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It’s peak travel season in the Northern Hemisphere. As many of us know, scenic nature, gorgeous architecture, and yummy food are the best parts of a well-rounded trip. But seasoned travelers also know a little secret: some cities might have unique little features that make them even cooler.

Feeling some serious travel FOMO, we’ve compiled the most interesting quirks cities from all over the world offer. Whether they’re practical hacks, impressive feats of city planning, or neat ecological solutions, we present them to you here in this list. If you’re still looking for a last-second trip, maybe these could make your decision easier?

#1 This Road In Qld Australia Has Trivia Signs To Help Keep You Awake

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#2 In Finland You Pay Fines Based On Your Salary!

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#3 Manhole Cover In Wiesbaden, Germany

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#4 There Is Fully Operating McDonald’s Inside Giant Snow Globe In Poland

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#5 In Bilbao, Spain, There Are Escalators On The Sidewalks To Help Older People Up Steep Hills

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#6 Knee-Activated Water Taps At A Supermarket, Italy

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#7 Went To See A Volcano That Is Only A Couple Of Kilometres Away From My Home. This Volcano Has Been Erupting For The Past Months In Iceland

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#8 This Is A Self-Heating Bento Sold On The Train Of Japan!

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#9 Japanese Vending Machine Adapted To The Surroundings

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#10 McDonald’s In Finland Serves Burgers On Rye Bread, Hot Wings, Sweet Potato Fries And Banana Milkshakes

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#11 Just A Few Thousand Bikes At The Rotterdam, Netherlands Train Station

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#12 In Wroclaw, Poland Each Cathedral And Even The Rivers Have A Tactile Model Nearby For Blind People To See Them Too

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#13 Krzywy Domek (“Crooked House”) Is An Actual Building In Sopot, Poland

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#14 Crossing In Spain Tells You Which Way Vehicles Are Coming From

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#15 In Italy, Under The Trevi Fountain There’s A Huge Roman House That’s Been Excavated

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#16 A Half Pipe Table Tennis Table In Munich, Germany

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#17 This Department Store In Germany Has A Surf Wave

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#18 This Tunnel In Belfast Is An “Influencer Free Zone”

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#19 In Shanghai, China Has Autonomous KFC Cars That Roam Around And Allow You To Buy Food Without Human Interaction

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#20 Bahrain Airport Offers Actual Functional Strollers For Kids!

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#21 Self Cleaning Roads In South Korea

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#22 A Seat To Put Your Baby While You Use Stall In Japan Public Bathroom

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#23 Machine Themed Restaurant, You Call The Waiter By Turning On A Light. Cambridge, UK

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#24 A Toilet In Estonia Had A Glass Floor To Show The Underlying Carved Out Rock

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#25 Everyone Knows Rocking Horses, But In Finland We Have Rocking Mooses

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#26 Projected Markings In Oulu, Finland, When Snow Covers The Ones Painted On The Street

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#27 In Finland You Can Flush The Cardboard From The Toilet Paper Roll Down The Toilet

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#28 There’s A Candy In Spain Called “Piedras De Rio”(River Stones), As It Name Says, Looks Like A Stone

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#29 In France, We Don’t Have The Tooth Fairy, But The “Little Mouse”. At The Dental Practice I Went To, There Is A Door For The Mouse In The Waiting Room

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#30 Hotel I Stayed At In Greece Had Wooden Bikes For Guests To Use

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#31 The Coffee In Morocco Always Comes With A Water Bottle. 🙂

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#32 Chefchaouen, Morocco. Almost Everything In This City Is Painted Blue!

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#33 Found A Trashcan For Pizza Boxes In Italy

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#34 Rest Stop In Outback Australia With A Holder For Your Phone To Help It Get Better Signal

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#35 In Good Weather Conditions, You’re Sometimes Allowed To Go 10 Km/H Faster In Madeira

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#36 I Am Not Plastic – Cassava Starch Bags That Returns To Mother Nature Within Months From Bali, Indonesia

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#37 There Is A 23 Storey Building In Duisburg, Germany With Absolutely No Windows (German National Archives)

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#38 This Is The Road Sign You Pass As You Enter The Sahara In Morocco

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#39 An Asparagus Peeling Machine For White Asparagus In A Supermarket In Germany

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#40 Tokyo Train Station Has A Face-To-Face “Live” Translation Window With 12 Languages

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#41 Jacket Hotel At Oslo Airport For People Travelling To Warmer Countries

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#42 When You Turn 18 In Sweden, You Get This Guidebook For How To Be An Adult

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#43 A Machine To Test If Your Avocado Is Ready To Eat

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#44 Benches In Sweden Are Very Friend And Couple Friendly

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#45 Coca-Cola Flavours In Japan

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#46 My Hotel In Switzerland Has Different Plug Sockets For Guests From Different Parts Of The World

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#47 Tokyo’s Subway Tunnel Clean Floodwater So Clear, It Looks Like A Pool

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#48 In South Korea, China, And Germany, They Have Specific Painted Parking Spots For Women

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#49 When You Land In Georgia (The Country) The Passport Police Give You A Bottle Of Wine

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#50 A 4.7€ Lunch At The University Of Luxembourg Canteen

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#51 In Sweden, If You Work For The State For 30 Years You Receive A Gold Medal

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#52 Found This Carrot Sharpener On My Visit To Norway

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#53 This Public Bathroom In Norway Has One Toilet For The Parent And A Smaller One For Their Child

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#54 A House Covered In Sea Shells In Saint Cougat, Spain

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#55 In Spain, Some Tobaccos Come With A Mini Bottle Of Olive Oil

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#56 A Little House For Ducks In A Small Marina In Galaxidi Greece

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#57 This Parmesan Cheese With A Security Lock In Italy

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#58 This Gun Range In Australia Has A Bar And Cables To Keep The Gun Pointed Forward

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#59 These Street Lamps I Saw In Iceland Are Shaped Like People Doing Kung Fu

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#60 This Cafe In A Giant Tree On Top Of A Mountain In Chiang Mai, Thailand

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#61 This Antique Door From 1380 In Regensburg (Germany) Helps Finding The Keyhole After You Drank Too Much Wine

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#62 My Irish Pub In Germany Has A Designated Sink For Vomiting

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#63 In Japan, Baggage Scales Are Flat On The Ground, So You Don’t Have To Lift Your Heavy Suitcases

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#64 The Cost Of Giving Birth To A Child In Finland

The € is almost the same over a $. My wife and I spent three nights at the hospital, were served food four times a day, all three days, and while in labor she got every drug available. Epidural etc. The total cost of the whole process was under $300.