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Laguna, New Mexico
Indian Arts Center
35.0373, -107.3775
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Castillo de los Tres Santos Reyes del Morro (Morro Castle)
23.1503, -82.3570
Willowbrook, Illinois
TWA Flight 529 Memorial
41.7793, -87.9544
Madrid, Spain
Facade of the Former MĂ¡rmoles Molina Shop
40.4140, -3.7065
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Stanley, Hong Kong
Murray House
Originally located in the business district, this former barracks building was dismantled and rebuilt on Hong Kong Island's south side
22.2180, 114.2098
Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong
Garden Hill Viewing Point
A short walk up a small hill provides spectacular sunset and nighttime views of Kowloon
22.3341, 114.1637
Yuen Long, Hong Kong
Nam Sang Wai & Tai Sang Wai Wetlands
This vital ecological site provides tranquility and greenery, while being right on the edge of the city
22.4622, 114.0384
Lisbon, Portugal
Eusébio Statue
A statue dedicated to football's first African superstar and Portugal's greatest ever player
38.7530, -9.1832
London, England
Greathead Tunneling Shield
At Bank station, the tunneling shield that built the original Waterloo & City line tunnel is hiding in plain sight
51.5112, -0.0879
Ambleside, England
The Bridge House
Looking like something out of a fairytale, this tiny house was built over a stream to avoid paying land taxes
54.4332, -2.9635
Madrid, Spain
Madrid Rock Monolith
This controversial monolith—topped with the iconic Madrid Rock logo and a heavy-metal hand gesture—marks the site of what was once Madrid’s most popular record store
40.4197, -3.7022
Enschede, Netherlands
Het Ding ('The Thing')
University pranksters set up this jumble of telephone poles and steel wires overnight
52.2398, 6.8516
Santa Cruz de la Zarza, Spain
El Arco de la Ville (The Town Arch)
One of the last remnants of an ancient town wall
39.9812, -3.1886
Phoenix, Arizona
Wall Cycle to Ocotillo
Giant jars and pots littered alongside an Arizona freeway
33.5331, -112.0425
Tarragona, Spain
The Templar Heads of Cal Sant
These sculpted heads on the outside of a former Knights Templar building date back to the 17th century
41.1621, 0.4736
Latimer, England
Latimer House
This English country house was once a P.O.W. "resort" and base for spymasters during the Second World War
51.6794, -0.5555
Markham, Ontario
Cathedral of the Transfiguration
This giant, unfinished suburban cathedral was meant to be the Canadian seat of the Slovak Greek Catholic Church
43.8937, -79.3727
Darwen, England
Edwardian Tram Waiting Rooms
An example of early 20th century gender segregation
53.6923, -2.4709
Madrid, Spain
Monumental Spanish Cities Mosaic
The biggest outdoor modern mosaic in Madrid
40.4051, -3.6937
Seville, Spain
The Scout
The friendship between Kansas City and Seville materialized in this sculpture
37.3938, -5.9708
Limbuè, Mozambique
Mount Mabu
The largest rainforest in southern Africa was only discovered by conservationists thanks to Google Earth
-16.2825, 36.3744
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Leaning Tower of Pizza
A model of what was supposed to be Domino's Pizza's colossal, Wrightian headquarters
42.3187, -83.6857
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