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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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Al Ayn, Oman
Beehive Tombs of Al Ayn
The best-preserved beehive tombs in Oman with spectacular backdrop.
23.2146, 56.9622
Nacka, Sweden
Pilt Carin Ersdotter Statue
A sculpture of a woman so beautiful she got arrested for it.
59.3041, 18.1533
Aranjuez, Spain
La Azuda
This 18th-century water provider for Aranjuez was refurbished in 2013 only to be neglected again.
40.0452, -3.6218
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Telephone of the Wind
An outlet for connecting to memories of lost loved ones and saying goodbyes you never got to say.
40.4810, -79.9740
Berlin, Germany
The Clock of Flowing Time
An astonishingly accurate water clock that doubles as an hourly spectacle in this Berlin shopping area.
52.5046, 13.3375
San Diego, California
'The Girl in Red Shoes'
A statue based on a tragic Japanese nursery rhyme, commemorating San Diego's sisterhood with Yokohama.
32.7084, -117.2337
Nashville, Tennessee
Culture + Co.
At this Nashville restaurant, cheese and charcuterie arrive via conveyor belt.
36.1528, -86.8325
Green Cove Springs, Florida
Space Shuttle Fuel Tank
How did a 154-foot-long piece of spacecraft wind up abandoned along the side of a Florida road?
29.9842, -81.6557
Riga, Latvia
Paula Jaunzema akmens skulptūru dārzs (Pauls Jaunzems Stone Sculpture Park)
A collection of expressive stone sculptures in a scenic and serene riverfront location.
56.9983, 23.9523
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
BookXcess RexKL
Kuala Lumpur’s historic single-screen cinema, transformed into a labyrinthine bookstore.
3.1449, 101.6985
West Chester, Ohio
EnterTrainment Junction
A 25,000-square-foot display with dozens of model trains in intricate miniature worlds.
39.3511, -84.3748
Mortana, Australia
Murphy’s Haystacks
These oddly shaped pink granite formations got their name after being mistaken for massive piles of hay.
-33.0149, 134.4883
Fall River, Massachusetts
Battleship Cove
The world's largest collection of historic U.S. military naval vessels.
41.7048, -71.1616
Washington, D.C.
Andrew Jackson Downing Urn
This large garden vase urn has nothing to do with the seventh U.S. President—it was designed by one landscape designer to honor another landscape designer's contributions to the National Mall.
38.8884, -77.0254
Pune, India
Shree Nageshwar Shiva Temple
This 700-year-old temple is one of the city's oldest.
18.5211, 73.8633
Guermassa, Tunisia
Guermassa
A charming Amazigh village carved into a mountaintop.
32.9864, 10.2514
Los Angeles, California
Campo de Cahuenga Memorial Park
Overshadowed by the theme park opposite it, this small museum explores a major moment in American history.
34.1399, -118.3624
Dailly, Scotland
Dalquharran Castle
The ruins of this magnificent Scottish castle blend both Gothic and Renaissance architectural styles.
55.2832, -4.7249
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