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Amersfoort, Netherlands
Muurhuizen (Wall Houses)
52.1545, 5.3915
Karlovy Vary, Czechia
The Red Tower of Death
50.3301, 12.9532
Dorgali, Italy
Tomba Dei Gigante S’Ena e Thimes
40.3790, 9.5151
London, England
Leadenhall Wunderkammer
51.5128, -0.0835
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Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
Mammoth Cave
The world's longest known cave system.
37.2136, -86.1548
Merzouga, Morocco
Erg Chebbi
God's Saharan sandbox of wrath.
31.0992, -4.0117
Berkeley, California
BioFuel Oasis
Worker-owned cooperative and resource for those looking to lighten their ecological footprint.
37.8534, -122.2794
Detroit, Michigan
The World's Largest Stove
Weighing 30,000 pounds, this monument represents Detroit's first industrial era.
42.4393, -83.1176
East Cleveland, Ohio
The Percy Skuy Collection on the History of Contraception
Unique collection containing a wide and curious range of contraceptive items.
41.5060, -81.6084
Fez, Morocco
Chouara Leather Tannery
Traditional 11th-century outdoor tannery.
34.0661, -4.9709
Tallinn, Estonia
Haunted Guest House
Spend your honeymoon where the Devil had his wedding.
59.4368, 24.7425
Jeju-si, South Korea
Jeju Loveland
South Korea's only sex-themed park.
33.4516, 126.4878
Allen Park, Michigan
Uniroyal Giant Tire
The 80-foot tire that looms over Michigan's I-94 was once a Ferris wheel in the New York World Fair.
42.2706, -83.2091
Traverse City, Michigan
Traverse City State Hospital
Former self-sufficient mental institution now a planned community.
44.7564, -85.6426
Kaleva, Michigan
The Bottle House
House built with over 60,000 glass bottles.
44.3734, -86.0093
Detroit, Michigan
The Russell Industrial Center
Enormous small-business mecca in the Midwest, serving dozens of artists.
42.3783, -83.0604
Detroit, Michigan
Baker's Keyboard Lounge
The world's oldest operating jazz club has been in operation since May 1934.
42.4454, -83.1415
Detroit, Michigan
Motown Museum
Berry Gordy Jr.'s old home was the original headquarters of Motown Record Corporation.
42.3641, -83.0883
Detroit, Michigan
The Dequindre Cut Greenway
This railway-turned-greenway provides a pedestrian link in downtown Detroit and celebrates urban artwork.
42.3439, -83.0336
Detroit, Michigan
Trumbullplex
Detroit housing collective working to create an "environment for revolutionary change."
42.3469, -83.0753
Detroit, Michigan
Crow Manor
Collective made up of artists, musicians, and activists.
42.3410, -83.0727
Yekaterinburg, Russia
The Church on the Blood
Church built on the site where the last tsar of Russia and his family were killed.
56.8369, 60.6175
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