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San Diego, California

Star of India at The Maritime Museum of San Diego

The world’s oldest active sailing ship.
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La Jolla, California

Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve

A dramatic coastline that’s home to a rare pine tree.
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Sendai, Japan

Hosoya’s Sandwich

Established in 1950, this humble burger joint is the oldest surviving one in Japan.
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San Francisco, California

Vermont Street

Lombard Street may be more famous, but this is the real “crookedest street in the world.”
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Los Cerrillos, New Mexico

Museum of Encaustic Art

This is not Madame Tussaud’s wax museum.
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Pepel, Sierra Leone

Tasso Heritage Center

A community heritage center on an overlooked island in the Sierra Leone River estuary.
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Liverpool, England

Tate and Lyle Sugar Silo

This abandoned concrete building was once hailed as an innovative architectural marvel, originally built to store sugar.
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Hat Creek, California

Hat Creek Radio Observatory

The first radio telescope dedicated to the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence.
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Amargosa Valley, Nevada

Big Bovine of the Desert

This enormous fiberglass cow near Death Valley National Park once graced a casino roof in Las Vegas.
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Hanover, Germany

Kuppelaufzug

This feat of German engineering is one of the only elevators in the world following a curved path.
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Middelkerke, Belgium

Dronkenput (Drunken Well)

A tilted water tank turned tourist attraction.
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Lleida, Spain

Les Adoberies (The Tanneries)

This Medieval tannery was accidentally discovered in 2002.
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Riga, Latvia

Latvian Academy of Sciences

Latvia’s first skyscraper, nicknamed ‘Stalin’s birthday cake.’
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Odate, Japan

Akita Dog Visitor Center

An Akita-themed facility modeled after the old Shibuya Station, erected in honor of Hachiko, a famously loyal dog.
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Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal

Geographical Institute of the University of Porto

A seismograph and a bunker from the Cold War still sit under this university building.
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Minamiuonuma, Japan

Kankōji Temple

Take a lick of the legendary homemade miso paste that protected this Buddhist temple’s scrolls from a fire centuries ago.
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Navarre, Florida

Navarre Beach Pier

The Gulf’s longest fishing pier is a year-round paradise for catch-and-release whoppers.
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Edinburgh, Scotland

Dovecot Studios

A rare opportunity to see artists working on their craft in a unique setting.
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