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Flagstaff, Arizona

Walnut Canyon

Ancient pueblos built into the base of a natural canyon wall.
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Kyiv, Ukraine

Rodina-Mat : Mother Motherland

340-foot statue built to honour the Heroes of the Soviet Union.
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Hamburg, Germany

St. Nicholas' Church

Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.
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Budapest, Hungary

The Citadella

From Austrians to Nazis to Soviets, this historic Budapest fortress has a history as complex as the city itself.
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Boston, Massachusetts

Faneuil Hall

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

SS United States

Current docking place of the SS United States, the fastest transatlantic ocean liner.
Chicago, Illinois

U-505

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.
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Decorah, Iowa

Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum

Most comprehensive museum in America devoted to one ethnic group.
Bodo, Norway

Saltstraumen Maelstrom

World's strongest whirlpool.
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Copenhagen, Denmark

Tivoli Gardens

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.
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Riga, Latvia

Black Cat of Riga

A black cat protests the City Guild in Riga's Old Town.
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Riga, Latvia

Riga Central Market

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.
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Oslo, Norway

Kon-Tiki Museum

Across the Pacific in a raft, a museum dedicated to Thor Heyerdahl's now legendary expedition.
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Oslo, Norway

Fram Museum

Housing the famous Norwegian ice-defying 19th century polar exploration ship.
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Oslo, Norway

Viking Ship Museum

Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.
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Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Genghis Khan Statue Complex

Enormous statue of the Emperor of the Mongols.
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Nairobi, Kenya

Carnivore Restaurant

Kenyan restaurant is a carnivore's paradise, serving exotic meats at its ultimate 'Beast of a Feast.'
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Kazan, Russia

Qolşärif Mosque

Replica of mosque destroyed by Russia in the 16th century.
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Kazan, Russia

Soviet Lifestyle Museum

This nostalgic Russian museum is full of USSR cultural artifacts from the 1970s and 80s.
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Riga, Latvia

Art Nouveau in Riga

Flamboyant architecture from the turn of 20th century.
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Stavanger, Norway

Stavanger Cathedral

Norway's oldest cathedral still in use.
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Moscow, Russia

Lubyanka

Former headquarters of the KGB.
Moscow, Russia

Novodevichy Cemetery

Moscow's most popular cemetery includes the graves of numerous cosmonauts.
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