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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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Morrison, Colorado
Compassionate Dharma Cloud Monastery
A Buddhist monastery tucked away in the mountains of Colorado.
39.5629, -105.2416
Bratislava, Slovakia
Stone Lizards of KapitulskĂ¡
Often mistaken as a medieval Gothic monument, this unique cornerstone only dates back to the 1980s.
48.1436, 17.1049
Bagolino, Italy
Cima Ora Fort
The haunting remains of a World War I fort perched atop a mountain.
45.7974, 10.4688
Wessington Springs, South Dakota
Shakespeare Garden & Anne Hathaway Cottage
After a local English teacher visited Stratford-upon-Avon, she was inspired to create a garden and home in the Bard's honor.
44.0993, -98.5889
Singapore
Sijori Wondergolf
An abandoned miniature golf course in the middle of the jungle.
1.2548, 103.8186
Lisbon, Portugal
Pastéis de Belém
Eat the ultimate iteration of Portugal's most beloved pastry.
38.6975, -9.2032
Lisbon, Portugal
A Ginjinha
Sip cherry liqueur at a bar dating back to 1840.
38.7147, -9.1390
Brownsville, Texas
Brownsville City Cemetery
Wander among the gravestones in this historic border town.
25.9079, -97.4996
Banff, Alberta
Sulphur Mountain Cosmic Ray Station
Since its original beginnings as a weather observatory mountaintop, this facility played an instrumental role in gathering atmospheric data for almost 100 years.
51.1471, -115.5796
Edinburgh, Scotland
'The Cutty Stool'
A bronze statue of a low three-legged seat commemorates a piece of furniture that started a riot.
55.9495, -3.1909
London, England
Nimrud Lens
Despite the name, this ancient piece of crystal may not have been a lens at all.
51.5194, -0.1270
Kearny, New Jersey
'Annie' Bridge
The drawbridge used in the filming of the movie 'Annie' has been in the open position as it was in the movie for decades.
40.7541, -74.1630
Brooklyn, New York
'3M' Mile Marker on Ocean Parkway
The last remaining 19th-century mile marker along the historic Ocean Parkway.
40.6089, -73.9683
Raus, Sweden
The Devil Head of Raus Church
Legend has it that this church faced a troll problem, leading to the affixing of a stone face of Satan above the entrance to deter further encounters.
56.0004, 12.7654
EguĂlaz, Spain
Dolmen of Aitzkomendi
A stone structure built thousands of years ago on the Iberian peninsula.
42.8630, -2.3356
Skørping, Denmark
REGAN Vest
Deep in the forest of northern Denmark, this secret underground bunker was built at the height of the Cold War.
56.8245, 9.8026
Lawrenceburg, Tennessee
James David Vaughn Grave
The final resting place of the man who started Southern Gospel Music.
35.2381, -87.3206
Civenna, Italy
Big Bench #137
Hundreds of these oversized benches have been built as an art project meant to change people's perspectives.
45.9342, 9.2736
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