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Castillo de los Tres Santos Reyes del Morro (Morro Castle)
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TWA Flight 529 Memorial
41.7793, -87.9544
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Facade of the Former Mármoles Molina Shop
40.4140, -3.7065
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47.4859, 19.0539
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Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
Algae Growing Ponds
Football field-sized microalgae production tanks on the Hawaiian coast create a stunning view from space.
Sonoma, California
Location of the Microsoft Windows XP Default Wallpaper
The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.
Washington, D.C.
C&O Boat Elevator Ruins
This forgotten boat elevator was an engineering marvel in its heyday.
Nashtifan, Iran
Nashtifan Windmills
The vertical-axis windmills of ancient Persia have been grinding flour for 1,000 years and counting.
television
The Revolution Was Televised, Thanks to This 25-Pound Video Rig
In the 1970s, the Portapak gave a voice to outsiders and changed media forever.
Pingtang County, China
The Eye of Heaven
The largest radio telescope in the world searches for extraterrestrial life from the remote limestone peaks of southern China.
Bailleau-Armenonville, France
Musée Ateliers des Pionniers
A small museum of antique transport that's a must-see for bicycle lovers.
shipwrecks
Found: The Oldest Astrolabe Ever Discovered
It sank with a Portuguese ship in 1503.
Fagersta N, Sweden
Oil Island
Few would expect the world's oldest preserved oil refinery to be found in Sweden.
Helston, England
Goonhilly Earth Station
Arthur, Merlin, and Guinevere are among the largest and oldest satellite dishes on the planet.
Arlington, Virginia
Pentagon Cable Crossing Sign
Please don’t anchor your boat onto the Department of Defense’s underwater data cables.
Dolgarrog, Wales
Surf Snowdonia
Britain's only artificial surfing lake is nestled in the beautiful mountains of Wales.
London, England
London Transport Museum Depot
The majority of the museum's large collection is held in a storage space open to the public a few times a year.
Washington, D.C.
Library of Congress Book Conveyor Tunnel
A fantastic array of trays and cables once whisked books over to the Capitol at 600 feet per minute.
Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Sputnik IV Crash Site
A metal ring in the middle of the road marks the exact spot where the Soviet satellite crash-landed in 1962.
Washington, D.C.
Legislative Bell System
An ear-piercing buzzer calls lawmakers to a vote with a series of long and short rings to form coded messages.
disasters
Help Puerto Rico Recover by Mapping Damaged Areas
Response workers need the best possible information to direct aid.
Niederfinow, Germany
Schiffshebewerk Niederfinow
This giant, 83-year-old ship elevator is an engineering feat to behold.
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