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Pune, India

Pune Nagar Vachan Mandir

The oldest library in Pune.
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Velha Goa, India

Church of St. Augustine

Once considered one of the three great Augustinian churches in the Iberian world.
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Subiaco, Australia

Bishop Rosendo Salvado Statue

Dedicated to the founder of "New Norcia."
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Hamilton, Ontario

Tim Hortons No. 1

The first outlet of Canada's biggest fast-food franchise has been slinging doughnuts since 1964.
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El Paso, Texas

Chamizal National Memorial

This site honors the end of a 100-year boundary dispute between the United States and Mexico—all started by a river's shifting course.
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Pune, India

Ghorpade Ghat

A set of stairs leading down to the Mutha River sits by the foundations of a former temple.
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San Sperate, Italy

Il Giardino Fantastico di Fiorenzo Pilia

A collection of sculptures that explore what's at stake when nature is thrown out of balance.
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Detroit, Michigan

Baobab Fare

Hamissi Mamba and Nadia Nijimbere opened this community-minded restaurant serving dishes from their native Burundi.
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Eagle Bridge, New York

Grandma Moses Homestead

The farm where one of America's most famous folk artists created her paintings.
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Manhattan, Nevada

Belmont

The second seat of Nye County, still mostly a ghost town, has become a magnet for those looking to live "away from it all."
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Langkawi, Malaysia

Kota Mahsuri

Local history holds that a young woman, killed for a crime she did not commit, cursed this island.
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Glasgow, Scotland

The Govan Cat

This small memorial honors a ferocious feline and local hero.
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Falmouth, Massachusetts

Rachel Carson Memorial

A monument to the groundbreaking environmentalist sits near the place where she first experienced the sea.
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Pune, India

Baneshwar Cave Temple

A centuries-old Hindu cave temple is tucked away in a quiet suburb.
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Elmira, New York

Eldridge Park

This formerly abandoned amusement park includes a classic carousel and a replica of Mark Twain's famous hut-like Elmira study.
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Mumbai, India

The Lion & Tiger Statues

These animal carvings stand as representations of India and Britain.
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Nowe Bielice, Poland

Potato Monument

At nearly four meters tall, this giant potato looms over a small Polish town.
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Brusio, Switzerland

Brusio Spiral Viaduct

This work of engineering is imbued with elegance and ingeniousness.
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