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Fuente de los Niños Miones
20.6767, -103.3429
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Tarrafal Concentration Camp
15.2635, -23.7437
Ras Al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
Al Qasr Al Ghamedh (Al Qassimi Palace)
25.7421, 55.9361
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Statue of Lord Laddu Gopal
27.1951, 78.0212
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Port Orchard, Washington
Hobbit House
A little piece of the Shire is hidden behind a plant nursery in Port Orchard, Washington.
47.5165, -122.7322
Most, Czechia
Moved Church of Most
This Gothic church was wheeled in its entirety to a new location a half a mile away.
50.5180, 13.6488
Siegen, Germany
Ziegenberg Gasometer
One of the only spherical 19th century gas containers left today.
50.8719, 8.0058
New York, New York
Babycastles
A DIY art gallery/music venue/lecture hall dedicated to video game culture.
40.7385, -73.9988
Tahlequah, Oklahoma
Mister Ed's Grave
The granite monument is engraved with the image of the talking horse's head coming through a barn door.
35.9888, -94.9703
New York, New York
Lexington Candy Shop
The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.
40.7775, -73.9573
London, England
Metropolitan Police Coat Hook
Installed at a chaotic intersection, this gave London traffic cops a place to hang their heavy woolen coats.
51.5120, -0.1274
London, England
God's Own Junkyard
A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.
51.5839, -0.0083
BĂ©al na BlĂ¡th, Ireland
Michael Collins Ambush Memorial
A gated cross stands on the site where an Irish revolutionary met his end.
51.8136, -8.8565
Colmar, France
The Isenheim Altarpiece
This unusual piece of Renaissance art depicting the bodily horror of crucifixion and skin disease may have been inspired by fungus-induced hallucinations.
48.0796, 7.3554
Angoville-au-Plain, France
Angoville-au-Plain Church
Bloodstains can still be seen in this medieval church where two medics saved lives on D-Day.
49.3494, -1.2533
Washington, D.C.
Steam Tunnels Under Capitol Hill
100 years later, they're still down there.
38.8825, -77.0074
Pittsburg, New Hampshire
Republic of Indian Stream
An unrecognized nation-state created in the 1820s to avoid taxes.
45.0850, -71.3244
Nazca, Peru
Maria Reiche Museum
A museum dedicated to the German scientist who revealed the significance of the mysterious Peruvian Nazca Lines.
-14.6818, -75.1367
Altoona, Pennsylvania
Castle Halloween Museum
Journey through a collection of over 35,000 Halloween items from all generations.
40.5077, -78.4079
Asbury Park, New Jersey
Madam Marie's Psychic Booth
Marie told fortunes from her small stand on the Boardwalk for decades, including to a young Bruce Springsteen who would busk outside her booth.
40.2225, -73.9991
Washington, D.C.
White House Helipad
Disks are rolled out onto the south lawn to absorb the impact of Marine One's wheels like giant coffee coasters.
38.8970, -77.0365
ambon Kalai, Thailand
Ko Ta Pu (James Bond Island)
A tall karst islet popularized by 007.
8.2754, 98.5006
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