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Fuente de los Niños Miones
20.6767, -103.3429
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Tarrafal Concentration Camp
15.2635, -23.7437
Ras Al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
Al Qasr Al Ghamedh (Al Qassimi Palace)
25.7421, 55.9361
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Statue of Lord Laddu Gopal
27.1951, 78.0212
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Cologne, Germany
Cologne's Love Locks Bridge
Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the HohenzollernbrĂ¼cke Bridge to symbolize their affections.
50.9415, 6.9656
Syria
Church of Saint Simeon the Stylite
What is left of the pillar of Saint Simeon, the voluntary martyr who climbed the column to give his sermons, remaining perched there for thirty-seven years.
36.3341, 36.8442
Boston, Massachusetts
Metropolitan Waterworks Museum
Beautiful steampunk ghosts of early Massachusetts.
42.3330, -71.1546
Mackinac Island, Michigan
Mackinac Island
Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.
45.8681, -84.6289
Agios Tychon, Cyprus
Ancient Sex Curse of Cyprus
Sex curse discovered on ancient tablet in Cyprus.
34.7128, 33.1431
Brooklyn, New York
Red Hook Winery
Brooklyn vintners creating world-class wine in a city not known for its vineyards.
40.6767, -74.0189
Brooklyn, New York
Cacao Prieto
Come for the sustainable organic chocolate, stay for the sustainable organic booze.
40.6772, -74.0153
Brooklyn, New York
Steve's Authentic Key Lime Pies
“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."
40.6776, -74.0184
Brooklyn, New York
Sunny's Bar
Once a popular watering hole among longshoremen and shipyard workers, this neighborhood treasure spans more than 100 years of Red Hook history.
40.6757, -74.0169
Saas Fee, Switzerland
Hotel Everland
Explore the subjective dream of a hotel.
46.1138, 7.9332
Taichung City, Taiwan
Gulu Gulu
Paiwanese restaurant run by native indigenous Taiwanese singer songwriter, and home to a DIY arts-and-crafts folk garden.
24.1391, 120.6625
Manacapuru, Brazil
Ariau Towers
An Amazonian hotel is the ultimate treehouse and provides stilt based accommodation.
-3.0930, -60.4415
Hilversum, Netherlands
Pinetum Blijdenstein
Most complete collection of Gymnosperms in the world.
52.2296, 5.1595
The Hague, Netherlands
Capsule Hotel
Survival capsules find a second life as a unique hotel.
52.1000, 4.2623
San Francisco, California
Labyrinth at Land’s End
A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.
37.7881, -122.5058
Clayton, Georgia
"Eye of God" Rapid, Chattooga River
A curious whirlpool formation supposedly capable of entangling or engulfing branches, tree trunks, or whole rafts full of hapless tourists.
34.8543, -83.2583
San Francisco, California
Mile Rocks Light
A modest reminder of treacherous waters at the Golden Gate.
37.7928, -122.5104
Marshall, Michigan
American Museum of Magic
Largest magic museum in the United States with more than half a million pieces of memorabilia.
42.2721, -84.9586
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