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Fuente de los Niños Miones
20.6767, -103.3429
ChĂ£o 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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Kemah, Texas
Th_Prsrv
This Choctaw/Thai restaurant celebrates Indigenous cuisines from different continents.
29.5419, -95.0190
Cape Town, South Africa
The Most Southwestern Point of Africa
The Cape of Good Hope is not quite as low as you can go on the African continent, but it's still geographically significant.
-34.3568, 18.4740
George Town, Malaysia
Nyonya Palazzo
Step inside a Nyonya eatery nestled within a historic museum.
5.4179, 100.3412
Austin, Texas
Lala’s Little Nugget
At this Austin dive bar, it's been Christmas every day for more than 50 years.
30.3445, -97.7363
Muharraq, Bahrain
Dhow Building Yard
The last place in Bahrain where you can get a custom-made dhow.
26.2479, 50.6200
Northampton, Massachusetts
'Plant Life Through The Ages'
A series of murals depict the evolution of plant life from the Precambrian to the modern day.
42.3189, -72.6400
Manchester, England
People’s History Museum
One of Manchester’s museums has gathered and preserved British political paraphernalia covering over 200 years.
53.4814, -2.2529
Bradford-on-Avon, England
Tithe Barn
One of the largest medieval barns in England and architecturally one of the finest.
51.3427, -2.2552
Miami, Florida
Bobblehead Museum
This extensive display of bobbleheads is a tribute to one of the most unique pieces of sports memorabilia.
25.7781, -80.2194
Stony Brook, New York
The Country House Restaurant
Once the site of seances, this restaurant is said to be haunted by several ghosts.
40.9127, -73.1422
Leiden, Netherlands
Oudt Leyden
This institution has been serving up some of the best pancakes in the Netherlands for over a century.
52.1622, 4.4846
Görlitz, Germany
The Klötzelmönch's Worried Mother Statue
This bust remembers the haunting local legend of a murderous monk.
51.1561, 14.9885
Edinburgh, Scotland
Mural of the Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home
A colorful mural decorates one of the city's oldest animal shelters.
55.9642, -3.1295
Quesnel Forks, British Columbia
Quesnel Forks
A lonely cemetery holds the history of a gold mining town turned ghost town.
52.6647, -121.6688
Rumford, Maine
Paul Bunyan & Babe the Blue Ox
A larger-than-life dedication to the famous lumberjack and his loyal ox.
44.5424, -70.5483
Athens, Greece
T. H. White’s Grave
The burial place of one the greatest Arthurian authors, with the sword in the (grave)stone.
37.9646, 23.7356
Phu Quoc, Vietnam
Phu Quoc Prison History Museum
This museum stands out for its poignant portrayal of the atrocities of the Vietnam War and serves as a vital educational tool for promoting peace and understanding.
10.0454, 104.0175
El Paso, Texas
Rosa's Cantina
One of El Paso's oldest dives may have inspired the classic Marty Robbins song.
31.8053, -106.5431
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