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Niagara Falls, New York

Edward Dean Adams Power Plant

Genesis of modern hydroelectric power.

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Geel, Belgium

A pilgrimage site where people ask Saint Dymphna to watch over those who are not of sound mind.

Elisabet Ney Museum

Life's work of sculptor Elisabet Ney remains preserved in her last studio.

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Mount Pico

As the highest point in the Mid-Atlantic range this stratovolcano offers spectacular views.

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Palmyra

Mysterious lost empire of the Silk Road.

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West Windsor Township, New Jersey

'War of the Worlds' Monument

A bronze monument to the infamous radio broadcast in the real New Jersey town where the fictional Martians crash-landed.

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The Athenian Agora

This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.

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Fars Province, Iran

Graffiti at Persepolis

Marked by the hand of the explorer Henry Morton Stanley.

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Vallorbe, Switzerland

Grottes de Vallorbe

Over 3km of caverns and caves at the Switzerland-France border contain the largest underground river in Central Europe.

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Monistrol de Montserrat, Spain

Santa Cova of Montserrat

Holy Grotto of Montserrat Monastery holds one of Europe's mysterious black Madonnas.

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Banff Springs Hotel

Few other hotels can rival the grandeur of the Castle in the Rockies.

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Jacques Chocolate Museum

Museum covers every step of the chocolate-making process, from cultivation to the finished product.

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Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park

Blackfoot petroglyphs of southern Alberta which date back as far as 7000 B.C.

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Paleopoli, Greece

Samothrace Sanctuary of the Great Gods

Temple complex that once housed the famous statue of Nike.

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Menahga, Minnesota

St. Urho's Day

Home of St. Urho, the fictional patron saint of Finland.

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Überherrn, Germany

Europe 1 Transmitter

Most powerful transmitter in Germany only broadcasts in the French language.

Warmensteinacher Forst-Nord, Germany

Ochsenkopf TV Tower

Most often copied TV Tower in the world.

Boston, Massachusetts

Caffe Vittoria

The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.