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London, England

Whispering Gallery at St Paul’s Cathedral

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.
Vancouver, British Columbia

'Girl in a Wetsuit'

What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.
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Vancouver, British Columbia

Gastown Steam Clock

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.
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Paris, France

Pont de la Concorde

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.
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Paris, France

Musée de Cluny

Medieval museum built over Roman baths that features famous tapestries of a lady and a unicorn.
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Paris, France

Foucault's Pendulum

19th century pendulum and a clock restored by a rogue group of guerilla artists.
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Montreal, Québec

Insectarium of Montreal

The biggest museum dedicated to insects in North America, one of the largest in the world.
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Tobermory, Ontario

Flowerpot Island

Little island known for its massive beachfront "flowerpot" pillars.
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Manitowaning, Ontario

Manitou Lake

Lake within a lake.
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Shelburne, Vermont

Shelburne Farms

A massive sustainable farm designed by the mastermind behind Central Park.
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Stowe, Vermont

Emily’s Bridge

This New England covered bridge is home to the tale of a jilted lover known to haunt the area.
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Wiltshire, England

Stonehenge

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world
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Wiltshire, England

Silbury Hill

Europe's largest prehistoric mound – burial site of a legendary king?
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London, England

Replica of the Golden Hinde

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Saint Petersburg, Russia

Kunstkamera (Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography)

The oldest museum in Russia is home to a fascinating collection of nearly two million anthropological artifacts and anatomical curiosities.
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Pushkin, Russia

The Amber Room

An 18th century wonder of the world, lost in WWII, re-created at the Catherine Palace.
Riga, Latvia

Black Cat of Riga

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

Plaster Citizens of Pompeii

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.
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Falkirk, Scotland

Falkirk Wheel

Old-fashioned knowledge and modern engineering create the world's only rotating boatlift.
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Edinburgh, Scotland

Greyfriars Bobby

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?
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Edinburgh, Scotland

Mons Meg

A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.
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Edinburgh, Scotland

Holyrood Abbey Ruins

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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Stockholm, Sweden

Vasa Museum

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.
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Oslo, Norway

Viking Ship Museum

Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.
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