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Saverne, France

Chappe Optical Telegraph

Before the electric telegraph, a chain of stone towers carried messages across France.
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Tombstone, Arizona

The Bird Cage Theater

An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.
Liverpool, England

William MacKenzie's Tomb

Pyramid shaped monument with a tall tale attached.
Raigad, India

Murud Janjira fort

A nearly unconquerable island-fort in the Indian Ocean.
Sanlúcar la Mayor, Spain

Solar Power Tower

Spain's stunning solar energy plant.
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Bedford, Indiana

Bedford Limestone Pyramid

One-layer pyramid in Indiana.
East Sussex, England

Beachy Head

England's most notorious suicide spot.
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Kelvedon Hatch, England

Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker

The biggest and deepest Cold War bunker open to the public can be found in southeast England.
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Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta White House

3/4-scale model of the White House in Atlanta, Georgia.
Plymouth, Trinidad and Tobago

Mystery Tomb of Betty Stiven

A three-centuries-old crypt in the foothills of an old plantation.
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Haarlem, Netherlands

Teylers Museum

Oldest Museum of the Netherlands is a true cabinet of curiosities.
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Sausalito, California

Gates Co-op Houseboat Community

A living time capsule of the 1960s Richardson Bay water-front.
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Nor Yungas, Bolivia

North Yungas Road

Death road of Bolivia.
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Brownsville, Tennessee

Billy Tripp's Mindfield

An oversized metal construction of Billy Tripp's moods going through life.
Los Gatos, California

The Submarine House

Subterranean house made out of a grain silo, located in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
Gold Hill, Oregon

Oregon Vortex

A tourist attraction founded around a slumping cabin.
Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts

Glacial Potholes

Over 50 whirling pools left behind from the glacial age.
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Whitby, England

Whitby Museum, Library & Archive

The curious and tiny collection contains some very odd objects.
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