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Ilulissat, Greenland

Ilulissat Icefjord Center

A remote Arctic museum focusing on the science of icebergs and the archaeology of an ancient Inuit settlement which lies just outside its doors.
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Paris, France

36 Rue Saint Sulpice

An unusual number plate signifies the building's saucy past.
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Paris, France

Debauve & Gallais

Marie Antoinette and Napoleon Bonaparte were fans of this 200-year-old French chocolatier.
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Paris, France

Treaty of Paris Plaque

A simple plaque on the facade is the only reminder that the treaty ending the American Revolution was signed inside.
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Copenhagen, Denmark

Nasothek Nose Collection

A collection of noses tucked inside an art museum reveals how times have changed.
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Copenhagen, Denmark

Viksø Helmets

Discovered in a peat bog, these horned helms come from a thousand years before the Viking Age.
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Copenhagen, Denmark

‘Death and the Mother’

This sculptural representation of an Andersen fairy tale had to be pushed away for being too grim.
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Paris, France

Napoleon’s Hat at Le Procope

The French leader's hat sits in a glass case at the oldest restaurant in Paris.
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Cornwall, England

Tregothnan

Grab a cuppa at England's first and only domestic tea plantation.
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Copenhagen, Denmark

Geodetic Midpoint of Denmark

Once a meeting point for great thinkers, and the midpoint of the country.
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Copenhagen, Denmark

Sankt Peders Bageri

Denmark’s oldest bakery is home to the 'Wednesday Snail,' one of the best cinnamon rolls on the planet.
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Alexandria, Egypt

Bibliotheca Alexandrina

The lost library of Alexandria, revived as a spearhead of cultural preservation.
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Vienna, Austria

Çerkez Dayı (Uncle Circassian)

A monument dedicated to a lone, brave invader.
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Berlin, Germany

Vestiges of the Berlin Wall

On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.
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Berlin, Germany

Burgermeister

Where once there was a train station bathroom, there is now this German burger joint.
Berlin, Germany

Soviet Memorial (Sowjetisches Ehrenmal)

For patriotic Russians, this memorial honoring the Soviet soldiers who died liberating Berlin in 1945 is the most sacred location outside of Russia.
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Frederikssund, Denmark

'Min Indre Svinehund' ('My Inner Beast')

This striking pig statue was part of a 1993 guerilla art project against racism.
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Lelystad, Netherlands

Exposure

This giant wire frame man sculpture is crouched in contemplation.
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Volendam, Netherlands

Mr. Kaor's Portrait

The portrait of a man from Japan who sent weekly letters to a Dutch hotel he never visited.
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Zaandam, Netherlands

Czar Peter House

The place where Czar Peter I of Russia resided in 1697 during his Grand Embassy.
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Zaandam, Netherlands

Hotel Inntel Zaandam

Colorful and chaotic stacked hotel in North Holland.
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Amsterdam, Netherlands

The House with The Blood Stains

The former home of a mad diplomat is said to still be marked in bloody, arcane scrawls.
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Amsterdam, Netherlands

Sea Palace

Europe's first floating restaurant is home to a hilarious legend.
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Amsterdam, Netherlands

'Beetle Sphere'

A unique work of automotive art calls this shopping center home.
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