Breathtaking Subway Stations Around The World

These metro lines have become sought-after destinations unto themselves.

Toledo Station in Naples, Italy

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Dante station in Naples, Italy

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Olaias station in Lisbon

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Puhung Station in Pyongyang, North Korea

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Metro Center station in Washington, D.C.

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Staromestska station in Prague, Czech Republic

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Narvskaya station in Saint Petersburg

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Metro station in Kiev, Ukraine

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Solna station in Stockholm, Sweden

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Kungstradgarden station in Stockholm, Sweden

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Komsomolskaya station in Moscow, Russia

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Westfriedhof station in Munich, Germany

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Baker Street Station in London, England

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Outside the Marylebone Road exit, a large statue commemorates Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's ficticious detective who, in the novels, resided at 221B Baker Street.

Formosa Boulevard Station in Kaohsiung, Taiwan

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Central Park station in Kaohsiung, Taiwan

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Complete with flowers and waterfall.

City Hall Station in New York City, NY

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This station isn't actually in use, but it is open to the public to admire one of New York's hidden treasures.

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As for the rest of New York's subway system...we still love you.

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