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Tây Sơn, Vietnam
Quang Trung Museum
13.9206, 108.9208
Alcalá de Henares, Spain
Laredo’s Palace
40.4879, -3.3639
Chilliwack, British Columbia
Hazelnut Inn
49.0817, -122.0510
Aurora, Colorado
Melvin-Lewis Pioneer Cemetery
39.6157, -104.8162
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Galveston, Texas
Rainforest Cafe River Adventure Ride
A venerable restaurant chain's one-off attempt to blur the line between themed eatery and amusement park
29.2711, -94.8198
Berlin, Germany
Wolfgang Herrndorf Cross Memorial
The place where a brilliant German artist ended his life after a struggle against a malignant disease he could not win
52.5435, 13.3252
Glenbrook, Nevada
Cave Rock
A volcanic spur of Lake Tahoe wrapped in Washoe sacred stories and road tunnels
39.0462, -119.9489
Kokomo, Indiana
America's First Car
In a city of firsts, America's first car is displayed
40.4880, -86.1309
Box Hill, Australia
Box Hill War Memorial
This marble bugler pays a special tribute to local lives lost in World War I
-37.8150, 145.1209
Reykjavík, Iceland
Kattakaffihúsid
The first and only cat cafe in Iceland
64.1451, -21.9330
Elishaw, England
Shittleheugh Bastle
Shittleheugh Bastle is considered a rare example of a superior bastle, retaining many original features
55.2495, -2.2076
Dumfries, Scotland
Drumcoltran Tower
A relatively intact tower house still offering sweeping views of the surrounding countryside
54.9964, -3.7686
Holystone, England
Lady’s Well
An ancient natural spring still providing water to the nearby village
55.3203, -2.0759
Nice, France
AC Marriott
A meeting of art and architecture adorns this 5 star hotel
43.6939, 7.2532
Rimini, Italy
Domus del Chirurgo
Amazing Roman mosaics discovered by accident, in 1989, during some street furniture works
44.0621, 12.5676
Rimini, Italy
Arco di Augusto
The oldest preserved Triumphal Arch in Northern Italy
44.0570, 12.5711
Reykjavík, Iceland
Hljómskálinn Pavillon
The first venue constructed as a music venue in Iceland
64.1425, -21.9405
Marilla, New York
Marilla Country Store
A general store in rural New York has been selling hardware, candy, and conversation to the same families for 175 years straight.
42.8400, -78.5549
Whitby, Ontario
Camp X Memorial
Where spies were trained, the Cold War found its first whistleblower, and James Bond was born.
43.8542, -78.8832
Nottingham, England
Site of Nottingham Victoria Railway Station
Closing the station left a big hole in the ground. So they put in a shopping centre, a block of apartments and bus station over it and the largest undercover car park Europe in it.
52.9591, -1.1481
Kyoto, Japan
Saihō-ji
The peace and seclusion of Kyoto’s “Moss Temple” is no accident.
34.9922, 135.6837
Geneva, Indiana
The Limberlost Cabin
The inspirational cabin where Gene Stratton-Porter wrote many of her books.
40.5897, -84.9599
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