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Sometimes it is simply good to get away and go someplace new, but traveling there directly is not always possible. WebUrbanist brings some of the most exotic travel destinations and incredible private islands, luxury resorts but also the most remote, uninhabited and abandoned islands and locations on the planet – some of these you may explore in person some day but some you may never seen or hear from again.

Enter The Dragon Building: Beijing China's Pangu Plaza

Fire-breathing dragon, Olympic torch, or both? The Pangu Plaza complex turns up the heat in the race to reshape Beijing's increasingly Dubai-esque skyline.

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Thirst Class: 10 Wet, Wild & Wacky Water Towers

Artistic water towers are a drop in the bucket these days. Here are 10 of the wettest, wildest and wackiest suspended water tanks... you're welcome.

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Twisty Mystery: 100s of Ancient Underground German Tunnels

At least 700 cramped, mysterious tunnel systems exist beneath urban and rural Germany with many more in the rest of Europe - but what were they for?

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Stored Potential: The Art Of Omaha's Grain Elevators

The Stored Potential project offers American artists some towering exposure on the sides of an enormous, vacant Omaha grain elevator. Prepare to be a-maized!

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One Day, One World: 11 International 9/11 Memorials

These 11 international memorials to the tragic events of September 11th, 2001 reflect the subtly different ways 9/11 is interpreted by the world at large.

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Slippery When Wet: The UK's Top 10 Navigable Aqueducts

Sail on, inland sailor! Navigable aqueducts helped jump-start the industrial revolution at a time when railroads and commercial highways had yet to be invented.

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Reflections on Nature: Mirrored Gate Leads to Another World

Step through the looking glass and into an understated art project that turns a simple passageway into a lighthearted journey back to childhood wonder.

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Bountiful Books: 13 Incredibly Intricate Historic Libraries

All the beauty of historic churches, but filled to the ceiling with books: these 13 libraries from Iowa to Prague dazzle with classic architectural details.

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Spider Bug! 15 Spooky VW Beetle Car Art Sculptures

These 15 spooky spider bugs are each as big as a VW Beetle, which makes perfect sense 'cause that's what they're made from... along with your worst nightmares.

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Ladies In Red: Osaka's Street Statues Dressed To Excess

Bronze statues on Osaka's “Midosuji Sculpture Street” were recently outfitted in a variety of fashionable red dresses by an anonymous (but artistic) prankster.

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