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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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It's Finally Summertime: 8 of the World's Coolest Swimming Pools
Hveragerði, Iceland
Reykjadalur
Iceland's "Smoky Valley" is a beautiful river that is shrouded in a constant cover of steam clouds.
hot springs
Will Arrowhead's Eternal Springs Be Sucked Dry?
Alxa, China
Mystery Lakes of the Badain Jaran Desert
No one is exactly sure why over a hundred lakes have formed amongst the tallest sand dunes on Earth.
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Houston, Texas
The Big Bubble
There is an unmarked red button hidden over Houston's Buffalo Bayou that is just begging to pushed...
Panguipulli, Chile
Montaña MĂ¡gica Lodge
This odd Chilean waterfall-cano hotel must be entered via a rope bridge.
Alton, New Hampshire
Alton Bay Seaplane Base
A stretch of New Hampshire lake water is the only ice runway in the lower 48 states that is FAA-approved.
Xiulin Township, Taiwan
Eternal Spring Shrine
A waterfall runs right through the middle of this Taiwanese shrine to the hundreds of workers killed while building a nearby highway.
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Belknap, Illinois
Mermet Springs
Planes, trains, and automobiles have all been sunk as attractions at this Illinois diving spot.
Chicago, Illinois
Shipwreck of the Silver Spray
This historic-shipwreck-cum-diving-spot can still be seen poking its boiler out of the Lake Michigan waters that claimed it.
Ban Long, Laos
Kuang Si Waterfalls
This tiered waterfall is so pretty it may cause visitors to cry tears of their own.
Baturiti, Indonesia
Pura Ulun Danu Bratan
This tiny lake temple dedicated to a water goddess seems to float on the surface.
Hama, Syria
Norias of Hama
Only a handful of these gorgeous historic waterwheels remain but even those are in danger from local unrest.
Jaipur, India
Jal Mahal
More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.
Halbe, Germany
Tropical Islands Resort
It's always summer at the beach inside this former airship hangar.
Lospalos, Timor-Leste
Lake Ira Lalaro
This crocodile-infested Timor-Leste reservoir is also home to a spectacular half-sunken forest.
Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic
Los Tres Ojos
This trio of Dominican cave lakes comprise a colorful biosphere of natural life.
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