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Erie, Pennsylvania

Presque Isle State Park

Explore this unspoiled peninsula with 11 sandy beaches and 13 miles of hiking and biking trails (keep an eye out for soaring bald eagles overhead).
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Dublin, Ireland

William Sealy Gosset Plaque

Honoring the Guinness brewer whose quest for the perfect pint led to the creation of the t-test, a cornerstone of modern statistics.
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Treuenbrietzen, Germany

Local History Museum of Treuenbrietzen

Explore Treuenbrietzen’s past inside a restored medieval chapel with artifacts, crafts, and a historic pharmacy.
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Wasilla, Alaska

Goose Bay (Knik Arm) Nike Site

Cold War missile site at high alert during the Cuban Missile Crisis, now a post-apocalyptic backdrop.
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Kingston, Ontario

Kingston Penitentiary

Canada’s infamous maximum-security prison, now open for guided tours with former guards.
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Greenville, South Carolina

Mice on Main Street

Nine tiny mice sculptures hide in plain sight along Main Street.
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Treuenbrietzen, Germany

Former Sebaldushof Factory

A preserved Nazi munitions factory hidden in the forest, now a quiet memorial to those who once labored and suffered there.
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Scottish Borders, Scotland

The Capon Tree

A 1,000-year-old oak and one of the last surviving trees of the ancient Scottish Jedforest.
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Amsterdam, Netherlands

Houseboat Museum Amsterdam

Discover what life is like on Amsterdam’s famous canals.
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Lancashire, England

Towneley Hall

A historic manor with a priest hole you can stand up in, the last surviving vestments from a dissolved abbey, and centuries of art on display.
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Malargüe, Argentina

La Payunia Reserve

An otherworldly reserve of one of Earth’s densest volcanic fields and the world’s largest guanaco migration.
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Barnesville, Pennsylvania

Locust Lake State Park

This state park in Schuylkill County, is popular for fishing, hiking, and a paved loop around a stunning 52-acre lake.
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Cayucos, California

Estero Bluffs Shipwreck

A commercial fishing boat stranded on the California coast.
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Pottsville, Pennsylvania

Yuengling Brewery

This oldest brewery in the U.S. has lived through fire, Prohibition, and six generations of family ownership.
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Pisa, Italy

Scratches of the Devil

The mysterious “claw marks” said to be left by the Devil on Pisa’s famous cathedral.
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Stowe, Vermont

Smugglers’ Notch

A mountain pass used by Prohibition-era bootleggers to facilitate traffic into and out of Canada from Vermont.
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Hancock, Maryland

Woodmont Lodge

Once an exclusive hunting club for U.S. presidents, now a wildlife conservation area.
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Pinos Altos, New Mexico

The Buckhorn Saloon and Opera House

This 1863 adobe building is home to one of the oldest operating saloons in the Southwest.
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