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Oosterend, Netherlands

Drenkelingenhuisje (‘Drowning House’)

A storm shelter built for survivors of shipwrecks.
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Stockholm, Sweden

The Obama Sweden Toilet

A Swedish university commemorates the former U.S. President’s bathroom visit with a gold plaque.
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Kagoshima, Japan

‘Portrait of a Shout’

A well-known Japanese musician’s all-night concert on this island is immortalized by an unusual work of art.
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Knoxville, Tennessee

Gen. John Sevier Statue

The statue mysteriously lost its head and left hand.
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Seyitgazi, Turkey

Seyigazi Türbesi

A hilltop fortress full of tombs, including one for legendary hero Seyyid Battal Gazi.
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Elgin, Illinois

Elgin Public Museum

The oldest purpose built museum in Illinois, home to original Victorian taxidermy.
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Tynemouth, England

Tynemouth Priory and Castle

Royal burial place of the kings of ancient Britain.
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Savona, Italy

Cappella Sistina

The other, lesser-known, Sistine Chapel, sits over 500km away from the Vatican City in an Italian port City.
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Cadiz, California

Marble Mountains Trilobite Quarry

Anyone can play paleontologist at this quarry that has Cambrian fossils galore.
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Olympia, Washington

Washington Capitol State Reception Room

In addition to what was once the world’s largest single-loom carpet, this charming space contains a pair of unique flags in American history.
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New Orleans, Louisiana

Café Reconcile

This non-profit restaurant offers job training and skills to members of the Central City community.
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New Orleans, Louisiana

Li’l Dizzy’s Cafe

The last surviving bastion of the Baquet restaurant empire serves up superb soul food.
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Harrisville, West Virginia

Cliff’s Museum of Car Memorabilia

A lifetime collection of thousands of automobile and vintage gas station items at no charge to view.
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Hiawassee, Georgia

Bell Mountain

Catch beautiful views at the graffitied observation deck on this mountain top.
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Ankara, Turkey

Temple of Augustus

The ruins of a Roman temple from 1st Century BC with the only preserved inscription of “The Deeds of the Divine Augustus.”
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Kabupaten Sragen, Indonesia

Gunung Kemukus

This hilltop shrine is colloquially known as "Sex Mountain" for the ritual practices once conducted there.
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New Orleans, Louisiana

High Hat Cafe

Southern comfort food is on the menu at this neighborhood favorite.
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Le Diamant, Martinique

Memorial Cap 110: Memorial de l’Anse Caffard

A haunting memorial to Africans kidnapped and lost at sea during the slave trade.
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