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Franklin, Pennsylvania
St. John's Episcopal Church
41.3958, -79.8289
De Pere, Wisconsin
Frank & Nancy’s Marine Corps Museum
44.4595, -88.2140
Luarca, Spain
Giant Squid Museum
43.5410, -6.5389
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The Old Limestone Arch
18.9688, 72.8039
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Washington, D.C.
Washington Canoe Club
This historic boathouse was constructed using salvaged lumber from burned barns.
Ostend, Belgium
Bow of HMS Vindictive
A piece of the front end of a British cruiser that was used as a block ship in World War I.
London, England
Deptford Anchor
A much-loved local landmark pays tribute to the shipbuilding past of this area.
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The Gravity-Defying Mail Jumpers of Lake Geneva
Yes, sometimes they fall in the drink.
Norheimsund, Norway
Hardanger Fartøyvernsenter (Hardanger Maritime Museum)
A living museum working to keep the traditions of building and repairing handmade wooden boats, ropemaking, and blacksmithing alive.
San Luis PotosĂ, Mexico
Crystal Caravel Chandeliers
These sailing ship-shaped chandeliers are believed to have been a gift inspired by faith.
Echuca, Australia
Echuca Wharf
A timber wharf that contributed to Echuca becoming the largest inland port in 19th-century Australia.
Broulee, Australia
Broulee Canoe Tree
This tree, with its large oval-shaped scar, is a rare piece of Aboriginal cultural history.
Leasburg, Missouri
Canoehenge
Nestled in Onondaga State Park, over 100 canoes carefully stacked in a replica of the famous standing stones.
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McAlester, Oklahoma
Ashmore Valero
A small wooden boat once owned by legendary actor Errol Flynn sits inside this Oklahoma gas station.
Coldwater, Ontario
Big Chute Marine Railway
This "railway" for boats continues a waterway over a road.
Gloucester, England
Gloucester Waterways Museum
This fantastic museum honors Gloucester waterway heritage.
Haroldswick, Scotland
The Viking Unst Project and Skidbladner
Recreations of a Norse longhouse and boat on Shetland's northernmost inhabited island.
Shetland Islands, Scotland
The Gloup Disaster Memorial
A memorial to a 19th-century fishing disaster that had deep repercussions across Shetland.
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Rowde, England
Caen Hill Locks
This section of the Kennet and Avon Canal has been designated the same level of heritage protection as Stonehenge.
The Ridgeway, England
Wilmcote Lock Flight
A unique flight of canal locks that owe their form to 19th-century cost-saving measures.
Warwickshire, England
Edstone Aqueduct
The longest canal aqueduct in England was built without a plan to get water past the moving boats.
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