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Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Plovdiv Excelsior Mall

A shopping mall housed in a historic cinema and hiding ancient ruins under its floors.
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Jackson, North Carolina

Jackson Grave Houses

A quiet cemetery in northeastern North Carolina holds tiny structures believed to protect spirits.
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Bani, Dominican Republic

Calderas Bay Salt Mines

Weathered remnants of a coastal saltworks.
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Saint-Malo, France

Demeure de Corsaire (Corsair House)

This 18th-century pirates lair has been transformed into a museum and luxury event space.
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Saumur, France

The Mushroom Museum

A subterranean museum where mushrooms still grow in the tunnels of a centuries-old quarry.
Added by Ploup
Fullerton, California

Fallen David

A statue destroyed by a 1987 earthquake lies in pieces on a university campus.
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Hartwood Acres Pet Cemetery

A hidden pet cemetery honors the generations of canine companions from one of Pittsburgh's most famous estates.
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Paris, France

Canal Saint-Martin

A large portion of this navigable canal runs under Paris's famed boulevards.
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Batu Ferringhi, Malaysia

TeddyVille Museum

Malaysia’s history and culture retold with hundreds of teddy bears.
Added by Carol21
Washington, D.C.

The First Map of the United States

This map, on display in the Library of Congress, and one of only seven known to exist, is the very first map of the United States.
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Swiftwater, Pennsylvania

Haunted Candle Shoppe of the Poconos

A candle shop hiding a haunted basement once used as a monkey research lab.
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Rockport, Massachusetts

Motif No. 1

This replica of a historic fishing shack long dubbed the most painted building in America.
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Perugia, Italy

Rocca Paolina

Medieval streets buried beneath a papal fortress now form an underground city you can walk through.
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Muscatine, Iowa

World’s Largest Watermelon Sculpture

A colossal watermelon slice celebrating Muscatine’s sweet agricultural heritage.
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Dunkerque, France

Bains Dunkerquois

A ghostly and forgotten art deco bathhouse by the windy shore of Dunkirk, weathered but still standing.
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Nuremberg, Germany

Rundkappelenplatz

This modest German chapel has been in use for more than 1000 years.
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Den Haag, Netherlands

De Hoge Nol Bunker

A buried bunker offers both a scenic view and a melancholy reminder of Duindorp’s wartime past.
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Lo Fu Ngam, Hong Kong

Checkerboard Hill

This restored landmark once guided airliners into Kai Tak, Hong Kong's infamously dangerous former airport.
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