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Guadalajara, Mexico
Fuente de los Niños Miones
20.6767, -103.3429
Chão Bom, Cabo Verde
Tarrafal Concentration Camp
15.2635, -23.7437
Ras Al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
Al Qasr Al Ghamedh (Al Qassimi Palace)
25.7421, 55.9361
Agra, India
Statue of Lord Laddu Gopal
27.1951, 78.0212
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Houston, Texas
House of Bowls
Cantonese comfort food is on the menu at this Asiatown mainstay.
29.7061, -95.5523
Houston, Texas
United Sisters
West African flavors shine at this unassuming strip mall spot in southwest Houston.
29.6550, -95.5290
Birmingham, England
'A Life in the Year of the Chinchillas'
The ceiling of this shopping arcade is adorned with six trompe-l’œil artworks, including a grim funeral scene.
52.4788, -1.8998
Lleida, Spain
Casa dels Gegants
Discover everything there is to know about Catalan giants and "Big-Heads."
41.6128, 0.6242
Santiago, Chile
99 Restaurante
A rotating nine-course menu offers delicious deep-dives into the foodways of Chilean agricultural valleys.
-33.4040, -70.5875
El Paso, Texas
Lincoln Park aka Chicano Park
Local artists have long claimed these highway pylons as a place to celebrate Mexican-American history through artwork.
31.7767, -106.4446
Matsusaka, Japan
Gojōban Yashiki Samurai Residences
Descendants of the samurai who guarded Matsusaka Castle during the Edo period still live in these charming historic houses (and visitors can enter one of them for free).
34.5743, 136.5271
Lisnagrave, Ireland
Dunlough Castle
The eerie remains of one of Ireland's oldest castles, said to be haunted by the ghost of a woman who brings ill fate.
51.4826, -9.8295
Schnecksville, Pennsylvania
Bison of Trexler Nature Preserve
An American industrialist hoped this nature preserve could help save the North American bison.
40.6576, -75.6287
London, England
Victoria Park's Old London Bridge Alcoves
These remnants of Old London Bridge possess unique acoustics that allow for whispered conversations to carry from one side to the other.
51.5412, -0.0292
West Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Solitude Stone
This solitary stone engraved with a poem from 1852 has a mysterious and tragic past.
42.0015, -71.0171
Pune, India
Parvati Nandan Ganpati Temple
This 17th-century temple gave the area of Ganeshkhind its name.
18.5412, 73.8291
Williams, Arizona
Poozeum
This small museum is dedicated to the study of coprolites, or fossilized poop.
35.2511, -112.1877
Babingley, England
Village Signs of Babingley
Signs illustrate the bizarre legend of St. Felix's arrival in this English village, which led to the consecration of a beaver.
52.8093, 0.4848
Ciechocinek, Poland
Ciechocinek Salt Graduation Tower
For 200 years, people have flocked to this Polish town to experience the healing powers of salt.
52.8822, 18.7879
George Town, Malaysia
Dhammikarama Burmese Temple
This Theravada Buddhist temple is a peaceful oasis steeped in history.
5.4312, 100.3141
Woerden, Netherlands
Woerden Elagabal Inscription
This ancient stele gives a testimony to the presence of the Syrian sun god Elagabalus on the Roman Empire's western frontier.
52.0861, 4.8845
Szolnok, Hungary
RepTár Szolnok Aviation Museum
A museum of Hungarian military aviation in the middle of a small city.
47.1676, 20.1795
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