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Boston, Massachusetts

Boston's First Street

Historic Hull Street was actually the first street with a proper name in the Boston area.
Vienna, Austria

The Lost Garden of Schloss Schonbrunn

The topiary maze at the Habsburg hunting lodge.
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Fayetteville, West Virginia

New River Gorge Bridge

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.
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Prague, Czechia

Memorial to the Victims of Communism

Increasingly decayed figures stand as a powerful reminder of the human costs of Czech Communism.
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Bruges, Belgium

Basilica of the Holy Blood

Christ's blood preserved in a Belgian town.
Added by Raphi Gottesman
Newark, Ohio

Longaberger Basket Building

An office built to look like a giant basket.
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Prague, Czechia

Tančící dům - Dancing House of Prague

This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”
Christine Williamson Added by Christine Williamson
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

John Brown's Fort

The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.
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Bled, Slovenia

Bled Island and Castle

This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.
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Brussels, Belgium

Délirium Café

Cozy basement bar sports an inventory of over 2,000 beers.
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Cusco, Peru

Sacsayhuamán

The stones of this Incan wall complex fit together so well you couldn't fit a piece of paper between some of them.
Added by vivianlefay
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Rocky Statue

Yo, Adrian!
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Prague, Czechia

Prague Metronome

Steadily reminding Czechia of its past.
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Ljubljana, Slovenia

Dragon Bridge

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.
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Prague, Czechia

Žižkov Tower

Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.
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Minneapolis, Minnesota

Mill City Museum and site of "The Great Mill Disaster"

When flour explodes, it's not a pretty sight.
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia City Hall

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.
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Berlin, Germany

Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.
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Boston, Massachusetts

USS Constitution

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.
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Wieliczka, Poland

Wieliczka Salt Mine

An underground city of salt.
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Detroit, Michigan

Giant Boxing Arm of Joe Louis

Controversial tribute to the heavyweight champion boxer who grew up in Detroit.
Nicholas Jackson Added by Nicholas Jackson
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Oudekerksplein

This city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.
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Sausalito, California

Marin Headlands

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.
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Boston, Massachusetts

Bunker Hill Monument

This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.
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