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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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Smith Center, Kansas
Old Dutch Mill
This early pioneer landmark is one of the oldest buildings in this part of Kansas and one of the few Dutch mills ever built in the state.
39.7809, -98.7840
Hanoi, Vietnam
Frog Garden Fountain
Unbeknownst to many, this fountain was erected as a tomb and still holds the remains of a Frenchman.
21.0264, 105.8560
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minnehaha Falls
This small, but beautiful waterfall has attracted visits from artists, composers, and two United States presidents.
44.9122, -93.2064
Heidelberg, Germany
Bergbahn Maschinenraum
A unique look into the bowels of a century-old funicular.
49.4034, 8.7269
Tokyo, Japan
Shin-Nishiarai Octopus Slide
Installed in 1965, this whimsical slide has spawned a brood of “octopus mountains” across Japan.
35.7845, 139.7779
Bristol, England
John Cabot's Whalebone
A 15th-century whalebone is tucked away in an unassuming corner of this medieval church.
51.4483, -2.5895
Eger, Hungary
Kopcsik Marcipánia
See more than 150 sculptures, stained glass windows, and famous works of art all rendered in marzipan.
47.9047, 20.3770
Manatí, Puerto Rico
Frutos del Guacabo
This sustainable, family-run farm just outside of San Juan makes for a dreamy daytrip.
18.4530, -66.4670
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Anastacia's Antiques
For more than 25 years, this Philadelphia store has been offering a wide selection of Victorian oddities and antiques.
39.9413, -75.1531
Albacete, Spain
Pasaje de Lodares
Built in 1925, this glass-roofed shopping arcade is known for its modernist Italian architecture.
38.9932, -1.8558
Scott City, Kansas
El Cuartelejo
The ruins of the northernmost pueblo in the Americas tell the story of a mixing of native cultures.
38.6768, -100.9149
Nuremberg, Germany
Nuremberg Bratwurst Museum
A small museum dedicated to the small—but mighty—Nürnberger Rostbratwurst.
49.4532, 11.0734
Denmark, Australia
Denmark Fairy Doors Trail
This magical trail takes visitors on a journey round miniature wooden houses on the picturesque Denmark River.
-34.9715, 117.3653
Atlanta, Georgia
Owl Rock
This Native American petroglyph marks the location of an important, Creek trail.
33.6986, -84.5799
Boston, Massachusetts
Birthplace of the Telephone
A stone marker commemorating the first time sound was transmitted over wires.
42.3606, -71.0602
Gammelstad, Sweden
Gammelstads Kyrkstad (Gammelstad Church Town)
A medieval village, with red wooden cottages around a stone church, stands as a well-preserved example of a settlement type that was once common in northern Sweden.
65.6456, 22.0303
Saint Charles, Missouri
The Soda Museum & Arcade
A collection of soda memorabilia that spans decades.
38.7818, -90.4807
Liberal, Kansas
International Pancake Day Hall of Fame
This museum was built to share the story of Liberal's singular pancake-flipping racing tradition.
37.0413, -100.9240
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