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Fuente de los Niños Miones
20.6767, -103.3429
ChĂ£o 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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Bucharest, Romania
Solacoglu Inn
An abandoned pasta factory in the centre of Bucharest, once home to Bulgarian revolutionaries and a hub of crime.
44.4364, 26.1114
Kingston, Jamaica
Shaare Shalom Synagogue
One of just five sand-floor Jewish synagogues in the world.
17.9751, -76.7901
Madrid, Spain
'La Cabina'
This phone booth was recreated to honor "La cabina," considered the best horror film in the history of Spanish television.
40.4315, -3.7073
Ivinghoe, England
The Ivinghoe Fire Hook
Before firefighters, villagers relied on this simple hook to save their thatched cottages from a fiery doom.
51.9158, -0.6729
Oregon, Ohio
Der Maibaum (The Maypole)
A focal point for the German American Festival-Society symbolizing the "Spirit of Unity' and fellowship for the Toledo area.
41.6507, -83.4618
Guernsey
Shrine of the Sacred Heart
This World War II bunker is now a shrine covered with sea shells.
49.4742, -2.6120
Louisville, Kentucky
Rathskeller Room
A ceramic-tiled room at the Seelbach Hotel said to have secret tunnels used by Al Capone and a crowd that helped inspire F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby.'
38.2511, -85.7576
Geneva, Switzerland
Musée d'Histoire des Sciences (Museum of History of Science)
A treasure trove of scientific instruments from the 17th and 18th centuries.
46.2208, 6.1522
Yokohama, Japan
Ganki Inari
A narrow, dead-end alley hides with a small fox shrine and the untold history of Yokohama's historic red-light district.
35.4550, 139.6253
Përrenjas, Albania
Lady Bug Buildings
Decorated with a staggering 1,380 ladybugs, the installation has turned what was once a grim, forgotten nickel mine into a landmark and a statement.
41.0669, 20.5386
Copenhagen, Denmark
Bolsjefabrikken (The Candy Factory)
A former smithy turned cultural hub with the capital's largest mural space.
55.7076, 12.5535
Osawatomie, Kansas
John Brown Memorial Park and Museum
Explore the cabin where the famed abolitionist once lived and the site where he fought the Battle of Osawatomie.
38.4989, -94.9596
Houyet, Belgium
Halte Royal d'Ardenne
The private train station King Leopold II built for the Belgian royal family now lies abandoned.
50.1999, 4.9996
Padirac, France
Le Gouffre de Padirac (Padirac Cave)
This impressive chasm is one of the longest natural underground cavities in the world.
44.8553, 1.7503
Brooklyn, New York
Grave of Governor DeWitt Clinton
The Father of the Erie Canal has a magnificent grave marker that redefines the term "final resting place."
40.6580, -73.9941
Fala, Scotland
Soutra Aisle
The ruins of a world-renowned medieval hospital.
55.8159, -2.8752
Urmston, England
Hulmes Ferry
A free ferry service has run between these two English villages since 1885.
53.4590, -2.3948
Athens, Greece
Holy Church of Saint Andrew
A martyred saint built a nunnery and school for girls here known as the "Parthenon."
37.9740, 23.7302
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