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Penzance, England

Minack Theatre

A open air theatre built on a cliff by an eccentric British woman.
Flanders, New York

Big Duck

A former poultry store that looks like a giant duck and is one of the "seven wonders" of Long Island.
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Phoenix, Arizona

Camelback Mountain

A geological mystery on Camelback Mountain.
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New York, New York

Museum of Sex

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.
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Spratly Islands

Spratly Islands

The most disputed archipelago in the world.
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Morristown, New Jersey

Morris Museum

A world-class collection of mechanical musical instruments and automata.
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Gwynedd, Wales

Portmeirion Village

A miniature Italianate fantasy village on the coast of Wales and the set of ITC classic "The Prisoner."
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Datong, China

Yungang Grottoes

Explore this massive series of 45 caves and over 51,000 sculptures carved from cliffsides in China.
Lausanne, Switzerland

Collection de l'Art Brut

Artworks by loners, prisoners and the criminally insane.
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Wagner Free Institute

A rare view of a preserved Victorian science museum.
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Turku, Finland

Posankka

Pigduck of Turku.
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New York, New York

Broken Kilometer

One kilometer of thick brass rod laid out before your eyes.
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Seattle, Washington

The Sloop Tavern

A 50-year old dive bar that has its own yacht club.
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Boulder, Colorado

NIST-F1 Cesium Fountain Atomic Clock

The clock that sets them all.
Added by Henry
Kassel, Germany

Walter De Maria's Vertical Earth Kilometer

A two-inch thick solid brass rod that extends an astounding one kilometer straight into the earth.
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Greensboro, North Carolina

Elsewhere Collaborative

Art museum based around the collections accumulated over 58 years by one eccentric thrift store owner.
Napa, California

Monticello Dam Morning Glory Spillway

The largest drain hole in the world.
Added by Jehuty
New York, New York

Union Square Metronome

The most confusing clock in New York.
Added by Henry