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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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Ardino, Bulgaria
Devil's Bridge
An architectural marvel that spans the Arda River, and has stories of a haunted past.
41.6206, 25.1144
Sunderland, England
Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens
A museum and gardens with unusual plants and a history of progressive programming for the blind.
54.9042, -1.3809
Brooklyn, New York
The Lab (Electric Warehouse)
A Bed-Stuy gymnasium that hosts expansive raves, performances, dance parties, and more.
40.6798, -73.9436
Oudtshoorn, South Africa
Cango Caves
Largest cave system in Africa.
-33.5869, 22.1983
New York, New York
P.S. 186
From scholastic to sepulchral - now under reconstruction.
40.8262, -73.9486
Ciudad JuĂ¡rez, Mexico
La Equis (The X)
A giant "X" symbolizes the blood spilled from the brutal JuĂ¡rez drug wars.
31.7368, -106.4730
Ariel, Washington
D.B. Cooper Day at the Ariel General Store & Tavern
An annual celebration of the infamous, unsolved skyjacking.
45.9559, -122.5665
Carrollton, Mississippi
Mississippi John Hurt Grave
Tucked away on a hilltop in the backwoods of Mississippi lies the remains of a blues legend.
33.6551, -90.0856
Portland, Oregon
Portland's Shanghai Tunnels
The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.
45.5240, -122.6734
Southern Pines, North Carolina
Creation Museum, Taxidermy Hall of Fame, and Antique Tool Museum
A curious blend of taxidermy, antique tools, creationism, and a purported antediluvian rock.
35.1746, -79.3914
Benson, Arizona
Kartchner Caverns
Limestone caves with spectacular showcase chambers.
31.8367, -110.3488
Beijing, China
China's Wonderland
Beijing's version of Disneyland, completely abandoned, mostly destroyed.
40.2368, 116.1638
Greencastle, Indiana
Periodic Table Display
Display that gathers the basic elements of the universe in one convenient location.
39.6387, -86.8625
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Protractors
Hundreds of protractors affixed to surfaces all over the city.
40.4576, -79.9659
Istanbul, Turkey
Basilica Cisterns of Istanbul
A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.
41.0084, 28.9779
Aubeterre-sur-Dronne, France
Underground Church of Saint-Jean at Aubeterre-sur-Dronne
The largest underground church in Europe.
45.2724, 0.1713
Philippines
Vulcan Point
An island in the middle of a lake, in the middle of a volcano, in the middle of a bigger lake, in the middle of a bigger island, in an archipelago, in the Pacific Ocean.
14.0145, 121.0004
Bet Shemesh, Israel
Beit Jimal
Located within one of Israel's most picturesque monasteries is also the country's first meteorological research station.
31.7245, 34.9765
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