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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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Żebbuġ, Malta
Xwejni Salt Pans
People have been making salt here using traditional methods for centuries.
Green Island, Taiwan
Confucius Rock
On Green Island, a rock resembling the ancient Chinese sage gazes contemplatively out at sea.
Malo Grablje, Croatia
Abandoned Village of Malo Grablje
This deserted town in the hills of Croatia’s "party island" may have a scandalous connection to King Henry VIII.
Kerċem, Malta
Gozo Aqueduct
This 19th-century aqueduct provides insights into how water was supplied to Victoria on the island of Gozo before modern plumbing.
Grip, Norway
Grip Stavkyrkje
On a tiny island in northwestern Norway, one of the country's few remaining original stave churches.
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Podcast: The Feral Horses of Sable Island
One of the last unmanaged group of horses contend with their non-native home.
Green Island, Taiwan
Youzihu
The ruins of a prehistoric village hide on a remote Taiwanese island.
Phu Quoc, Vietnam
Phu Quoc Prison History Museum
This museum stands out for its poignant portrayal of the atrocities of the Vietnam War and serves as a vital educational tool for promoting peace and understanding.
Green Island, Taiwan
Guanyin Cave
Hidden in a cave on a small Taiwanese island, a stalagmite reported to look like the bodhisattva Guanyin.
Green Island, Taiwan
Green Island Lighthouse
An American lighthouse stands on an island cliffside in Taiwan.
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The World’s Most Remote Triathlon Involves Bird Eggs, a Volcano, and Bananas
Tau’a Rapa Nui continues to fight for its place against shifting tides.
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Svalbard's Lonely Whaler Graves Included Burial Kits With Pieces of Distant Homes
For centuries, the cruel industry decimated entire whale species—and claimed countless human lives. Whalers arrived prepared for their own deaths.
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Wonder Is Everywhere: A Giant Burger, a Missing Warhol, and More From Around the Web
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Kent, Sierra Leone
Firing Point
On an idyllic island off the coast of Sierra Leone, remnants of the defense of the slave trade and its later abolition.
Duvauchelle, New Zealand
Ōnawe Peninsula
A peninsula on a peninsula that becomes an island at high tide.
Singapore
Tortoises of Kusu Island
Legend holds that a tortoise turned itself into this island to save two shipwrecked sailors.
Bonifacio, France
Escalier du roi d'Aragon (King of Aragon’s Stairs)
A breathtakingly steep set of stairs is carved directly into the face of the sea cliffs of Bonifacio.
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