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Guadalajara, Mexico
Fuente de los Niños Miones
20.6767, -103.3429
Chão 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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Madrid, Spain
Museum of Aeronautics and Astronautics (Museo del Aire)
The magic of Spanish aviation housed under one roof.
40.3650, -3.8042
Bergamo, Italy
Tomb of Enrico Rastelli
A genius of the art of juggling is buried here.
45.6986, 9.6909
Rottnest Island, Australia
Wadjemup Lighthouse
Ships still use this historic lighthouse to navigate dangerous, island waters.
-32.0073, 115.5042
St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands
Lime Out
Dine on ceviche tacos in the sea at this floating restaurant only accessible by boat.
18.3444, -64.7062
Cuatrociénegas, Mexico
Dunas de Yeso
These gleaming gypsum sand dunes are the second-largest in North America.
26.8769, -102.1372
Workum, Netherlands
It Lân Skip
A farm turned upside down.
52.9481, 5.4231
Henley-on-Thames, England
Grave of Jimmy, a Tiny Marmoset
The final resting place of a miniature monkey.
51.5436, -0.9088
New York, New York
The Actor's Temple
A Hell's Kitchen synagogue that has counted stars of stage and screen among its congregation.
40.7614, -73.9890
Hong Kong
Juen Juen Gung
An otherworldly "cave" created by an artist in a Hong Kong factory building.
22.3371, 114.2002
Toledo, Spain
The Smallest Window in the World
At least according to the Guinness World Records.
39.8601, -4.0223
St. Louis, Missouri
Marconnott Mausoleum
When Joseph Marconnott died, he had a unique final wish: to be mummified and put on display.
38.5344, -90.2919
Nately Scures, England
Mermaid of Nately Scures
From amidst her whirling waves, this mermaid sees all who pass through St. Swithun’s Church. If local legends are to be believed, she serves as a warning.
51.2720, -1.0026
Thessaloniki, Greece
Nymfopetra
Legends hold that these unusual rock formations were once a bridal party, or perhaps a group of hunters.
40.6947, 23.3289
Washington, D.C.
Edwin P. Goodwin House
This house was once the location of Frelinghuysen University.
38.9149, -77.0268
Bogotá, Colombia
Museo Geológico Nacional José Royo y Gómez
A small museum filled with unique fossil finds, including one of the oldest specimens of ground sloths found in Colombia.
4.6411, -74.0802
Ko Samui, Thailand
Secret Buddha Garden
A sculpture garden built by a retired durian farmer.
9.4899, 99.9996
Osaka, Japan
Sakura no Tōrinuke
Every spring, this walkway outside the Japan Mint turns into a cherry blossom tunnel.
34.6938, 135.5210
London, England
Thomas Becket Plaque
Near the site where the English Archbishop was born, you can find an emblem in the shape of a pilgrim's badge.
51.5138, -0.0921
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