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The Manningtree Ox
Kronborg Castle. (Wikimedia Commons)
Juliet’s sarcophagus.
On a sunny day

History Tour: Shakespeare's World of Mysteries

Explore the life of the Bard through 8 curious places.

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Including The Theatre, The Manningtree Ox, Caludon Castle Ruins, and Kronborg Castle (Elsinore)

Qasr al-Farid
Nagano’s Darkroom
Just Room Enough Island
Photo by Héctor Gutiérrez Guzmán, via Flickr CC

15 Peaceful Places to Get Away From It All

The best escape is an escape from everything.

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Including Qasr al-Farid, Nagano's Darkroom, Just Room Enough Island, and Big Lonely Doug

Blockhouse No. 1
Manhattan schist
Barrow Street Garden
Kingsland Wildflowers.
A rock formation at the New York Chinese Scholar’s Garden

The Quietest Spots in America’s Loudest City

Keep calm and immerse yourself in New York's urban arcadia.

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Including The Elevated Acre, Blockhouse No. 1, Hallett Nature Sanctuary, and The Gardens at St. Luke in the Fields

Ragged Ass Road
Close up of some of the crowded and near-illegible accusation
Shit Fountain
The Dove today
 Al Ba’sa, or The Grudge, Beirut’s thinnest building.
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8 of the Rudest Places on Earth

Beware these yikes-worthy street names, sculptures, and more.

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Including Ragged Ass Road, Caroline Cutter Headstone, Shit Fountain, and The Dove

Montezuma Castle National Monument
Mohon del Trigo Observatory
The pulleys
Ben Abeba Restaurant
Aerial view of Sphinx Observatory

17 Jaw-Dropping Cliffhangers

Precarious observatories, windswept lighthouses, remote monasteries, and other places that are literally on the edge.

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Including Montezuma Castle, Mohon del Trigo Observatory, Civita di Bagnoregio, and Hermitages of Karoulia

Venice of America Canals
Portal of books.
The lamps come from the 1920s and 1930s.
Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden.
Bottom of the station

15 Surprisingly Romantic Places in Los Angeles

Consider these spots for a unique Valentine's Day celebration.

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Including Venice of America Canals, The Last Bookstore, ‘Urban Light’, and Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden

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