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Fuente de los Niños Miones
20.6767, -103.3429
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Tarrafal Concentration Camp
15.2635, -23.7437
Ras Al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
Al Qasr Al Ghamedh (Al Qassimi Palace)
25.7421, 55.9361
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Statue of Lord Laddu Gopal
27.1951, 78.0212
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Lilburn, Georgia
BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Atlanta
This intricate Hindu temple is the largest of its kind outside of India itself and was constructed like a giant puzzle.
33.8850, -84.1646
Ogema, Wisconsin
Timms Hill
The highest point in Wisconsin is capped by two towers that are not as mythic as Tolkien's but provide much better views.
45.4537, -90.1990
Eglon, West Virginia
Hoye-Crest
The highest point in Maryland is only accessible by hiking through another state.
39.2373, -79.4853
Wrocław, Poland
Wroclaw Dwarves
The silly symbol for an underground protest group is now scattered around the city.
51.1075, 17.0325
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
Ragged Ass Road
This Canadian road's nickname stuck so hard the city had to keep it.
62.4605, -114.3527
New York, New York
The Webster Apartments
This New York holdover was built to provide housing for shopgirls and still does not allow men above the lobby.
40.7540, -73.9973
Isleta Village Proper, New Mexico
Saint Augustine Catholic Church of Isleta
This centuries-old pueblo church houses the body of a Franciscan friar who is said to be a rare "incorruptible" corpse.
34.9090, -106.6933
Gibsland, Louisiana
Bonnie and Clyde Ambush Museum
The Louisiana sandwich shop that served Bonnie and Clyde's last meal is a museum that chronicles the criminal couple and honors the Bienville Parish lawmen who stopped their crime spree in an ambush.
32.5451, -93.0531
Lynn, Indiana
Hoosier Hill
The highest point in Indiana is curated by an Eagle scout but may be in danger of losing its record to a nearby garbage pile.
40.0514, -84.9436
Sunset, South Carolina
Sassafras Mountain
The highest point in South Carolina was once owned by an energy company that neglected it but now the state is taking it back.
35.0651, -82.7769
Rapid City, South Dakota
Art Alley
Thanks to a loophole in property ownership, this alleyway has become a cacophonous street gallery.
44.0803, -103.2291
Quincy, Washington
Grandfather Cuts Loose the Ponies
This metallic stampede sits frozen on a Washington ridge yet the artist's vision is still incomplete.
46.9645, -119.9645
Wimborne Minster, England
Wimborne Minster Model Town
This tiny town features a tiny town that acts as a 3D snapshot of the town during the 1950s.
50.7985, -1.9894
Istanbul, Turkey
Obelisk of Theodosius
This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.
41.0059, 28.9754
Adaminaby, Australia
The Big Trout
This giant trout was made by a singular fisherman who wanted to honor his local trade.
-35.9967, 148.7740
Ruokolahti, Finland
Kummakivi Balancing Rock
Legend has this precariously placed rock was placed by giants. Science has another explanation.
61.4935, 28.4294
Ulaganskiy rayon, Russia
Mushroom Stones of the Altai
Unusual, mushroom-like rock formations caused by weathering and water erosion, set to disappear, according to geologists.
50.8752, 88.3312
Magnetic Island, Australia
Magnetic Island
After much poking and prodding, this island is decidedly not a magnetic anomaly, but it sure is pretty.
-19.1359, 146.8424
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