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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
Mumbai, India
The Old Limestone Arch
18.9688, 72.8039
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Huntsville, Texas
Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery
Inmates dig the graves at the largest prison cemetery in the U.S., the final resting place of both cowboys and Indians.
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Dozens of Sheep Mysteriously Appeared and Disappeared on the Isle of Wight
Police are stumped, for now.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Cedar Rapids Municipal Island
One of just a few cities in the world to base their center of government on an island. Others: Paris and Osaka.
Birsay, Scotland
Brough of Birsay
This tiny island featuring 9th-century Viking ruins is only accessible at low tide.
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Barú, Colombia
Pablo Escobar's Abandoned Secret Island Mansion
Hidden amid the tropical forest in the Caribbean Sea are the decaying ruins of the Cocaine King's luxurious island party home.
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See the Crumbling Concrete Dwellings of an Abandoned Japanese Island
Tiny Hashima Island was Mitsubishi's coal mining base for nearly a century.
France / Spain
Pheasant Island
This tiny river island switches sovereignty every six months as part of a rare, centuries-old agreement.
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The Last Place to Experience 2016 Will Be an Abandoned Island Full of Bird Poop
Baker Island, in the middle of the Pacific, is one of two islands in the world in time zone UTC-12:00.
Inishmaan, Ireland
The Island of Inishmaan
Certain traditions prevail on the least-visited island of the Aran Islands.
Tropea, Italy
Santa Maria dell’Isola Monastery
A fairytale-like medieval church perched atop a rocky cliff on Italy's "Coast of the Gods."
Iceland
Haukadalur Geothermal Field
This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.
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Two People Found a Brand New Island And Claimed It As Their Own
But "Rosmic Island" may already have a name.
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What Happened To This Cult Leader's Lost Treasure?
The self-styled prophet Brother XII may have left behind $6 million in gold coins.
Ocracoke, North Carolina
British Cemetery of Ocracoke
The North Carolina grounds are leased in perpetuity to the British Commonwealth for as long as the WWII sailors are buried there.
Venice, Italy
Torcello
The small peaceful island off the Venice tourist circuit is where the city began more than 1,500 years ago.
Lord Howe Island, Australia
Lord Howe Island's Time
In a strange timezone anomaly, Daylight Saving Time here sets the clocks forward just 30 minutes.
Albadarr, Gambia
Kunta Kinteh Island
A tiny island home to a former English slave fort.
Solovetskiy, Russia
Bolshoi Zayatsky Island
No one knows why ancient labyrinths were built on this tiny northern island.
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