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Gainesville, Florida

The Snake Wall

This roadside installation gives travelers a chance to stretch their legs. Don't worry—it doesn’t bite!
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Zaragoza, Spain

El Alma del Ebro

This fantastical faceless sculpture in Spain is on the grandest scale.
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Cape Elizabeth, Maine

The Well at Jordan’s Farm

This rustic, seasonal eatery sits on a family-owned produce farm specializing in sustainable agriculture.
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Johnshaven, Scotland

East Mathers Lime Kiln

An 18th-century industrial site, repurposed in WWII, along the wild North Sea coast.
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Ljungby, Sweden

Museum of Legends

A museum dedicated to the stories and folklore of Småland, Sweden.
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London, England

Royal College of Physicians Museum

An extraordinary collection of artifacts spanning 500 years of medical history.
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Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, France

Chapelle Des Miracles

A historic chapel and a water fountain linked to 60 miracles.
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Claremont, California

Prometheus

Orozco’s fiery mural that brought the Mexican Muralist Movement to the U.S.
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Tanygrisiau, Wales

Deep Sleep

For the deepest sleep of your life, head 1,375 feet underground in Wales.
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Malaga, Spain

Alcazaba

This Moorish fortress has guarded Málaga from the slopes of Gibralfaro hill for nearly a thousand years.
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Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

Franklin Cider Mill

This historic mill has been turning apples into delicious fresh cider for over a century.
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Two Harbors, California

The Little Red Schoolhouse of Two Harbors

A remote one-room schoolhouse on Catalina Island, once a lifeline for local children, now abandoned.
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Sauk Centre, Minnesota

The Palmer House Hotel

A century-old landmark that once employed Sinclair Lewis and is still known for its ghost stories.
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Sullivan's Island, South Carolina

Charleston Light

This triangular lighthouse is one of the most modern in the U.S.
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Buffalo, New York

Founding Fathers Pub

Sip a beer under the gaze of every U.S. president.
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Guarujá, Brazil

Hermitage of Saint Anthony of Guaibê

The scenic ruins of one of the first Catholic churches built in Brazil.
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Buffalo, New York

Stitch Buffalo

A communal hub where threads of countless textile traditions intertwine.
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Buffalo, New York

The Mark Twain Room

A library room filled with Twain’s relics, and a recovered literary treasure.
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