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Franklin, Pennsylvania
St. John's Episcopal Church
41.3958, -79.8289
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Frank & Nancy’s Marine Corps Museum
44.4595, -88.2140
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Giant Squid Museum
43.5410, -6.5389
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The Old Limestone Arch
18.9688, 72.8039
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Dion, Greece
Dion Archaeological Park
This open air archeological site houses almost as much wildlife as it does classical religious artifacts.
Duisburg, Germany
Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord
This former steel and coal plant is now a neon-lit industrial fantasia.
Kaneohe, Hawaii
Valley of the Temples Memorial Park
An authentic replica of an Asian temple and garden hidden amongst the natural beauty of Hawai'i.
Lake Harmony, Pennsylvania
Hickory Run Boulder Field
A field of nothing but boulders which resembles a giant's gravel driveway.
London, England
Hyde Park Pet Cemetery
The final resting place to 300 Victorian-era pets hides inside the city park.
Sedro-Woolley, Washington
Northern State Hospital Farm
Former farm staffed by mental patients is now a public park.
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Bati, Cambodia
Pangolin Rehabilitation Center
Dedicated to improving the plight of the rare scaly anteater.
Liverpool, England
Strawberry Field
The quiet field that inspired one of the most famous songs of all time.
Havana, Cuba
Los Jardines de la Tropical
A Spanish-style estate that has traded black ties for rock concerts.
Tomkins Cove, New York
Doodletown
Reclaimed by nature, the ruins of Doodletown, New York are remnants of a town consumed by a state park.
Addison, Illinois
Nike Park
Cold War missile launch site which has been converted to a public park.
Becket, Massachusetts
Becket Land Trust Historic Quarry and Forest
Locals purchased this abandoned quarry in order to make sure it continues to be overgrown.
Newport, Rhode Island
Newport Tower
Mysterious stone tower featured in many alternative histories of the New World.
Logansport, Indiana
France Park
This former Indiana quarry has been transformed into a park and SCUBA site where divers can explore the drowned mining equipment.
Toronto, Ontario
The Yorkville Rock
This massive, ancient stone was disassembled and then put back together again.
Viñales, Cuba
Parque PrehistĂ³rico
Prehistoric history as seen through the lens of an outsider artist.
London, England
Pelicans of St James's Park
Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.
Shanghai, China
Shanghai French Concession
An out-of-place slice of France, smack in the middle of Shanghai.
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