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Osaka, Japan

10-Yen Vending Machines

Perhaps the world's cheapest vending machines.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Kamakura, Japan

The Great Buddha of Kamakura

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.
Added by lhackney
Almere, Netherlands

Gateway Diner Beatrixpark

This diner from 1930s America now resides in a small town in the Netherlands.
Added by S Kroon
Santiago, Chile

Londres 38

The site of detentions and torture under the Pinochet regime in Chile is now a memorial.
hadaly Added by hadaly
Couvin, Belgium

Hitler's Bunker in Bruly-de-Pesche

This bunker site once briefly used by Hitler now features locals’ accounts of German occupation.
Yorkshire Added by Yorkshire
Hakone, Japan

Old Tokaido Way

The centuries-old cobblestones of a feudal highway remain in the woods of Hakone.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Sofia, Bulgaria

Gorna Banya Abandoned Bath House

The famous springs of this small town still flow outside this historic building.
Get In Group Added by Get In Group
Aouli, Morocco

Ahouli Mines

Large-scale operations in these mines ceased in the 1960s, leaving behind crumbling processing facilities and deserted living quarters.
Max Cortesi Added by Max Cortesi
Freetown, Sierra Leone

Lumley Commonwealth War Grave Cemetery

This cemetery contains a small fraction of the hundreds of Sierra Leoneans who died in the world wars.
PatTheGreat Added by PatTheGreat
Barcelona, Spain

Granja M. Viader

Sink your spoon into a luscious crema Catalana at this former urban dairy farm.
Diana Hubbell Added by Diana Hubbell
Hargeisa, Somalia

Oriental Hotel

The oldest building in Hargeisa survived the 1988 bombings that destroyed some 90 percent of the city.
Added by shreyasus
Hargeisa, Somalia

Guluf Airline Restaurant & Hotel

Dine on roast goat inside a scrapped 1960s Soviet airplane.
Added by CrabSauce
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Monument to African Dictator Laurent Kabila

Built by a North Korean team this monument to African dictator Laurent Kabila has a suspiciously Kim Jong Il shaped body.
Dylan Added by Dylan
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Kahuzi-Biéga National Park

One of the last refuges of the endangered eastern lowland gorilla.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Barcelona, Spain

L'Antic Bocoi del Gòtic

Grab a slice of Catalonia’s famous flatbread in a space with ancient Roman roots.
Diana Hubbell Added by Diana Hubbell
Seoul, South Korea

‘Jangdokdae’

A family of distorted sculptures stands outside Seoul's former imperial palace.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Kawasaki, Japan

Friendship Tree Duet Phone

A rare double-receiver payphone housed in a fake tree.
catbacon Added by catbacon
Brescia, Italy

National Museum of Photography

Explore the evolution of photography and cinema through historical and contemporary equipment.
Added by stukobscura
Košice, Slovakia

The Republic of the East

Pay your respects to a country that only existed for a few weeks.
Adamgasth Added by Adamgasth
Wemding, Germany

'Zeitpyramide' ('Time Pyramid')

An abstract sculpture that will be a work in progress for the next 1,000 years.
Added by cdanesh
Uummannaq, Greenland

Santa's House

Danish children are taught that Santa lives in Greenland, at this exact cabin.
Added by CrabSauce
Tangier, Morocco

Cinema Rif

This iconic cinema is home to Tangier's Cinémathèque and a symbol of the city's vibrant film scene.
Xavixavir Added by Xavixavir
Dumfries, Scotland

Dumfries Camera Obscura

The oldest working camera obscura in the world sits on the top floor of an old windmill tower.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Janakpur, Nepal

Janaki Mandir

An enormous white temple that honors the birthplace of a Hindu goddess.
Edward Denny Added by Edward Denny