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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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Palm Springs, California
Sonny Bono Statue
A bust of the entertainer and politician sits in an alcove at the Palm Springs Airport.
33.8303, -116.5070
McMinnville, Tennessee
Falcon Rest Mansion
This lavish abode was once the home of the inventor of "Gorilla Pants."
35.7170, -85.7622
Mexicali, Mexico
Boeing 727 Crash Experiment
This mangled and twisted wreckage left by the side of a Mexican road was no accident, but a planned crash in the name of science and safety.
32.5012, -115.3968
Mantua, Italy
Crypt of San Sebastiano's Church
Wander through a maze of empty tombs to find the poles used to hang revolutionary patriots.
45.1510, 10.7881
Odense, Denmark
Jomfruspringet (The Virgin Leap)
This aged paving stone, marked by a maiden's foot imprint and the tales of her plunge from the cathedral tower, serves as a memorial to a tragic local legend.
55.3951, 10.3876
Incheon, South Korea
Gentle Monster
A pair of oily black spiders lurk inside South Korea's largest airport.
37.4494, 126.4511
Sanderson, Texas
Sanderson Station
Amtrak's least-used stop in the entire country sits in a tiny West Texas town.
30.1402, -102.3995
Bisbee, Arizona
Copper Queen Hotel
This Old West hotel, the longest in continuous operation in the state of Arizona, is claimed to be haunted.
31.4424, -109.9145
Danville, Pennsylvania
Montour Preserve Fossil Pit
Construction uncovered this trove of fossils, which visitors are welcome to add to their own collections.
41.1106, -76.6473
Cross Plains, Wisconsin
Matz Farmstead Ruins
Picturesque and haunting, these 160-year-old stone ruins on top of a bluff are the only remains of a settler's legacy.
43.1962, -89.6217
Ozark, Alabama
Longstreet Cemetery
Six separate cemeteries became one, on the grounds of a former schoolhouse.
31.4858, -85.7797
Wheat Ridge, Colorado
Ritualcravt
A Colorado store that specializes in all things spiritual, metaphysical, and witchy.
39.7760, -105.0829
Brusaporto, Italy
Sator Square
Acrosticism and palindromes on this randomly placed stone.
45.6726, 9.7616
Saranac Lake, New York
Saranac Laboratory Museum
A former infectious disease laboratory chronicles how tuberculosis shaped a village nestled in the Adirondacks.
44.3268, -74.1295
Columbus, Ohio
Watlao Buddhamamakaram Temple
Ornate and vibrant, this temple is a colorful place of worship for Columbus's Thai and Laotian communities.
39.9357, -82.9056
Mountain View, California
Utah Teapot
The model behind the iconic 3D test model.
37.4143, -122.0774
Union, Kentucky
Diorama Pit at Big Bone Lick State Historic Site
A life-sized recreation of the megafauna that once roamed this region is a feature at the birthplace of American paleontology.
38.8895, -84.7475
Covington, Kentucky
Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption
Northern Kentucky’s very own Notre Dame showcases intricate stained glass and the bones of saints.
39.0787, -84.5091
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