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Kalundborg, Denmark

Vor Frue Kirke (Church of Our Lady)

Five matching towers make this church unique. Legend credits a troll.
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Key West, Florida

Turtle Cannery Museum

Former sea turtle kraals, slaughterhouse, and cannery turned museum.
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Singapore

Fu Lu Shou Complex

A one-of-a-kind shopping mall dedicated to Buddhist and Daoist spirituality.
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Çanakkale, Turkey

Çanakkale Trojan Horse

The legendary wooden horse that stands in modern Troy is a prop from the 2004 Wolfgang Petersen film.
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Pere Cheney, Michigan

Pere Cheney Cemetery

All that remains of a vanished Michigan lumber town, remembered for tragedy, plague, and a witch’s curse.
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Mikladalur, Faroe Islands

Marjun’s Lifting Stone

A woman facing death for bearing a child out of wedlock lifted this massive stone as her legacy.
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Ipswich, Massachusetts

Ipswich Devil’s Footprint

According to legend, the Devil left a footprint behind after an epic showdown with a traveling priest.
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Raleigh, North Carolina

Seaboard Air Line Railroad Turntable

One of the few remaining railroad turntables is hidden near downtown Raleigh.
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Kula, Turkey

Land of Sleeping Volcanoes

Stand on the rim of a dormant volcano and gaze across a vast ash plain frozen in time.
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Slovenia

Kranj Ossuary

Thousands of medieval skeletons lie just beneath Kranj’s main square.
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Breinigsville, Pennsylvania

The Valley Preferred Cycling Center

Track cycling for the masses in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley.
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Muskegon, Michigan

USS Silversides Submarine Museum

A World War II–era submarine museum where visitors can spend the night aboard.
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Northampton, Pennsylvania

The Roxy Theatre

A historic vaudeville theatre that shows first-run films at a bargain price.
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Nailsworth, England

Gold Post Boxes

Two gold-painted post boxes to celebrate a local Olympic gold medallist.
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Allentown, Pennsylvania

Museum of Indian Culture

A volunteer-run museum showcasing Native American heritage, focusing on Lenape Indians.
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Boston, Massachusetts

Temple Bell

A 17th-century Japanese bell brought back by U.S. sailors after WWII and later gifted as a symbol of peace.
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Nazareth, Pennsylvania

Martin Guitar Factory

Explore nearly 200 years of guitar-making history
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Montreal, Québec

Parc Frédéric Back

This park transforms Montreal's industrial past into a sustainable future, with glowing spheres that capture energy from beneath your feet.
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