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Gods House Tower
50.8964, -1.4026
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The Living Museum
40.7373, -73.7325
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Barryscourt Castle
51.9046, -8.2590
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Gallery O on H Street
38.9004, -76.9865
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Monaco
Fort Antoine Theatre
This public amphitheater was once a key part of Monaco’s defense strategy.
43.7331, 7.4279
Leek, England
The Nicholson Institute
An example of Victorian philanthropy still in use for its original purpose
53.1073, -2.0236
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Coney Island Cafe
This down-home diner has been serving up comfort foods for over 100 years.
31.3266, -89.2892
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Smith Drug Co.
This historic drug store-turned-museum served an important role in the Civil Rights Movement.
31.3351, -89.2901
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
African American Military History Museum
This Hattiesburg museum honors Black Americans who have served in the military, highlighting homegrown heroes.
31.3345, -89.2927
El Médano, Spain
SS American Star Propeller Hub
This propeller hub is one of the last remnants of a ship that crashed off the coast of the Canary Islands.
28.0441, -16.5361
Durham, England
'The Journey'
A statue commemorating the perilous journey made by the monks who delivered the body of St. Cuthbert.
54.7780, -1.5751
Cave Creek, Arizona
World's Largest Kachina Doll
This 39-foot-tall version of a Hopi figure stands in Arizona.
33.8676, -111.8296
Lilongwe, Malawi
Hastings Kamuzu Banda Mausoleum
In Malawi, this is where the lion sleeps tonight.
-13.9547, 33.7892
Penrith, England
Giant’s Grave
It may not be the final resting place of a literal giant, but the Giant’s Grave is still archaeologically important.
54.6643, -2.7513
Hanksville, Utah
Wolverton Mill
This innovative mill was built for a legendary gold mine that never came to be.
38.3670, -110.7178
Banja, Serbia
Dvorine
The remains of a luxurious 14th-century church built by the last despot of Serbia.
44.2733, 20.5990
Vancouver, Washington
Japanese Castaways Memorial
A monument dedicated to three unlikely visitors to North America.
45.6264, -122.6571
Coddington, England
Winthorpe Airfield
Reputedly, this WW2 bomber airfield near Newark was built in error and never used operationally but, long after it closed, a strategic nuclear bomber landed here.
53.0983, -0.7727
Sønderborg, Denmark
Hønekilden (The Hen Spring)
This enchanting spring, steeped in local lore and a touch of royal history, was said to be the place where newborns were collected, rather than being delivered by storks.
54.9118, 9.7857
Manchester, England
The Shakespeare
This haunted 17th-century pub was moved to a new city when it was already almost 300 years old.
53.4818, -2.2401
Košice, Slovakia
The Republic of the East
Pay your respects to a country that only existed for a few weeks.
48.7201, 21.2587
Padstow, England
National Lobster Hatchery
Glimpse into the life cycle of the European lobster and the work being done to protect them.
50.5385, -4.9350
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