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Blois, France

Mechanical Dragon Clock

A beautiful and classically designed villa, with an hourly infestation of monsters.
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Paris, France

Catacombes de Paris

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.
Paris, France

Musée de Cluny

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

Père Lachaise Cemetery

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.
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Oradour-sur-Glane, France

Oradour

This French ghost town from World War II has been left as a memorial to German atrocities during World War II.
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Rennes-le-Château, France

Rennes-Le-Château

French commune at the heart of conspiracies.
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Carcassonne, France

La Cité Médiévale de Carcassonne

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.
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Rome, Italy

The Protestant Cemetery

The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.
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Rome, Italy

Pyramid of Cestius

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Besançon, France

Astronomical Clock of Besançon

One of the world's most complex timepieces.
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Collodi, Italy

Pinocchio Park

Walk through a fairytale in Tuscany.
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Nice, France

La Tete Carrée Library

This massive blockhead sculpture hides an entire library.
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Venice, Italy

St. Mark's Clock Tower (Torre dell'Orologio)

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Ecublens, Switzerland

EPFL Learning Center

The university library shaped like a giant piece of Swiss cheese.
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Turin, Italy

Medieval Village

A fake medieval village in the middle of Turin.
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Milan, Italy

Santa Maria presso San Satiro

Small on the outside, big on the inside, this church is an astonishing act of visual deception.
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Foligno, Italy

Calamita Cosmica

The giant skeleton sculpture is surprisingly well-traveled.
Chartres, France

Labyrinth at Chartres Cathedral

The famous winding walk at Chartres is surrounded in mystery and myth.
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