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Fuente de los Niños Miones
20.6767, -103.3429
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15.2635, -23.7437
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Al Qasr Al Ghamedh (Al Qassimi Palace)
25.7421, 55.9361
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27.1951, 78.0212
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Cardigan, Prince Edward Island
Canada's Smallest Library
While this is positively the smallest library in Canada, it aspires to be the smallest in the world.
46.2310, -62.6182
New York, New York
William J. Syms Operating Theatre
Once considered the height of medical modernity, this structure is now the oldest remaining component of Roosevelt Hospital.
40.7693, -73.9852
Basel, Switzerland
Pharmazie-Historisches Museum der Universität Basel
One of the world's largest collections of pharmaceutical artifacts.
47.5537, 7.5861
Lier, Belgium
The Zimmer Clock Tower and Museum
A 14th-century fortified keep showcases the masterpieces of an ingenious 20th-century clockmaker.
51.1291, 4.5705
Norwich, England
Norwich Plantation Garden
A magnificent Victorian garden that brings the charm and style of old-time aristocracy to the 21st century public.
52.6303, 1.2815
Lake Tarawera, New Zealand
Te Wairoa Buried Village
A Maori village obliterated by an 1886 volcanic eruption.
-38.2123, 176.3570
Vallejo, California
Mare Island
The former Naval shipyard is open for exploring - mostly.
38.0947, -122.2821
Leavittsburg, Ohio
Center of the World, Ohio
A grandiose title could not save this mercantile community from obscurity.
41.2280, -80.9100
Brooklyn, New York
Silent Barn
A massive art collective tries a new take on Brooklyn's DIY music scene—by making it fully legal.
40.6986, -73.9343
Lesterville, Missouri
Johnson's Shut-Ins
Erosion and time have created a naturally-formed water park.
37.5445, -90.8465
London, England
Time for Tea
A five-story homage to tea times past.
51.5261, -0.0779
Oslo, Norway
Viking Ship Museum
Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.
59.9043, 10.6860
Port Costa, California
The Warehouse Cafe
Where the polar bear watches over everything, and every drink is a double.
38.0463, -122.1833
Slagelse Municipality, Denmark
Trelleborg Viking Ring Fortress
A perfectly circular stronghold constructed in the 10th century is now a nucleus of Viking culture housing a museum, village, and reenactment of an epic Viking battle.
55.3944, 11.2720
Brooklyn, New York
House of Yes
A band of aerialists and circus performers putting on incredible shows in East Williamsburg.
40.7068, -73.9236
London, England
Premises Studio Music Studios and Cafe
London's most popular recording studio, located in the capital's East End, runs partly on solar power and has played host to some of the world's biggest acts.
51.5311, -0.0716
South Lake Tahoe, California
Vikingsholm Castle
One woman's Viking Castle on Lake Tahoe.
38.9523, -120.1069
Brooklyn, New York
Film Biz Recycling
A huge resale shop for the cast-offs of the film & television industry.
40.6774, -73.9851
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