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Ouro Preto, Brazil
Museu do Aleijadinho
A display of works by one of the world masters sacred art, an 18th-century Brazilian sculptor nicknamed "the little cripple."
-20.3625, -43.7100
São Paulo, Brazil
La Madone de São Paulo
This giant mural of Santa Muerte in downtown São Paulo reminds passersby of their own mortality.
-23.5444, -46.6374
Antwerp, Belgium
Brabo Fountain
A man throwing a giant severed hand towers over Antwerp’s main square.
51.2212, 4.3997
Bruges, Belgium
Basilica of the Holy Blood
Christ's blood preserved in a Belgian town.
51.2089, 3.2272
Flåm, Norway
Ægir Brewery
A Viking-style brewpub named for a Norse sea giant, in the heart of fjord country.
60.8639, 7.1162
Kathmandu, Nepal
Kumari Ghar
A brick building in Kathmandu's Durbar Square is home to Nepal's most prominent living goddess.
27.7037, 85.3065
Fatehpur Sikri, India
Fatehpur Sikri
An imperial fortress city that incorporated cultural elements from the entire Mughal empire, only to be abandoned the year it was finished.
27.0945, 77.6679
Kolkata, India
Mud Statues of Kumortuli
The potters' quarter is packed with artists sculpting clay gods with mud from the sacred Ganges river.
22.5996, 88.3627
Kolkata, India
College Street
The world's largest secondhand book market is a haven for bibliophiles and bargain hunters.
22.5760, 88.3645
Kolkata, India
Marble Palace
This lavish estate recalls the opulent history of Calcutta.
22.5828, 88.3604
Istanbul, Turkey
Haliç Metro Bridge
Taking the subway here means doing so over a bridge located in the middle of an estuary.
41.0225, 28.9667
Istanbul, Turkey
Camondo Stairs
A gorgeous, Gaudí-esque stairway constructed in the city of Istanbul by a prominent Jewish family.
41.0240, 28.9737
Istanbul, Turkey
The Spoonmaker's Diamond
No one is sure if the world's fourth-largest diamond had been found in a rubbish heap or was pawned by Napoleon's mom.
41.0115, 28.9834
Istanbul, Turkey
Obelisk of Theodosius
This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.
41.0059, 28.9754
Istanbul, Turkey
Tombs of the Sultans
Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.
41.0086, 28.9802
Denizli Merkez, Turkey
Pluto's Gate
A deadly ancient portal to the underworld.
37.9240, 29.1252
New York, New York
Komodo Dragon Diorama
Here be dragons.
40.7813, -73.9740
Brooklyn, New York
Bellocq Tea
A charming "tea atelier" hidden away in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.
40.7303, -73.9593
Seattle, Washington
Gum Wall
A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.
47.6081, -122.3403
San Francisco, California
Land’s End Octagon House
The one-time watch house for incoming ships at the Golden Gate now stands abandoned and hidden in trees.
37.7827, -122.5101
San Francisco, California
The Shipwrecks at Land's End
A 300 ship graveyard - 3 still visible at low tide.
37.7844, -122.5085
Turin, Italy
Palazzo della Vittoria
This building was designed to celebrate Italy's victory in World War I.
45.0761, 7.6615
Turin, Italy
Egyptian Museum of Turin
One of the oldest and most significant collections of Ancient Egyptian archeology outside of Egypt.
45.0684, 7.6843