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Salle du Jeu de Paume
48.8010, 2.1238
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Arden Point and Glenclyffe
41.3798, -73.9470
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World’s Tallest Barber Pole
45.5261, -123.1114
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Gnome Hill
39.6312, -76.6400
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Rome, Italy
Madonna dell'Archetto
Hidden away in an alleyway, this diminutive chapel is said to be the smallest church in Rome
41.8991, 12.4828
Frostburg, Maryland
God's Ark of Safety
A steel skeleton is all that exists of what is supposed to be a replica of Noah's Ark
39.6343, -78.9290
Gilbert, Arizona
Topo
A giant gopher perched on top of a pint-sized Mexican restaurant pays tribute to classic roadside architecture
33.3552, -111.7895
Great Barrington, Massachusetts
W. E. B. Du Bois Boyhood Homesite
This historic site was where the renowned civil rights activist spent the first five years of his life
42.1776, -73.3934
Salem, Massachusetts
Bunghole Liquors
A cheeky name, colorful merchandise, and spooky ghost stories
42.5210, -70.8885
Medford, Massachusetts
Royall House and Slave Quarters
The preserved historic home of the largest slave-owning family in Massachusetts serves as a memorial and a testament to the history of enslavement and abolition in the state
42.4124, -71.1117
Altamonte Springs, Florida
Majesty Building
The "I-4 Eyesore" is one man's dream that has stood incomplete for over 20 years
28.6720, -81.3874
Washington, D.C.
Georgetown Transformers
Two statues of the fictitious toy robots that ran afoul of local government
38.9058, -77.0707
Worcester, Massachusetts
George's Coney Island
This storied spot with a vintage Art Deco vibe has been serving Coney Island-style hot dogs for over 100 years
42.2576, -71.8040
Palmer, Alaska
Alaska State Fair Giant Fruits and Vegetables
Some of the world's largest produce comes from a region not known for agriculture
61.5817, -149.1287
Admont, Austria
Admont Abbey Library
The world's largest monastic library is also a baroque artistic masterpiece
47.5746, 14.4630
Bonanza, Utah
Gilsonite Veins
These giant cracks in the earth were created to extract a mineral found almost nowhere else on Earth
40.0206, -109.1739
Cambridge, Massachusetts
King Bhumibol Adulyadej Birthplace Marker
This plaque commemorates the birthplace of the longest-ruling Thai monarch and the third longest of any sovereign state
42.3723, -71.1220
Romulus, Michigan
Northwest Airlines Flight 255 Memorial
Location of the deadliest plane crash in Michigan history
42.2418, -83.3273
Hana, Hawaii
Piʻilanihale Heiau
The largest ancient temple in all of Polynesia
20.8037, -156.0401
Phoenix, Arizona
Marcos de Niza Inscription
A petroglyph purportedly left by the first European to enter Arizona
33.3623, -111.9850
Nairobi, Kenya
Nairobi National Park
A pristine wildlife habitat against the backdrop of skyscrapers, nicknamed "The World’s Wildlife Capital"
-1.3730, 36.8529
Boston, Massachusetts
Dorchester Heights Monument
This marble tower commemorates the first victory of George Washington and a major turning point in the American Revolution
42.3329, -71.0458
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