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Simsbury, Connecticut

The Pinchot Sycamore

This sycamore is Connecticut's largest tree, New England's largest sycamore, and among the largest of its kind nationwide.
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Sweden

Kvilleken (Rumskulla Oak)

This oak has seen Vikings, the Black Death, and world wars pass but refuses to give up.
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Berlin, Germany

Urban Nation

Ever-changing museum dedicated to graffiti and contemporary street art.
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Mogadishu, Somalia

Shingaani Old Town

Amid the ruins of the 1990s Somali Civil War, life goes on as normal.
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Lewisburg, Pennsylvania

Campus Theatre

This single-screen Art Deco theater in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania opened its doors in 1941.
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Ica, Peru

The Seven-Headed Palm Tree

A twisted, six-headed palm tree cursed by a witch, said to spell calamity if its seventh head is allowed to grow.
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Yerevan, Armenia

Children's Railway

These ruins of a Soviet children's railway station have a haunted atmosphere.
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Widcombe, England

Smallcombe Garden Cemetery

Victorian-era cemetery full of interesting local history among the graves.
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Elmhurst, Illinois

Elmhurst Model Railroad Club

Explore an underground labyrinth of miniature railroads.
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Reykjavik, Iceland

Eyrarland Statue

Does this statue depict Thor, or Jesus Christ? Nobody knows.
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San Pedro, Costa Rica

Insect Museum

A hidden wonder displaying insects large and small.
Added by pwarfield
Buchanan, Virginia

Buchanan Swinging Bridge

Sway your way across Virginia’s longest river on a rickety wooden bridge.
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Cleveland, Ohio

The Thinker

This Rodin sculpture in Cleveland bears the lasting marks of a 1970 bombing.
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Arslanbob, Kyrgyzstan

Walnut Forest

One of the world's oldest, it provides a livelihood for the entire community.
Added by cdanesh
Waco, Texas

Waco Suspension Bridge

Texas’s first suspension bridge is still carrying people across the Brazos.
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Arlington, Washington

Slide Memorial

Memorial commemorating the deadliest landslide in U.S. history.
Added by Jeff B
Paris, France

Grande Caryatid

This stone angel is one of the biggest caryatids in all of Paris.
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Kvačany, Slovakia

Oblazy Mills

Scenic hike to a restored watermill.
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