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Guadalajara, Mexico
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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Houston, Texas
Houston Airport Subway
The only airport with a people mover system designed by Walt Disney Imagineering.
29.9856, -95.3339
Helsinki, Finland
National Memorial to the Winter War
Dedicated to the outnumbered Finnish forces who pushed back Soviet forces during the conflict.
60.1650, 24.9490
Södertälje, Sweden
Björn Borg's Garage Door
The tennis legend became the best in the world (partly) thanks to practicing against his garage door, now on display in a museum near his childhood home.
59.1929, 17.6127
Portnahaven, Scotland
Portnahaven Church
According to local legend, this church was built with two doors, so that residents of two rival villages had their own entrances.
55.6811, -6.5067
Vista Alegre, Paraguay
Castillo Echauri
In the middle of a sleepy Paraguayan village, a more than 20-meter-tall medieval castle protrudes into the air.
-25.7250, -56.2954
Wilson, Kansas
Atlas Ad Astra Adventure Resort
Discover the story of a man, a dog, and a plan to turn a decommissioned Atlas F Missile Base into an underground resort.
38.8338, -98.4309
Beaver Island, Michigan
Mormon Print Shop Museum
Once the home of a local newspaper, this small museum preserves the history of Beaver Island, from its Indigenous inhabitants to the arrival of a self-proclaimed king.
45.7461, -85.5208
Montezuma, Kansas
Stauth Memorial Museum
A museum celebrating a couple who loved to travel the world and to bring its treasures back to Montezuma, Kansas.
37.5967, -100.4424
Hvalfjarðarvegur, Iceland
Beached Whalers
Two whaling vessels that were sunk by an anti-whaling organization in 1986 now sit on the shore of this beautiful fjord.
64.3937, -21.4382
Luwingu, Zambia
Lufubu Falls
A small but beautiful waterfall hidden away in the north of Zambia.
-10.2266, 29.8399
Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
Rehoboth Beach Temperance Fountain
Once used as a deterrent to drinking alcohol.
38.7163, -75.0763
Scottsdale, Arizona
Great Papago Escape Tunnel
The exit of the largest prisoner-of-war escape attempt on American soil during World War II.
33.4745, -111.9394
London, England
'The Seven Ages of Man'
A totem pole of heads to represent the different stages of life.
51.5119, -0.1009
Muttaburra, Australia
Grave of Andrew John Phillips
According to a plaque at this memorial, "he could swim, but his horse could not."
-22.5196, 144.8015
Sunderland, England
Ryhope Pumping Station
This now museum began supplying water to Sunderland during the mid-19th century.
54.8656, -1.3722
East Hampton, New York
South End Burying Ground
This cemetery holds the remains of an accused witch and the man that ensured her freedom.
40.9549, -72.1922
Youngstown, New York
Old Fort Niagara
This historic fort spans more the 300 years.
43.2626, -79.0605
Ocean Springs, Mississippi
Walter Anderson Museum of Art
A small museum celebrating the work of a Mississippi artist who had a unique connection with the natural world.
30.4105, -88.8275
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