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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
Agra, India
Statue of Lord Laddu Gopal
27.1951, 78.0212
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Enns, Austria
Enns Stadtturm (Enns Tower)
A secret hotel room can be found inside this clocktower in the oldest city in Austria.
48.2141, 14.4794
Tokyo, Japan
Ubagaike Pond
According to local legend, an ancient serial killer nicknamed the “Hag” once haunted this pond.
35.7140, 139.7999
Alexandria, Virginia
Cloud's Mill Race
This millstone-topped marker details the history of a mill that served as a landmark for both Union and Confederate soldiers during the American Civil War.
38.8147, -77.1235
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Knoxville Incline Overlook Park & Greenway
An abandoned incline railway site is now a green space with six acres of trails connecting hilltop neighborhoods.
40.4232, -79.9882
Belgrade, Serbia
Embassy of France in Belgrade
Arguably Belgrade's only example of pure Art Deco architecture.
44.8188, 20.4521
Hudson, Massachusetts
United Memorial Chapel for All Faiths
One of the smallest churches in the United States is located along the side of the road in a residential neighborhood.
42.3817, -71.5376
Ibros, Spain
Cyclopean Wall of Ibros
Built thousands of years ago, this wall is still part of the urban layout of this village.
38.0236, -3.5034
Corfu, Greece
Church of St. Spyridon
This Greek Orthodox church houses the mummified body of St. Spyridon.
39.6251, 19.9227
Attendorn, Germany
Burgruine Waldenburg
A ruined castle made famous in German movies and TV productions.
51.1056, 7.8983
New York, New York
Silver Towers Playground
This sculptural piece by the artist Tom Otterness doubles as a jungle gym.
40.7608, -73.9998
Tokyo, Japan
Okuno Building Manual Elevator
This atmospheric pre-war building is home to one of the few manually operated elevators left in Tokyo.
35.6738, 139.7689
Kayseri, Turkey
Asur Ticaret Tableti
A giant replica of an Assyrian cuneiform tablet stands in the middle of a busy intersection near the city center of Kayseri.
38.7171, 35.4899
Lennel, Scotland
Lennel Kirk
This Norman church survived the Reformation before suffering 300 years of neglect.
55.6639, -2.2282
Sulphur Springs, Arkansas
Sulphur Springs Park
These springs were once the source of a tourism boom to Sulphur Springs.
36.4823, -94.4583
Rock Springs, Wyoming
Rock Springs Historical Museum
A local museum remembers one of the worst acts of anti-Chinese violence in American history.
41.5853, -109.2207
Zapotitlán Salinas, Mexico
The Tomb at Cuthá Mountain
The tomb of a pre-Hispanic governor, inside the vestiges of a Mesoamerican city.
18.3348, -97.4463
Alderson, West Virginia
Blue Sulphur Springs Pavilion
The lasting remains of a historic spa.
37.8265, -80.6369
Riga, Latvia
Monument to the Latvian Riflemen
A statue built to honor the elite soldiers who fought for Latvia during World War I.
56.9469, 24.1057
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