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Walcott, Iowa

Iowa 80 Truck Stop

The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.
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Bolsover, England

Cundy House

This restored 17th century "conduit house," often mistaken for a watchtower, actually supplied water to nearby Bolsover Castle.
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Rocky Statue

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Shenzhen Shi, China

Dafen Oil Painting Village

The knock-off oil painting capital of the world.
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Festenburg, Austria

Festenburg Fortress

Home of controversial poet priest who penned the words for the Austrian national anthem used in the 1930s.
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Sofia, Bulgaria

The Snail House

A flamboyant five-story building in Bulgaria resembles a crawling snail.
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates

The World Islands

This artificial archipelago was supposed to resemble a map of the world.
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Charleston, West Virginia

Mortar Man

This tiny man looms large over downtown Charleston.
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Potsdam, Germany

Alexandrowka

A quaint Russian village in the middle of a German metropolis.
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Coventry, England

The Coventry Elephant
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England

Giants Hole
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New Orleans, Louisiana

Doullut Steamboat Houses

A prime example of New Orleans' unique architecture these early 20th century homes were built to look like steamboats.
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Enniskillen, Northern Ireland

Marble Arch Caves
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Rockport, Washington

Ladder Creek Falls and Gardens

The illuminated falls are a gem in North Cascades National Park.
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Wanaka, New Zealand

That Wanaka Tree

A solitary tree has grown up all alone on Lake Wānaka, backdropped by the beautiful Southern Alps.
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Silver City, New Mexico

Gila Cliff Dwellings

These ruins of a pre-Columbian cliff village are among the most beautiful and well preserved in New Mexico.
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Luster, Norway

Urnes Stave Church

An intricately carved Viking church overlooks a glistening fjord.
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Marciana, Italy

Cabinovia Monte Capanne

Take a giant yellow bird cage to the top of Elba's highest mountain.
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