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Sochi 2014 Olympics
Price: $36.95
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Lucky audience members attending the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics closing ceremonies received a special surprise – a snowglobe (also called zorbs) promoting the 2014 Sochi Winter Games in Russia. We have just a few of these fabulous future Olympics souvenirs, complete with original boxes. Clear panel in front is imprinted "sochi.ru 2014"; on the reverse is sculpted lettering reading "See You In Sochi".
Lighted. Battery included. Plastic globe, silver painted wood base. 3-1/4 inches (8.3 cm) tall.
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Acapulco Octopus
Price: $8.50
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This is the cutest little (just 3 inches tall) figural snow globe we've seen. Wearing a jaunty striped cap, our merry mollusk drapes his eight arms over the front and back of the globe, which contains a second octopus, colorful coral and tropical fish, on a base of ocean waves. It's Acapulco octo-perfect!
Plastic. 3 inches (7.6 cm) tall.
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Albena, Bulgaria
Price: $19.50
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Take the minibus from Varna to what is known as the most architecturally inventive, and expensive, of Bulgaria's Black Sea resorts. You might stay at the Dobrudja Hotel, seen in this snowglobe, where you can try parasailing, sun worship at the beach, and enjoy the hotel's famed "pearls with herbs" spa treatment.
Cast resin base/glass globe. 4 inches (10.2 cm) tall.
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Australia Roo
Price: $9.50
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...And a gargantuan Koala in the eucalyptus, too.
Plastic. 2 inches (5.1 cm) tall.
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Bahamas Pirates
Price: $9.50
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Once ruled by pirates, now ruled by tourists, the Bahamas, from Nassau to Bimini, is an island paradise.
Plastic, 3 inches (7.6 cm) tall.
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Barcelona by Taxi
Price: $18.50
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A beautiful snow globe filled with ancient and modern landmarks in miniature, and the ubiquitous Barcelona taxis circle the base.
Cast resin base/glass globe. 3-1/2 inches (8.9 cm) tall.
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Bethlehem
Price: $8.50
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The classic souvenir snow globe brought back by visitors to the holy land. Snow gently falls on Jesus and the Church of the Nativity.
Plastic. 2-3/4 (7 cm) inches tall.
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Big Banana Coffs Harbour
Price: $9.50
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The first of Australia's giant tourist landmarks, The Big Banana, a concrete sculpture over 40 feet long and 16 feet high, was the early 1960's brainchild of an American who was there to study insect infestations in banana crops. Today it attracts visitors from around the world with the help of rides, ice skating, and bunches of banana-related souvenirs.
Plastic. 2 inches (5.1 cm) tall.
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Bodensee Beautiful
Price: $8.50
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Also known as Lake Constance, the Bodensee borders Switzerland, Austria, and Germany. You can spend a day cruising the long lake on a tour boat just like the one seen inside this lovely snowglobe, The Swiss Alps complete this snow-filled scene.
Plastic. 2 inches (5.1 cm) tall.
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Cairo, Egypt
Price: $18.50
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You'd usually have to journey to the Pyramids of Giza to find this wonderful snow globe. The magnificent Sphinx sits amid the falling snow. The golden mask of Tutankhamun (King Tut to us), and ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs circle the base of the globe, along with the inscription "Le Caire" (Cairo).
Cast resin base/glass globe. 3-1/2 inches (8.9 cm) tall.
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Canada Calendar
Price: $8.50
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Olympic Stadium in Montreal is the highlight here, along with a sweeping skyline of city buildings in rainbow hues, and plenty of snow. It's the perfect snowdome souvenir of that big friendly land to the north.
Plastic. 4 inches (10.2 cm) tall.
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Cancun, Mexico Underwater Paradise
Price: $10.50
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Ah, the clear, bountiful waters of the Caribbean Sea. Explore for tropical fish, seashells and coral along with our tiny diver in this exotic oval snowdome.
Plastic. 2-3/4 inches (7 cm) tall, 3-1/2 inches (8.9 cm) wide.
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Eiffel Tower Ring Toss
Price: $7.50
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This is silly fun. Get the rings on the Tour Eiffel, and watch the snow fly! Tres magnifique popsicle-shaped snowdome with Paris plaque.
Plastic. 3 inches (7.6 cm) tall.
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Eilat Dolphin
Price: $8.50
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At Israel's premiere sun and sea resort, visitors can swim, snorkel, and scuba-dive with dolphins at Dolphin Reef. The perfect snowglobe souvenir, a sea-green dolphin leaps above the sculpted waves forming the base of the globe. Inside the clear globe, seaweed and a floating fish.
Plastic. 4 inches (10.2 cm) tall.
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Firenze
Price: $16.50
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That is, romantic, art-filled, Florence, Italy. The beautiful Palazzo Vecchio appears behind a horse-drawn carriage, which moves back and forth on a track inside the snowglobe.
Plastic. 2-3/4 inches (7 cm) tall.
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Fort Smith NWT
Price: $10.50
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This is the FAR White North, EH? The chillinist snow globe ever. Explore Canada's Arctic imprinted on the cut out back panel, and a sleek polar bear in the foreground. We love that an Arctic town of about 2,500 residents has it's own snowdome!
Plastic. 2 inches (5.1 cm) tall.
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Hamburg
Price: $9.50
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Called Germany's "Gateway to the World," Hamburg is one of the world's busiest ports. The Landungsbrücken waterway station, a popular tourist destination, is the focal point of this vintage souvenir snowdome.
Plastic. 2 inches (5.1 cm) tall.
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Hong Kong Mickey
Price: $28.50
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What a great way to welcome the Chinese New Year! Mickey Mouse is handsomely outfitted in traditional Chinese costume, and presents a banner reading Welcome Hong Kong in English and Chinese. A very unique Disney snowglobe.
Plastic. 4 inches (10.2 cm) tall.
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Ireland
Price: $10.50
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No blarney! This is the classic Irish souvenir snow shaker. Lucky leprechaun dances a jig with his shamrock and Ireland map. Make other snow globe collectors green with envy.
Plastic. 2-3/4 inches (7 cm) tall.
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Jasper Park Alberta Canada
Price: $8.50
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Canada's largest Rocky Mountain Park, covering over 4,000 square miles of nature's splendor. Jasper the bear, towering inside this popsicle-shape snowdome, is both Canada's fire-preventing equivalent of Smokey Bear, and the mascot of the Boy Scouts of Canada.
Plastic. 3 inches (7.6 cm) tall.
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Jerusalem Dome
Price: $8.50
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Genuine chazerei* from the Holy Land. Our snowglobe interpreters tell us that the figures in the foreground are a religious man holding the Torah, and a folk dancer. The Western Wall and other holy sites are shown behind them. (*a wonderful Yiddish word - meaning every kind of guilty pleasure and tacky treasure, like snowdomes.)
Plastic. 2 inches (5.1 cm) tall.
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London, England Oval
Price: $12.50
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Here are Big Ben, an even bigger Bobby, The Houses of Parliament, and a double decker bus, everything a London souvenir snow globe needs. This is British tourism in snowy finery.
Plastic. 2-3/4 inches (7 cm) tall, 3-1/2 inches (9 cm) wide.
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Milano
Price: $12.50
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The fantastic Duomo, or cathedral, is Italy's largest Gothic structure. Resplendent in Milano's main square, the marble edifice took five hundred years to complete. The golden Madonnina, which actually stands atop the tallest of the cathedral's 135 spires, appears here in the foreground of the snowglobe.
Plastic. 2-3/4 inches (7 cm) tall.
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Morocco
Price: $16.50
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Desert sands of the Sahara, camels, and a palm tree oasis. This is souvenir snow globe perfection.
Plastic. 2-3/4 inches (7 cm) tall.
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Niagara Falls Mushroom
Price: $38.95
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Experience the thrill (or the nausea) as the Maid of The Mist ferry braves the thundering waters at the very foot of the falls. Visit favorite Canada-side destinations, including the Floral Clock and Skylon Tower. The Incline Railway, Rainbow Bridge and Minolta Tower circle the base. Great mushroom shaped glass globe. Music box plays Somewhere Over the Rainbow.
Cast resin base/glass globe. 4 inches (10.2 cm) tall.
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