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Fuente de los Niños Miones
20.6767, -103.3429
ChĂ£o Bom, Cabo Verde
Tarrafal Concentration Camp
15.2635, -23.7437
Ras Al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
Al Qasr Al Ghamedh (Al Qassimi Palace)
25.7421, 55.9361
Agra, India
Statue of Lord Laddu Gopal
27.1951, 78.0212
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Film City, Qatar
Film City
A creepy, deserted mock Arabian village can be found in the middle of the Qatari desert.
25.5768, 50.8452
Elkins Park, Pennsylvania
Beth Sholom Congregation
Frank Lloyd Wright built this suburban synagogue late in life, but it stands among his most iconic masterpieces.
40.0822, -75.1264
BorĂ¥s SV, Sweden
Bockaby Urban Warfare Facility
This abandoned urban warfare facility is a dream come true for airsoft and paintball enthusiasts.
57.6756, 12.8834
BorĂ¥s, Sweden
'Pierre Brassau' Paintings at BorĂ¥s Zoo
The art critic claiming that "only an ape could have done this" was in fact right.
57.7405, 12.9499
Delta, Utah
Topaz Museum
A museum in rural Utah documents the history of the Japanese Americans who were forcibly relocated there.
39.3521, -112.5762
Athens, Greece
Tower of the Winds
An ancient octagonal weather station named for the eight Greek gods of wind.
37.9742, 23.7270
Vancouver, Washington
The Old Apple Tree
The oldest apple tree in the Pacific Northwest.
45.6184, -122.6602
Roscoe, Illinois
Historic Auto Attractions
This deceivingly ordinary warehouse hides an enormous collection of pop culture treasures.
42.4602, -89.0149
Oxnard, California
Prisoner of War Bone Model Ships
French prisoners carved these boats from the bones of their meat rations.
34.1651, -119.2263
Seyé Municipality, Mexico
Fairytale Graveyard
A field of whimsical floats, where all of your favorite childhood stories have been put out to pasture.
20.8935, -89.3686
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Snoopy the World Traveller
This statue of Snoopy on vacation is just outside the kids area at Minneapolis Saint Paul International was one of a series of 101 Snoopy statues created in 2000.
44.8804, -93.2006
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Saint Anthony Falls Laboratory
One of the world's premier laboratories for hydraulic engineering research takes full advantage of the water's power.
44.9821, -93.2548
Baraboo, Wisconsin
International Crane Foundation
This unique zoo is the only place in the world where you can see all 15 species of crane.
43.5471, -89.7546
Vancouver, British Columbia
Roedde House Museum
This rare example of Vancouver's Victorian past was the home of one of the city's first bookbinders.
49.2869, -123.1322
Neillsville, Wisconsin
World's Fair Wisconsin Pavilion
This odd-shaped relic from the 1964 New York World's Fair found its way back home to Wisconsin.
44.5529, -90.5784
Holy Island of Lindisfarne, England
Holy Island Boat Sheds
These upturned herring boats make nifty storage sheds for fishing goods.
55.6702, -1.7955
Noli, Italy
Nemo's Garden
The world's first underwater farm is home to more than 700 plants.
44.1998, 8.4186
Seguin, Texas
Pape’s Nutcracker Museum
One nutty businessman’s unique tribute to an ancient tool.
29.5405, -97.9563
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