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Nakhon Luang, Thailand

Prasat Nakhon Luang

These palatial ruins said to be inspired by Cambodia's Angkor Wat have been turned into a significant religious temple.
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Tsinandali, Georgia

Lenin’s Head, Tsinandali

In the garden of a Georgia museum, without any explanation, is a monumental head of the Communist icon.
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Tabor, Czechia

The Tunnels of Tabor

Hidden tunnels have sheltered the people of a Czech town for centuries.
Added by Angusl81
Easton, England

Pirates Graves, Portland

Amid the ruins of a church on the British island of Portland, a surprising symbol among the headstones.
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Etihad Museum

This museum shaped like a manuscript tells how the seven kingdoms combined to form a single desert nation.
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Istanbul, Turkey

Base of the Column of Arcadius

A massive marble pedestal is all that remains of a column that towered over Constantinople for 1300 years.
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Jenkintown, Pennsylvania

Abington Friends Meeting House

Benjamin Lay, a fiery abolitionist, is buried outside the Quaker meeting house that disowned him for his beliefs.
Added by TheHistorian
Dalat, Vietnam

Muc Lien's 18 Gates of Hell

Under a breathtaking Buddhist temple in Vietnam is a basement exhibit that takes visitors to hell and back.
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Kořenov, Czechia

Lighthouse of Jára Cimrman

In a lighthouse by a vanished sea stands a museum for a man who never existed.
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Leusden, Netherlands

Sovjet Ereveld (Soviet Field of Honor)

A cemetery in the Netherlands honors Soviet soldiers from World War II.
Added by michaelmblackmore
Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin

Panther Intaglio

The only Native American intaglio left in Wisconsin.
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New Bedford, Massachusetts

Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey

This historic vessel on display in Massachusetts made a dozen scientific expeditions into the Arctic.
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Frankfurt, Germany

Börneplatz Memorial

Commemorating Frankfurt's Jewish community and 11,908 victims of the Holocaust.
Matt Burke Added by Matt Burke
Siersthal, France

Simserhof

Tour part of the Maginot Line bunker system built to defend France against a German invasion.
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La Oliva, Spain

Villa Tabaiba

This kaleidoscopic house may be the most bizarre on the island of Fuerteventura.
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London, England

Brick Lane Roundels

Art under your feet honors the history of a working-class London neighborhood.
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Llantrisant, Wales

Billy Wynt

No one knows why this round stone structure was built on a hilltop in Wales.
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Ses Salines, Spain

Toni Moreno’s Cactus Nursery

Thousands of rare and sculptural desert plants are cultivated in a surreal, open-air landscape unlike anything else on Mallorca.
Cris Hellwig Added by Cris Hellwig