
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Hullo, Estonia

Vormsi Cemetery

Hundreds of unusual wheel crosses poke above the earth in this small Estonian cemetery.
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Kunštát, Czechia

Cave of the Blanik Knights

An army of sleeping knights sculpted by a self-taught local artist beautifully depict an old Czech legend.
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Istanbul, Turkey

Ottoman Bird Palaces

The ornate miniature mansions were built for Istanbul's feathered residents.
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Rijeka, Croatia

Torpedo Launch Station

Now abandoned, the world's first torpedo factory is crumbling into the sea.
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Vlissingen, Netherlands

Vlissingen Wind Organ

A set of 27 bamboo tubes creates an eerie soundscape that changes with the wind.
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Saint Petersburg, Russia

Freud's Dream Museum

Dark, eerie exhibits make for a surreal exploration of the subconscious.
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Zadar, Croatia

Pillar of Shame

Now harmless, this looming post struck fear into the heart of medieval troublemakers.
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