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Collodi, Italy

Pinocchio Park

Walk through a fairytale in Tuscany.
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Chamis, Peru

Cumbe Mayo and Los Frailones

Pre-Incan aqueduct amidst a stone forest in Peru.
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Yagodninsky District, Russia

Kadykchan

Siberian ghost town built by gulag prisoners.
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Caledon, Ontario

Cheltenham Badlands

These strikingly barren, rolling red hills were caused by bad farming practices.
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Rome, Italy

Sculpture of Giovanni Paolo II

A sculpture serving as an homage to Pope John Paul II.
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San Martín de la Virgen del Moncayo, Spain

Abandoned Agramonte del Moncayo Tuberculosis Sanatorium

The deserted remains of a luxury hotel turned hospital ward.
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Huasca de Ocampo, Mexico

Los Prismas Basálticos Waterfalls

Two waterfalls flow down the cliff faces decorated with rare natural basalt columns.
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Copacabana, Bolivia

Horca del Inca

Astronomical observatory above Lake Titicaca.
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Newton Abbot, England

Jay's Grave

This grave resides at the crossroad of three parishes.
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Lithuania

Dvina Missile Silo

Launch site for nuclear war against Western Europe.
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Accra, Ghana

Ga-Adangbe Caskets - Kane Kwei Carpentry Workshop

The clever workshop that has been designing some of the most unusual coffins imaginable.
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Suakin, Sudan

Suakin Island Ruins

Remains of an abandoned coral city.
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Santiago do Escoural, Portugal

Dolmen Chapel of Sao Brissos

A neolithic tomb converted into a tiny chapel.
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Saumur, France

Dolmen de Bagneux

A huge Megalithic chamber tomb located behind a cafe.
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Cerveteri, Italy

Necropolis of the Banditaccia

Largest necropolis in the Mediterranean.
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Liepāja, Latvia

Karosta Prison Hotel

Guests become prisoners on a visit to Latvian prison.
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Jinhua, China

Tongzi Dan: Boy Eggs

Urine-soaked Chinese eggs.
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Job, France

L'Etoile de l'Amour

Fur-lined metal pod dangling in the French countryside.
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