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Quang Trung Museum
13.9206, 108.9208
AlcalĂ¡ 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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Mexico City, Mexico
Acuario Inbursa
The richest man in Mexico built the largest aquarium in Latin America 26 meters underground
19.4400, -99.2051
Prerow, Germany
The DarĂŸ Front Doors Path
Richly carved, brightly painted doors that turned small fishing villages into open-air showcases
54.4469, 12.5719
Ängelholm, Sweden
Michael Jackson HIStory Statue
An original from the King of Pop's 1995 army of ten fiberglass giants, now looming in a Swedish industrial area
56.2332, 12.8611
Eaglehawk Neck, Australia
The Dog Line
A life-sized statue marks the spot of the 100-meter-wide "neck" that leads to the Tasman Peninsula, and the convict penal settlement was once guarded by a line of ferocious and savage dogs
-43.0163, 147.9254
Su Zhou Shi, China
Dongfangzhimen - The Big Pants Building
A recent addition to the Suzhou skyline, heralding the ‘Gateway to the Orient’, is commonly ridiculed for looking like a big pair of trousers
31.3169, 120.6789
Notre Dame, Indiana
Knute Rockne Statue
A statue honoring the great University of Notre Dame football coach
41.6984, -86.2339
Döllersheim, Austria
The Lost Village of Döllersheim
Ruins of a vanished village, long shadowed by rumors of a hidden lineage
48.6205, 15.3104
Hillsboro, Texas
Roadside America Museum
One man’s nostalgic collection of ’50s Americana
32.0105, -97.1275
Staten Island, New York
H.H. Richardson House
This handsome house on a hill was home to one of the 18th century's most famous American architects
40.5994, -74.0637
Port Melbourne, Australia
Princes Pier
Once an arrival port for post-war migrants, this pier is now a forest of pylons in the bay and a popular spot for fishing and a backdrop for wedding photos
-37.8410, 144.9270
The Bronx, New York
Grace Episcopal Church of City Island
Preachers and shipbuilders collaborated to create a place of worship in this island community
40.8410, -73.7839
The Bronx, New York
Belden Point
This quiet, scenic spot was once a busy resort paradise
40.8376, -73.7829
Colchester, England
The Temple of Claudius
A history of invasion, innovation, ignition, and Iceni, the Temple of Claudius has been an iconic landmark throughout the history of Britain’s oldest recorded town from its very earliest days to the present
51.8905, 0.9030
Queens, New York
Elmhurst Sculpture Garden
A strip of neglected land next to a highway now serves as a showcase for local artists
40.7336, -73.8688
East Bower, England
Humphrey the M5 Camel
It isn't often that you wish to see humps on the road, but this beloved dromedary is an exception
51.1360, -2.9710
Albany, Texas
Old Jail Art Center
This descriptively-named art museum occupies an abandoned former county jail
32.7229, -99.2947
Berlin, Germany
COOP Anti War Cafe
Berlin’s "Gallic Village" of the Far-Left: The COOP Anti-War Café
52.5241, 13.4073
Queens, New York
Borden Avenue Bridge
This modest span in an industrial neighborhood is one of only four retractile bridges in the United States
40.7391, -73.9426
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