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Viroinval, Belgium

Centre de l'Europe des 15 (Geographical Center of the 15-member European Union)

This site used to mark the heart of the EU—now it's crowned with a striking glass sculpture and a buried secret underneath.
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DeQuincy, Louisiana

DeQuincy Railroad Museum

Thousands of railroad artifacts are housed in one of the last remaining mission revival style train depots in the South.
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Lake Charles, Louisiana

Black Heritage Gallery

This gallery dedicated to regional and emerging Black artists is housed in a historic building-turned-arts-hub.
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Næstved, Denmark

Slattenpatten and Her Daughters

A bronze fountain celebrating a strange, seductive, long-breasted, motherly creature from regional folklore.
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Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka

Kotmale Mahaweli Maha Seya

This storied Buddhist temple is a rare example of a stupa within a stupa.
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Lake Charles, Louisiana

The Sallier Oak

This 250-to 375-year-old live oak tree towers over the back garden of a local history museum.
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Itō, Japan

Maboroshi Hakurankai

A bizarre assault of surreal art hiding in bushes and huts on a hill.
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Taipei, Taiwan

Taipei Zebra

This crosswalk hosts one of Taipei’s most beloved public artworks.
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Angono, Philippines

Balaw Balaw Restaurant and Art Gallery

This ambient art gallery and eatery housed in an old Filipino-style building serves local traditional food.
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Lockerbie, Scotland

Lockerbie Memorial Garden

A remembrance of the local Scottish victims of the Lockerbie Bombing Incident in the now-restored neighborhood.
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Germfask, Michigan

Benny the Beard Fisher Troll

Michigan's first reclaimed art sculpture lounges along the Upper Peninsula's Manistique River.
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Hiraizumi, Japan

Mōtsū-ji

This Buddhist temple may have the best example of a Pure Land garden in Japan.
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Rochester, England

Rochester Cathedral

One of the oldest cathedrals in the U.K. houses a priceless early manuscript.
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West Jefferson, North Carolina

Thomas Callaway’s Gravestone

A remarkable headstone said to be a gift from Daniel Boone.
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Las Vegas, Nevada

Mormon Fort

The oldest standing building in Las Vegas was established by Mormon settlers.
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Vik, Iceland

Vík í Myrdal Church

A tiny village church in dramatic surroundings.
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Venice, Italy

Museum of Pathological Anatomy

Tiny museum with unusual specimens.
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Srinagar, India

Houseboats of Dal Lake

Hundreds of luxurious boats line this gorgeous lake surrounded by mountains.
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