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Fuente de los Niños Miones
20.6767, -103.3429
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Tarrafal Concentration Camp
15.2635, -23.7437
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Al Qasr Al Ghamedh (Al Qassimi Palace)
25.7421, 55.9361
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Statue of Lord Laddu Gopal
27.1951, 78.0212
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Curtea de ArgeÈ™, Romania
Curtea de ArgeÈ™ Monastery
According to a gruesome legend, an architect sacrificed his wife to build this spectacular, 16th-century cathedral.
45.1568, 24.6754
Allinge, Denmark
Hammershus Castle Ruins
Northern Europe’s largest castle ruins sit precariously on an island cliffside.
55.2713, 14.7554
Bramley, England
The Church of St. James' Wall Paintings
The walls of this village church are decorated by two unique religious works of art.
51.3263, -1.0758
Randers, Denmark
'Bar Roma'
This enormous aluminum figure in Denmark lying in a plunged position, echoes the global debate on canceled historical statues.
56.4624, 10.0377
Menzel Jemil, Tunisia
Rimel Beach
An eerie ship cemetery with gunfire as a soundtrack.
37.2523, 9.9440
Wellington, New Zealand
Nairn's Street Cottage
Journey through time by touring Wellington's oldest original cottage.
-41.2993, 174.7700
Wellington, New Zealand
Plimmer's Ark Remains
The remnants of a 1849 sunken ship lie underneath a building.
-41.2829, 174.7754
Middlefield, Massachusetts
Andrew DeVries Sculpture Trail
Dozens of bronze sculptures are woven into the landscape along this trail.
42.3801, -72.9781
Dyrehaven, Denmark
Eremitageslottet (Hermitage Hunting Lodge)
The castle used by the Danish Royal Family as a hunting retreat.
55.7952, 12.5714
Bristol, England
Model of the Matthew
A miniature version of the ship that took John Cabot from Bristol to Newfoundland.
51.4477, -2.5902
Hill City, South Dakota
Museum at Black Hills Institute
One of the largest private collections of fossils in the world.
43.9333, -103.5756
Edinburgh, Scotland
Óscar Romero Plaque
In memory of the assassinated, now-canonized Salvadoran archbishop who is the namesake of nearby Romero Place.
55.9373, -3.1712
Alresford, England
Alresford Spy Toilet
These public toilets were used as a dead drop by pro-Soviet spies to trade British military secrets during the Cold War.
51.0892, -1.1616
Manchester, England
The Great Hall within the Royal Exchange
Once called "the biggest room in the world," this Victorian-era hall is so large that it contains a smaller 1970s heptagonal theatre.
53.4823, -2.2454
Belle Fourche, South Dakota
Geographical Center of the Entire United States
Despite monuments in other locations, this spot in a South Dakota field is recognized by the U.S. National Geodetic Survey as the center of the 50 states.
44.9672, -103.7716
Camp Verde, Arizona
World's Largest Kokopelli
This oversized flute-playing Ancestral Puebloan deity is also a landmark of Southwestern kitsch.
34.5754, -111.8821
Cliffsend, England
Hugin Longship
This longship was a gift to commemorate the 1500th anniversary of the Anglo-Saxons arrival in England.
51.3288, 1.3729
Agadez, Niger
Grand Mosque of Agadez
The tallest mud-brick structure in the world has been standing since the 1500s.
16.9757, 7.9859
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