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Englishtown, Nova Scotia
Giant MacAskill’s Grave
46.2875, -60.5399
Jakes Landing, Nova Scotia
Kejimkujik Petroglyphs
44.3884, -65.2148
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Tà Má Stream
14.1546, 108.7971
Southampton, England
Gods House Tower
50.8964, -1.4026
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De Lutte, Netherlands
Kardoes the Hellhound
A bronze statue commemorating the legend of a hellhound haunting the village of De Lutte.
52.3151, 6.9871
Lastingham, England
Crypt of the Church of St. Mary
Thought to be the oldest Norman crypt in the world.
54.3045, -0.8825
Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland
Trümmelbach Falls
Visit Europe's largest subterranean waterfall, carved by water from the glaciers of the towering peaks surrounding the valley.
46.5696, 7.9142
Wigan, England
Wigan Roman Bathhouse
A reconstructed section of a Roman bathhouse sits next to an otherwise ordinary shopping mall.
53.5456, -2.6288
Nye County, Nevada
Easy Chair Crater
An unusual double cinder cone with a bent oval crater, in the Lunar Crater Volcanic Field.
38.4423, -116.0350
Galena, Illinois
DeSoto House Hotel
The oldest operating hotel in Illinois enjoys a historic (and some say haunted) past.
42.4148, -90.4299
Zurich, Switzerland
Mühlerama Museum
Grind your own flour to bake your own bread at a 100-year-old mill.
47.3515, 8.5611
Alton, Illinois
American Oddities Museum
A taxidermy “mermaid,” vampire-killing kits, and hundreds of other bizarre objects are housed at this quirky museum.
38.8896, -90.1820
Peshawar, Pakistan
Sethi House
A rare instance of a historical Peshawari mansion restored and opened to the public.
34.0092, 71.5786
Dinoša, Montenegro
Dinoša Mulberry Tree
Water gushes from the trunk of this miraculous mulberry tree about once a year.
42.4183, 19.3367
Auckland, New Zealand
Maungauika (North Head)
Walk through abandoned anti-Russian military tunnels on this volcano at the head of Auckland Harbor.
-36.8272, 174.8104
Kyoto, Japan
Yasaka Kōshin-dō Temple
This compact temple is filled with garlands of colorful balls that represent restrained monkeys.
34.9983, 135.7787
Bergamo, Italy
Chiesa del San Spirito
Hidden masterpieces in a small church in the medieval city of Bergamo.
45.6985, 9.6758
Leadville, Colorado
The Legendary Silver Dollar Saloon
This notorious dive has been serving up both kinds of spirits since 1879.
39.2467, -106.2915
Clover, Virginia
Grave of Henrietta Lacks
The woman whose immortal cell line continues to shape scientific research was buried near her birthplace in a grave that was left unmarked for nearly 60 years.
36.8460, -78.7420
Marsaskala, Malta
Jerma Palace Hotel
So opulent and massive it was once dubbed a palace, this hotel's doors closed temporarily in 2007 and failed to reopen.
35.8612, 14.5737
Tokyo, Japan
Witch Hat Intake Tower
An adorable intake tower with a “witch hat” stands in the Edo River.
35.7657, 139.8795
Silanus, Italy
Nuraghe and Church of Santa Sabina
A lone nuraghe and a little old church with mysterious origins.
40.2749, 8.8829
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