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Xpujil, Mexico

'Caracol de Vida' ('Snail of Life')

A monument in the shape of the mighty conch honors the history and symbolism behind this shell.
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Tokyo, Japan

Kimi-Chan

This sculpture bears a tragic backstory that may have inspired a hauntingly beautiful children's song.
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Middlesbrough, England

Teessaurus Park

A surreal paleontological sculpture garden pays homage to a fading industry.
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Kyoto, Japan

Kameya Kiyonaga

This 400-year-old sweet shop serves a delicacy some have described as "edible incense."
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Herndon, Virginia

Herndon Depot Museum

This former train station was once an important shipping depot for the regions farmers.
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Sunderland, England

Pann's Bank Mural

A tribute to the city's rich history of shipbuilding.
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Kyoto, Japan

Kimono Forest

An LED art installation composed of 600 poles wrapped in kimono fabric.
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Columbus, Nevada

Candelaria

This silver-mining camp has been active intermittently from the 1860s to the present.
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Middletown, Connecticut

Wangunk Statue

In a Connecticut park, a statue pays tribute to the Indigenous people of this land.
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Kilcolgan, Ireland

Moran’s Oyster Cottage

For more than two centuries, this family-run establishment has been serving up some of Ireland's best oysters.
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Pierce City, Missouri

Jolly Mill

First crafted during the 19th century, the mill was fully restored in 1983.
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San Giovanni in Persiceto, Italy

Statua di Re Gino

A bronze monument to his majesty, King Gino.
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Subiaco, Australia

The West Australian Irish Famine Memorial

A tribute to those who fled the Great Famine and relocated to Australia.
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Fairbanks, Alaska

Alaska Highway's Milepost 1523

This mile marker stands at the unofficial end of a highway built to defend the United States from a Japanese invasion during World War II.
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Tokyo, Japan

Silk Road Tarim Uyghur Restaurant

Sample specialties from Xinjiang at this Shinjuku neighborhood gem.
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Glasgow, Scotland

The Scotia Bar

Glasgow's oldest pub has a proud literary tradition and possibly a ghost or two.
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York, England

Reliquary of St. Margaret Clitherow

The preserved left hand of a saint once known as "the Pearl of York."
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Traralgon, Australia

The Little Grave

This lonely gravestone beside an auto parts store is a reminder of the hardships of a pioneering past.
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