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Fuente de los Niños Miones
20.6767, -103.3429
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Tarrafal Concentration Camp
15.2635, -23.7437
Ras Al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
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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Troisvierges, Luxembourg
Chapelle Basbellain
Carved into living stone, a beloved roadside chapel peacefully welcomes the faithful and curious alike.
50.1393, 5.9740
Aarhus, Denmark
'Magic Mushrooms'
This inverted metropolis model is the artist's "revenge" for not being allowed to have a doll house as a kid.
56.1535, 10.2142
Abomey, Benin
Voodoo Temple of Abomey
A giant chameleon, with a fascinating purpose.
7.1484, 2.0333
Tokyo, Japan
Young Clock Tower
A precursor to Taro Okamoto’s iconic Tower of the Sun.
35.6725, 139.7622
Ingram, Texas
Ingram Dam
A dam that moonlights as a gigantic, brutalist waterslide.
30.0712, -99.2560
Singapore
'Planet'
A giant baby floats in the middle of Singapore’s nature park.
1.2816, 103.8636
Athens, Greece
Stoa Emporon
This abandoned shopping arcade has new life as an art installation.
37.9770, 23.7327
New York, New York
Economy Candy
Established in 1937, the oldest candy shop in New York City boasts a rainbow-colored inventory that would make Willy Wonka envious.
40.7201, -73.9879
Garub, Namibia
Namib Desert Horses
Thought to be the only herd of feral horses in Africa and one of the most isolated populations in the world.
-26.5948, 16.0757
Hatfield, Pennsylvania
The Hatfield Moose Family
This family of wooden moose statues have become local celebrities in their hometown.
40.2760, -75.2821
Ashland, Massachusetts
Ashland Witch Caves
Small caves once used as a hiding place for some of those accused during the Salem Witch Trials.
42.2707, -71.4759
Ojai, California
Trimpin Sound Arch
Make sweet music as you walk through this interactive sonic sculpture.
34.4458, -119.2455
London, England
Beigel Bake
Order a salt beef-loaded beigel at any hour of the day or night at this East End institution.
51.5245, -0.0718
Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
​The Woodlands at Phillips Mushroom Farms
Visit a fourth-generation farm and museum dedicated to everyone's favorite fungi.
39.8276, -75.7075
San Diego, California
Bum and Bobby
These two K-9 memorials commemorate the sister cities of Edinburgh and San Diego.
32.7106, -117.1606
Victoria, British Columbia
Centre of the Universe
A cheeky name for an observatory visitor's center.
48.5204, -123.4188
Arnhem, Netherlands
Nederlands Openluchtmuseum
This large open-air museum showcases the ordinary lives of the people of the Netherlands and pre-industrial crafts and practices.
52.0099, 5.9066
Thermi, Greece
ZEP Kissos
A settlement that was stopped in the middle of construction, leaving behind paved roads, curbs, light poles, a stormwater drainage system, and even a basketball court, but no houses.
40.5789, 23.0900
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