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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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Barcelona, Spain
Park Güell
Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.
Greenville, Florida
Ray Charles Statue
Georgia may have been on his mind, but this memorial in Florida shows that Greenville was really Ray Charles's childhood home.
Dublin, Ireland
Statue of Oscar Wilde
The comedy and tragedy of Oscar Wilde is preserved in a Dublin park, captured in a sculpture of colorful stone.
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Beacon, New York
Dennings Point Ruins
This abandoned factory on the Hudson River once churned out a million bricks a week.
Cheshire, Connecticut
Lock 12 Historical Park
This historic park site contains the last remnants of a once bustling canal system.
Kastrup, Denmark
Kastrup Sea Bath
This ultra-modern wooden boardwalk turns the ocean into a swimming pool.
Brooklyn, New York
Mount Prospect Park
This city park was once a lookout point for George Washington’s army during the Battle of Brooklyn in 1776.
Somerset Center, Michigan
McCourtie Park
This lovely public park has an intriguing past and unique wooden bridges made of concrete.
Cincinnati, Ohio
Spring Grove Cemetery
This magnificent Cincinnati graveyard is also a popular public park.
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100 Wonders: Devil's Kettle
Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, France
Pont de Gau Ornithological Park
Thousands of flamingos and other bird species flourish in these Camargue wetlands.
Paris, France
La Promenade Plantée
The first green space constructed on an elevated viaduct.
Boston, Massachusetts
Jamaica Pond Bench
From bench to vandalism to art, this silly prank seat was funny enough to become permanent.
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The Lowdown on the Lowline, the World's First Underground Park
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Prospect Park Water Tower
This iconic water tower and failed bandstand is open for panoramic views once a year.
Vantage, Washington
Ginkgo Petrified Forest
An exercise in patience and imagination, where Mother Earth turned common stuff into precious hidden treasures.
Paris, France
Parc Monceau
The ruins of a Duke's bucolic dream, where camels once roamed alongside "Dutch" windmills and faux-Italian vineyards.
New York, New York
The Ramble Cave
Hidden in Central Park's Ramble is a troublesome cave buried just beneath the surface.
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