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Public School 972

A school-themed restaurant where gastronomy is the core curriculum.

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Heraklion, Greece

Knossos

A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.

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Added by emdrichardson

Heraklion, Greece

Phaistos Disc

This famous archeological mystery may be an ancient example of movable type.

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Added by serflac

Tzistarakis Mosque

Legend says it was constructed with the destroyed pillar of an ancient Greek Temple.

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Choragic Monument of Lysicrates

The only surviving choragic monument is a trophy awarded in 334 BC for the winning dramatic chorus.

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The Olive Tree of the Acropolis

Legend says this sacred tree was a gift from Athena.

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Fallen Aviators Monument

This striking sculpture of Icarus honors Greece's fallen flyers.

Aika

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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Little Metropolis Church

This gem is often wrongly overshadowed by the larger, newer Metropolis church in Athens.

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Added by AdamTKincaid

Dromeas (The Runner)

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

Aika

Anafiotika

The Cycladic architecture makes this Athens neighborhood feel like an island paradise hidden in the shadow of the Acropolis.

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Tower of the Winds

An ancient octagonal weather station named for the eight Greek gods of wind.

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The Athenian Agora

This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.

Added by Sam Teicher

Grožnjan, Croatia

Grožnjan Town Loggia

The Renaissance-era courthouse is a relic from the fortified town's centuries of Venetian rule.

Mancika

Added by Mancika

UNESCO-Protected SPAR Supermarket

When a supermarket opened up shop within a medieval building it became protected by UNESCO on a technicality.

Added by Rachel Gould

Pillar of Shame

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

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Added by ahvenas

Sea Organ

A musical instrument played by the sea.

Dylan

Zagreb, Croatia

Croatian Museum of Naïve Art

An eclectic art form practiced by untrained masters is celebrated at this museum in the heart of Zagreb's old Upper Town.

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Added by leiris

Zagreb, Croatia

Nine Views

This scale model of our solar system hid in plain sight for years before a physics team sought out all the planets.

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Zagreb, Croatia

Zagreb's Museum of Broken Relationships

Where the lovelorn find a home for their sentimental keepsakes.

Rachel

Added by Rachel

Fort Worth, Texas

Billy Bob’s Texas

The "world’s largest honky-tonk" also has its own indoor rodeo arena.

Global Sightseer

Added by Global Sightseer

Gregory of Nin’s Big Toe

The big toe of this towering monument to a Croatian national hero is worn from years of superstitious rubbing.

Added by duncanchappell

Luján de Cuyo, Argentina

Cementerio del Andinista

A cemetery dedicated to the mountaineers who perished climbing Mount Aconcagua.

Added by Jeremy D

Xian Shi, China

Xi'an City Walls

An ancient fortification lives on in this Chinese city.

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