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Bahrain

Bahrain Oil Well No. 1

This unassuming oil well changed the history of the Arabian Gulf.
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Easton, Pennsylvania

National Canal Museum

Come for the history lesson, stay for the mule-pulled boat rides.
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Palm Beach, Florida

Worth Avenue Clock Tower

This 25-foot tall clock tower commemorates the start of one of America's foremost shopping districts and the end of the historic Palm Beach Pier.
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Washington, D.C.

'Spirit of the Haida Gwaii'

A glimpse of the Pacific Northwest‘s indigenous culture in Washington, D.C.
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Hale, England

Hale Air Raid Siren

A rare World War II-era siren still survives in the southern suburbs of Manchester.
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East End, Cayman Islands

The Blowholes

This natural rock formation spouts jets of water into the air.
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Tarout, Saudi Arabia

Tarout Castle

This former Portuguese defensive fort atop a hill was occupied for thousands of years.
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Amsterdam, Netherlands

De Riekermolen

A beautifully rebuilt windmill from the 17th century, situated along the Amstel River.
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Tangier, Morocco

Meeting of the Mediterranean and Atlantic

A sign marks where the two bodies of water meet.
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Velha Goa, India

The Convent of St. Dominic's Cross

The only surviving relic of the abandoned Dominican convent.
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Copenhagen, Denmark

Viksø Helmets

Discovered in a peat bog, these horned helms come from a thousand years before the Viking Age.
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Rotterdam, Netherlands

Quarantainestation Heijplaat (Heijplaat Quarantine Center)

A 20th-century naval quarantine center is now a local park.
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Oxford, England

Mr. Therm Balcony Railings

An obsolete, long-forgotten advertising character lingers on this Sainsbury’s balcony railings.
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Winter Park, Florida

The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art

An Orlando museum houses the world’s most comprehensive collection of work by Louis Comfort Tiffany.
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Orlando, Florida

Lee & Rick’s Oyster Bar

One of the oldest restaurants in Orlando is a no-frills seafood shack still shucking fresh oysters by the bucket.
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Apopka, Florida

Rock Springs

Approximately 65,000 gallons of crystal clear water pour out of this headspring every minute.
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Winter Garden, Florida

Central Florida Railroad Museum

An unsuspecting brick building outside Orlando houses decades of train ephemera.
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Orlando, Florida

Lake Nona Sculpture Garden

A public, open-air art exhibit featuring world-renowned sculptures hides in plain sight on the outskirts of Orlando.
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