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Corseaux, Switzerland

Villa 'Le Lac' Le Corbusier

The famed architect's minimalist home for his parents stands as a blueprint for his later architectural marvels.
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St Cleer, England

St Cleer Holy Well

Where water once promised healing.
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Redcar and Cleveland, England

The Old Mortuary

A seaside morgue for the victims of the North Sea.
Added by STLEn
Utrecht, Netherlands

Free Tiny Gallery

A tiny art gallery where artists can donate their work for the public to take and enjoy.
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Laxe, Spain

Praia dos Cristais

Tiny Spanish beach covered in sea glass.
Added by daniellekrolewicz3
Salem, Massachusetts

The Daniels House

An inn older than the Witch Trials.
Added by AmicaKitty
Tanjung Bungah, Malaysia

Cat Beach Sanctuary

A seaside haven for 300 rescued cats.
Added by weswhereswesley
Turkey

Anitkabir (Mausoleum of Kemal Atatürk)

Resting place and mausoleum of the founder and first president of Turkey.
Added by dbarisakkurt
Tunnel, Australia

Tunnel at Tunnel

This tunnel gave a name to a tiny community, but is now abandoned.
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Kutaisi, Georgia

The Colchis Fountain

A fountain filled with golden statues, celebrating the the ancient kingdom of Colchis.
Added by mikeryan
Sandy Creek, New York

Home of the Big Cheese

A marker commemorates a 1,400-pound wheel of cheese made to honor Andrew Jackson.
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Ballycastle, Northern Ireland

The Kelp House

A relic of the region's rich seaweed industry.
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Tainan City, Taiwan

Madou Daitian Temple

Enter this dragon-shaped temple to see animatronic scenes depicting heaven and hell.
Added by kafla002
Somerville, Massachusetts

Brickbottom Building

A century-old factory reborn as an artist-run live-work building.
Added by cryborg
Kostol, Serbia

Trajan's Bridge

The remnants of what was once the longest bridge in the world.
Added by cdanesh
Minneapolis, Minnesota

LOTI Pencil

A damaged tree turned into a whimsical giant pencil that is sharpened each year.
Added by thisyearandbeyond
Colorado Springs, Colorado

United 585 Memorial

When a mechanical flaw rewrote aviation rules.
Added by brendan3133
Gothenburg, Sweden

Pellerin’s Margarine Factory

This factory dominated the Swedish market, and is now a historic site.
Added by ollietravelstheworld