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Whitby, England

Scoresby's Polar Bear

A monument to the real explorer and bear who inspired characters in Philip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials.'
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Whitby, England

Fortune's Smokehouse

This tiny traditional smokehouse is the only one left in this historic fishing port.
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Whitby, England

199 Steps Coffin Benches

These planks were originally installed to hold the dead.
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Whitby, England

Whitby Whale Bone Arch

These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.
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Whitby, England

Bombardment Garden

The recreated ruins of a house designed to memorialize a World War I shelling on the town.
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Mervans, France

Église Saint-Maurice de Mervans

Was the twisted roof on this church's belltower an intentional design or a happy accident?
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Peñíscola, Spain

Bufador de Peñiscola

The blowhole bursts spectacularly right next to the buildings in a medieval seaside town.
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Menton, France

Fête du Citron

Every year, the town of Menton, France, turns lemons and oranges into giant sculptures depicting windmills, dragons, and more.
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Saint-Ouen, France

François Richard's Scientific Devices and Odd Machinery

A charming flea market shop dedicated to retrofuturistic apparati.
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Paris, France

Musée de la Poupée

Dolls of all shapes and sizes display the eras of femininity in this spooky and beautiful collection.
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Paris, France

The Beverley Adult Cinema

A font of vintage porn on the silver screen.
Saint-Ouen, France

Alain Baroux's Antique Curiosity Cabinet

An antique curios dealer and hybrid taxidermist.
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Paris, France

Musée Dupuytren

Weird wax anatomical models reside here, as do other anatomical specimens.
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Paris, France

Museum of Eroticism

Inside a former cabaret, seven floors of erotic art.
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Paris, France

Musée d'Anatomie Delmas-Orfila-Rouvière

The largest medical and anatomical collection in France lies hidden from the public.
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Paris, France

Paris Padlocks of Love

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.
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Paris, France

Monnaie de Paris (Paris Mint)

The oldest continuously operating mint in the world that has been making coins since the 9th-century.
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Salon-de-Provence, France

Maison de Nostradamus

The home where the famous astrologer wrote some of his most telling prophecies.
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Montpellier, France

Promenade du Peyrou

This plaza is home to a number of works, including Montpellier‘s own Arc de Triomphe.
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Thiais, France

Grave of Beauford Delaney

The formerly unmarked grave of the noted Black American painter, who was a friend to James Baldwin.
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Lyon, France

Maison des Canuts (Silk Workers' Center)

Explore the 500-year history of silk-making in Lyon at this museum, workshop, and boutique.
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Douai, France

Jardin Public de la Fonderie

This former cannon foundry and castle for the Counts of Flanders is now a public garden.
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Paris, France

Hotel Lutetia

A glamorous hotel that once accommodated French resistance fighters and concentration camp survivors.
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Nantes, France

'Mètre à Ruban'

A massively oversized measuring tape sculpture sits inside a hidden yard.
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