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Franklin, Pennsylvania
St. John's Episcopal Church
41.3958, -79.8289
De Pere, Wisconsin
Frank & Nancy’s Marine Corps Museum
44.4595, -88.2140
Luarca, Spain
Giant Squid Museum
43.5410, -6.5389
Mumbai, India
The Old Limestone Arch
18.9688, 72.8039
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Paris, France
Dans le Noir?
"In the Dark" Restaurant in Paris offers dinner in complete darkness.
48.8613, 2.3507
Rockaway Beach, Oregon
Twin Rocks
Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.
45.5974, -123.9597
Ober Neustift, Austria
Waldviertel Pyramid
A pyramid in Central Europe of unknown origin.
48.5760, 15.0615
London, England
Wellcome Collection & Library
The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.
51.5259, -0.1339
Adelaide, Australia
South Australian Museum
The largest collection of Indigenous Australian artifacts in the world, and the rare museum where wood-and-glass cabinets have trumped interactive exhibits.
-34.9208, 138.6031
San Francisco, California
Presidio Pet Cemetery
A monument to the love people have for their pets.
37.8026, -122.4671
Bologna, Italy
Saint Catherine of Bologna
The mummified relic of St. Catherine sits forever on a golden throne.
44.4891, 11.3398
Rantepao, Indonesia
The Funeral Rites of Torajaland
Where cemeteries are carved into the side of cliffs and infants are buried in the hollows of trees.
-2.9678, 119.8988
Qrendi, Malta
Mnajdra
This Stone Age solar temple aligns with the sun on each equinox and solstice.
35.8268, 14.4364
Bristol, England
The Observatory & Camera Obscura
The Bristol Camera Obscura housed in an ancient windmill.
51.4566, -2.6265
Coulee City, Washington
Dry Falls
Site of the greatest known waterfall that ever existed.
47.6070, -119.3638
Pattaya, Thailand
The Bottle Art Museum
Thailand museum of bottles of all shapes and sizes filled with intricate and beautiful art.
12.9275, 100.8753
Tulelake, California
Lava Beds National Monument
Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.
41.7139, -121.5083
Crater Lake, Oregon
Crater Lake
The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.
42.9331, -122.1956
Crater Lake, Oregon
Old Man of the Lake
A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.
42.9446, -122.1092
Tonga
Hunga Ha'apai New Volcano Island
Underwater volcanic eruption forms new island off the coast of Tonga.
-20.5502, -175.4093
El Salvador
Joya de Ceren
A Mayan village preserved for centuries in volcanic ash.
13.8279, -89.3562
Qobustan, Azerbaijan
Mud Volcanoes of Azerbaijan
Home to nearly a third of the world's mud volcanoes, Azerbaijan is home to a messy, bubbling, and sometimes explosive landscape.
40.1540, 49.3159
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