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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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Bessans, France
Mont Cenis
From Carthage's Hannibal to riders of the Tour de France, many have crossed this scenic route through the Alps.
45.2444, 6.9432
Parañaque, Philippines
Linamnam
Feast on contemporary Filipino cuisine in a chef’s backyard.
14.4743, 121.0413
Berlin, Germany
Fine Bagels
The best bagels in Berlin are tucked away in an independent bookstore.
52.5127, 13.4531
Weil am Rhein, Germany
Giant Chairs of Weil am Rhein
A town that sets itself apart with supersized designer seating.
47.5895, 7.6077
Page, Arizona
Petroglyph Beach
Archaeologists believe this panel of petroglyphs depicting descending sheep and other figures in Glen Canyon are 3,000 to 6,000 years old.
36.8868, -111.5347
Krakow, Poland
Krakow Torch Sockets
Remnants from a time before electricity.
50.0614, 19.9370
Cocoa Beach, Florida
Kelly Slater Statue
A tribute to a hometown hero and surfing legend.
28.3266, -80.6097
Saywun, Yemen
Sultan Al Kathiri Palace
One of the largest mud-brick structures in the world.
15.9460, 48.7846
Kirkjubæjarklaustur, Iceland
KirkjugĂ³lf Basalt Columns
What was once believed to be a church floor turned out to be the artwork of geology.
63.7952, -18.0461
Phoenix, Arizona
Relics of the USS Arizona
Artifacts from a battleship sunk at Pearl Harbor displayed in the Capitol building of its namesake.
33.4481, -112.0970
Fairplay, Colorado
South Park City
This open-air reconstruction of an Old West town, a cross between a theme park and a museum, provides an immersive historical experience.
39.2248, -106.0038
Hamburg, New Jersey
Hamburg Stromatolites
An approximately 500 million-year-old rock outcropping covered in fossilized bacteria.
41.1436, -74.5776
Caerphilly, Wales
Tommy Cooper Statue
Enthusiasts of the mid-20th century magician and comedian erected this statue in the small Welsh town in which he was born, even though the comedian only lived there for three years.
51.5747, -3.2182
Horse Cave, Kentucky
Hidden River Cave
Once one of the most polluted caves in America, now an environmental success story and a museum dedicated to caves.
37.1793, -85.9059
Malta, Ohio
Morgan County Dungeon
This underground holding cell was forgotten for over a century and rediscovered in the 1960s.
39.6492, -81.8621
Berlin, Germany
Babka & Kranz
Superb sweets await at the first Jewish bakery inducted into Berlin’s prestigious baker’s guild.
52.4671, 13.3252
Fruit Cove, Florida
Beluthahatchee Park
The longtime home of author Stetson Kennedy, this park counts Woody Guthrie as a former resident.
30.0887, -81.6292
Tropic, Utah
Tropic Ditch
A late-19th century diversion canal built by hand crosses Bryce Canyon National Park and is still in use.
37.6659, -112.1103
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