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Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Chorsu Bazaar

Prowl through this sprawling bazaar under a massive Soviet-era dome for delicious eats.
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Taglio di Po, Italy

Museo Regionale della Bonifica di Ca' Vendramin

This former drainage pumping station was fundamental to the drainage of the Po delta.
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Ruma, Serbia

Monument of Revolution in Ruma

A series of metal trumpets in the heart of Ruma represents the seven Vojvodina People's Liberation Brigades.
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Crawfordsville, Indiana

Carnegie Museum of Montgomery County

Local history on display in Indiana's first Carnegie Library.
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Šibenik, Croatia

Fontana s Kornjačama (Fountain with Turtles)

This fountain has a growing (animal) population, and might also be growing in size.
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St. Louis, Missouri

Levels Nigerian Cuisine

This restaurant, art gallery, and nightlife hot spot is a love letter to Lagos from St. Louis.
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Apple Valley, California

Dinosaur Mini Golf Ruins

Built in the early 70s, the ruins of dinosaurs are all that remains of a man’s dream to build a free dinosaur themed mini golf course
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Su'ao, Taiwan

Sanshing Green Onion Culture Palace

Eat green onion ice cream and other allium-centric treats at this unusual museum.
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Kouklia, Cyprus

Aphrodite's Rock

This sea stack in Cyprus is traditionally seen as the birthplace of the goddess Aphrodite.
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Freetown, Sierra Leone

Kissy Boundary Gun

A curiously placed cannon along a roundabout in Freetown marks the boundary of the old city.
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Fort Myers, Florida

Punta Rassa Telegraph Station

A telegraph station used to send information from Cuba to the U.S. during the Spanish-American War.
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Hertford, England

Panshanger Orangery

The last remains of a long-demolished estate.
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Brooklyn, Nova Scotia

Concrete Creations

A long and winding trail through an ancient forest of imaginative sculptures hidden behind a garden center.
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Bangkok, Thailand

Hai Som Tam Convent

Isaan street food staples are in spectacular form at this no-frills institution.
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St. Augustine, Florida

Disease Vector Education Center

The United States' only educational center specializing in disease vectors and mosquitoes.
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Reading, England

Holy Well of St. Anne

Once the site of medieval pilgrimage for its healing powers, this well was lost and later rediscovered.
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Warnford, England

Grave of George Lewis

This gravestone tells the tragic tale of its occupant's death.
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Ivanjica, Serbia

Monument of Revolution in Ivanjica

A large open-air Socialist Realist mosaic, considered the largest in Serbia.
Lana Velkov Added by Lana Velkov