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Guadalajara, Mexico
Fuente de los Niños Miones
20.6767, -103.3429
ChĂ£o Bom, Cabo Verde
Tarrafal Concentration Camp
15.2635, -23.7437
Ras Al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
Al Qasr Al Ghamedh (Al Qassimi Palace)
25.7421, 55.9361
Agra, India
Statue of Lord Laddu Gopal
27.1951, 78.0212
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Berlin, Maryland
Assateague Island
The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.
38.2275, -75.1458
Brooklyn, New York
Precious Metal
A yoga studio and venue for "chill-out parties" in a former chicken slaughterhouse.
40.7001, -73.9296
Heavener, Oklahoma
Heavener Runestone
One believer transformed a local curiosity into proof of Vikings on the Great Plains.
34.8986, -94.5961
London, England
Angela Flanders Perfumer
A boutique perfumery fashioned to look like a Victorian-era shop.
51.5286, -0.0705
Ponchatoula, Louisiana
Manchac Swamp Bridge
One of the longest water bridges in the world was built over a supposedly haunted swamp in Louisiana.
30.2856, -90.4017
Paris, France
Montparnasse Cemetery
A Parisian cemetery where the elite and artistic are interred beneath an eccentric collection of tombs.
48.8387, 2.3262
Batu Caves, Malaysia
Batu Caves
Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.
3.2419, 101.6868
Golden, Colorado
The Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave
The final resting place of American icon Buffalo Bill, and a museum that aids in telling his tale.
39.7333, -105.2386
London, England
Old Shoreditch Station
Once a train station along the Great Eastern Railway this vibrant coffee shop and bar is where members of London’s creative class mingle.
51.5273, -0.0781
London, England
Suck and Chew
"Purveyors of traditional sweets and vintage treats."
51.5291, -0.0697
London, England
The Theatre
Two plaques commemorate the site of Shakespeare's first theatre.
51.5247, -0.0800
London, England
Columbia Road Shops and Flower Market
The Columbia Road Flower Market is now open every Sunday, rain or shine.
51.5294, -0.0694
London, England
Hackney City Farm
A flourishing garden with pigs, donkeys, goats, rabbits, guinea pigs, chickens, ducks, and sheep.
51.5320, -0.0660
Havana, Cuba
Hotel Nacional de Cuba
Once a favorite playground for the world's most illustrious guests, Hotel Nacional's secret weapons and bunkers reveal a more menacing side to its golden history.
23.1431, -82.3806
San Andrés Cholula, Mexico
Church of Santa MarĂa Tonantzintla
An indigenous take on European design creates a stunning visual overload.
19.0298, -98.3197
Wahiawa, Hawaii
World's Largest Plant Maze
Race through the maze, get your name on the sign.
21.5260, -158.0376
Tappan, New York
German Masonic Home of Tappan
This derelict building used to house infirm Freemasons, their widows, and orphans.
41.0268, -73.9537
Ollantaytambo, Peru
Ollantaytambo Ruins
Preserved Inca city and site of the last Inca stronghold against the Spanish conquistadors.
-13.2581, -72.2633
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