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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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Chiang Rai, Thailand
Baan Dam (Black House)
Where an entire elephant skeleton, a snakeskin table runner, and thousands of animal remains become art.
19.9919, 99.8605
Portland, Oregon
The Zymoglyphic Museum
Private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity.
45.5177, -122.5998
Richmond, California
Point Molate
Abandoned landscape once home to "the world's largest winery."
37.9466, -122.4219
London, England
The Mail Rail
Hidden beneath the streets of London is a secret subway that only carried mail.
51.5112, -0.1198
London, England
The Cathedral of Sewage
This elaborate Byzantine-style building was designed for a not-so-pretty purpose.
51.5304, -0.0011
Oakland, California
The Crucible
An art collective teaching the more fiery, metal-y art forms.
37.8045, -122.2908
Honduras
Swan Islands
Remote Honduran Islands with a colorful history.
17.4200, -83.9347
Queens, New York
Brooklyn Grange Farms and Apiary
Two New York rooftops are home to the largest rooftop soil farms in the world.
40.7520, -73.9254
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Great Guatemalan Sinkhole
An enormous, 30-story-deep hole in the middle of Guatemala City.
14.6248, -90.5328
Elterwater, England
Merzbarn
The sculptural remains of the last home of a legendary Dada artist.
54.4376, -3.0373
Boscastle, England
The Museum of Witchcraft & Magic
The world's largest collection of witchcraft regalia.
50.6890, -4.6920
Saranac, New York
Atlas Missile Silo Home
Secluded amid upstate New York’s Adirondack Mountains lies this subterranean emblem of a nation on the brink of nuclear war. And it's for sale.
44.6019, -73.8491
Seattle, Washington
Ballard Sip & Ship
Offering an enjoyable alternative to the standard hellacious post office trip.
47.6688, -122.3812
Seattle, Washington
Conor Byrne Pub
One of the oldest continually operating drinking establishments west of the Mississippi.
47.6654, -122.3819
New Bern, North Carolina
Pepsi Inventor Caleb Bradham's Grave
The humble gravesite of the man who failed to cash in on his Pepsi-cola goldmine.
35.1140, -77.0440
Paris, France
Carousel of Extinct and Endangered Animals
Known as the "Dodo Manège," this carousel features a herd of animals that have disappeared—or may be gone soon.
48.8440, 2.3596
British Columbia, Canada
Kiidk'yaas, the Golden Spruce
This revered mutant tree was felled in an act of ecoterrorism leaving a legacy of myth and possibly murder.
52.6562, -131.8118
New York, New York
Seaman-Drake Arch
Surrounded by low rise buildings and partially converted into an auto body shop, this marble archway is the only vestige of a forgotten Manhattan estate.
40.8699, -73.9159
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