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Tacna, Peru

Miculla Petroglyphs

In the desert of southern Peru is an intriguing collection of ancient petroglyphs whose origins remain unknown.
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Visoko, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Ravne Tunnels

A network of tunnels connecting Bosnia’s ‘ancient pyramids’—or maybe just an abandoned mine?
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Monterrey, Mexico

Monterrey’s Contemporary Art Museum (MARCO)

The outdoor area of this contemporary art museum in Mexico is a modernist reinterpretation of hacienda architecture.
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South Africa

Wonderwerk Cave

A million years ago, our ancient ancestors were cooking with fire in this cave.
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Staré Mesto, Slovakia

The Old Town Tiling

For some its just random patterns, but upon closer look they reveal things lost to history.
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Panaji, India

The 'Old Secretariat'

Panaji’s oldest surviving building, which was once a palace and viceroy residence, now houses the Goa State Museum.
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Riva, Turkey

Bozdağ Film Platoları

Step into the world of one of Turkey's most popular television series for a virtual trip through Ottoman Empire history.
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Oro Valley, Arizona

Quail Trail

Giant quails play and greet visitors at a suburban park.
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Sliema, Malta

Sea Water Distilling Plant

Malta’s oldest sea water distillation building is now an architectural anomaly on the Sliema waterfront.
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Santa Cruz, Aruba

Ayo Rock Formations

The Ayo Rock Formations stand out on the island of Aruba as a unique arrangement of giant boulders with interesting crawl spaces to explore.
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Las Vegas, Nevada

Parking Lot Shoeprints

A bizarre example of collective behavior resulted in thousands of shoe prints in Vegas parking lots.
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Boston, Massachusetts

Dewey Square Pylon & Bent 38

These structures serve as a memorial to one of Boston’s most ambitious and controversial urban redevelopment projects.
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Pungo Andongo, Angola

Black Rocks of Pungo Andongo

These giant volcanic rocks towering above the Angolan savannah once served as a natural fortification.
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Chisinau, Moldova

Abandoned Observatory of the Pioneer Palace

Once built to inspire young Soviet minds through astronomy, this dome now stands as a quiet relic of a vanished era.
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Chiriaco Summit, California

Desert Training Center

Traces of General Patton’s Mojave Desert training camps for the North Africa campaign.
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Mexico City, Mexico

Porta Coeli Cathedral

One of Mexico City's seats of the Catholic faith, although not the majoritarian Latin Roman rite.
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Amsterdam, Netherlands

Westergasfabriek

One of Amsterdam’s most popular cultural and recreational complexes is on the site of a former gas works.
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Taipei, Taiwan

Wulixue Irrigation Canal

A preserved segment of the old irrigation canal recalls Taipei’s history as a “Water City.”
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