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Reykjavik, Iceland

Árbær Open Air Museum

The history of Reykjavik told through a historical village and live actors.
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Copenhagen, Denmark

‘Death and the Mother’

This sculptural representation of an Andersen fairy tale had to be pushed away for being too grim.
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Poreč, Croatia

Joakim Rakovac Memorial

A monument to one of Croatia's famous freedom fighters.
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Shandur, Pakistan

Shandur Polo Field

At an altitude of 3,700 meters, this is the highest polo field in the world.
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Southend-on-Sea, England

Graveyard of Lost Species

A boat slowly sinking into the Essex mud flats bearing the names of the disappeared that haunt the Thames Estuary.
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Rabac, Croatia

Teleferika

The remains of a cable car used for bauxite mining after World War I hides in a coastal forest.
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Tokyo, Japan

Dorikono Slope

A slope with a mysterious name recalls a discontinued pre-war energy drink.
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Tokyo, Japan

Shibarare Jizoson

A bizarre object of worship believed to grant wishes to those who tie it up with a rope.
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Amsterdam, Netherlands

Lab 111

An independent cinema housed in a former pathological anatomy laboratory.
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Fairbanks, Alaska

Golden Heart Plaza

Once the center of Gold Rush mania, now the starting point for the Yukon Quest sled dog race.
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Kiyosu, Japan

Kiyosu Castle

This reconstructed castle was once the base of the “Devil King” who almost united the feudal warring states.
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Dorset, England

Valentine Tank Wrecks

The site of a dress rehearsal for D-Day that ended in disaster.
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Sharpsburg, Maryland

Kennedy Farm

This is the cabin from which John Brown and his men launched their fateful war to end slavery on October 16, 1859.
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Tambon Bang Kachao, Thailand

Sri Nakhon Khuean Khan Park

"Bangkok's Green Lung," a large park on an island, feels worlds away from traffic-choked Sukhumvit Road.
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Chipping Campden, England

Ernest Wilson Memorial Garden

A small and tranquil hidden garden in commemoration of one of the great Victorian plant collectors.
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Santa Paula, California

Farmworkers Monument

A monument is dedicated to the thousands of people who pick and harvest our nation's food.
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Pula, Croatia

Quarter of Saint Theodore

An excavation site that signified Hercules in Pula, and a glimpse into the city's Roman history.
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Queens, New York

Caravan Chicken

This Peruvian-Chinese institution has perfected the art of rotisserie chicken—alongside plantains and lo mein.
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