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44.3884, -65.2148
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14.1546, 108.7971
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50.8964, -1.4026
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The Living Museum
40.7373, -73.7325
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Nesseby, Norway
Ceavccageađge
Traces of a Sami settlement and sacrificial site dating back more than 9,000 years.
70.1280, 29.0375
Everett, Washington
Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum
Three hangars filled with meticulously restored aircraft and armored vehicles.
47.8995, -122.2800
Chamblee, Georgia
The Oddities Museum
A celebration of one man’s obsession to collect the strangest items imaginable.
33.9057, -84.2958
Aranđelovac, Serbia
Staro Zdanje
Once one of the most beautiful buildings in Serbia, this palace stands abandoned in a park.
44.3089, 20.5541
Alexandria, Virginia
World War I-Era Rudder
This rudder is one of the few remnants of a shipyard that once operated on the banks of the Potomac River.
38.7927, -77.0417
Old Station, California
Subway Cave
A large lava tube that can be walked through with no special equipment.
40.6860, -121.4190
Houston, Texas
Radio Tave
Tune into an alternate universe at this immersive art installation.
29.7721, -95.3477
Espoo, Finland
Futuro House No. 001
Visit Finnish architect Matti Suuronen's first UFO-shaped home.
60.1794, 24.7941
Ash-Shahaniyah, Qatar
Leaning Mosque
This tilted minaret and mosque are a feat of modern engineering.
25.3487, 51.2606
Paradise Valley, Arizona
Cosanti
A disciple of Frank Lloyd Wright built an experimental, partially underground home in the desert.
33.5672, -111.9424
Minamiuonuma, Japan
Shiozawa Tsumugi Fabric Museum
Weave yourself into over a thousand years of history at this textiles museum through demonstrations and a hands-on hataori experience on a traditional loom.
37.0410, 138.8498
Nashville, Tennessee
Tennessee Pride Sausage Grave
The final resting place of the founder of a beloved national sausage brand.
36.2340, -86.7247
Arita, Japan
Tozan Shrine
A whimsical shrine with a porcelain Torii gate, split in half by an active train line.
33.1889, 129.8992
Durham, North Carolina
Duke Homestead
The birthplace of a tobacco empire.
36.0358, -78.9210
Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka
Ancient City of Polonnaruwa
This site was once the religious, cultural, and trade center of Sri Lanka.
7.9459, 81.0003
Varna, Bulgaria
Roman Ruins Underneath a Starbucks
A chain coffee shop in Bulgaria that takes its Italian roots very seriously.
43.2034, 27.9166
Malden, West Virginia
JQD Saltworks
This fourth-generation family business is reviving West Virginia's historic tradition of salt-making.
38.2904, -81.5615
Tokyo, Japan
First Flight Monument
A monument marking the first airplane flights in Japan hints at the dark history behind its peaceful park setting.
35.6686, 139.6929
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