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Miami, Oklahoma

Coleman Theatre

This historic theater's pipe organ still accompanies silent films just like it did in 1929.
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New York, New York

Rucker Park

The legendary court where emerging basketball players gain their street cred.
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Ripley, England

National Fork Truck Heritage Centre

This small museum claims to be the only one in the world dedicated to the history of forklift trucks
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Sierksdorf, Germany

Bananenmuseum

A museum dedicated to the silliest fruit.
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Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

Old Japanese Lighthouse

An abandoned lighthouse off the beaten path, one of the few surviving pre-World War II Japanese structures, offers a beautiful view.
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Krásno, Czechia

Spiral Tower of Krásno

A spiral staircase twists to the top of this unusual Czech lookout tower.
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Zinnowitz, Germany

Submerged Gondola

An elevator into the Baltic Sea.
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Ovid, New York

Willard Asylum for the Chronic Insane

An abandoned asylum where patients have been forgotten but their possessions remain.
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Hyderabad, India

Visa Balaji Temple

A centuries-old shrine where Indians pray for U.S. visas.
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Dijon, France

The Magic Owl of Dijon

For over 300 years this little carving has been the city’s good luck charm.
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Florence, Italy

Michelangelo’s Hidden Drawings

The doodles of a genius line the walls of a secret room under the Medici Chapel, where they were hidden for nearly 500 years.
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Fort Kent, Maine

America's First Mile

A monument marks the beginning of the longest north-south road in the United States.
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Neiva, Colombia

La Gaitana Monument

This dramatic monument in Colombia honors a little-known indigenous fighter for independence.
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Plains, Georgia

Jimmy Carter Smiling Peanut

This 13-foot smiling peanut in Georgia helped Jimmy Carter win the 1976 presidential election.
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Ashibetsu, Japan

Canadian World

A semi-abandoned replica of Prince Edward Island's Avonlea—in Japan.
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Giessen, Germany

Gießkannenmuseum (Watering Can Museum)

An homage to the humble watering can.
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United States / Canada

United States–Canada Border Slash

The entire length of the border is marked by a 20-foot-wide slash through the trees.
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Cook Islands

Suwarrow Atoll

A desert island with both a buried treasure and a famous castaway.
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