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Fuente de los Niños Miones
20.6767, -103.3429
ChĂ£o 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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Beauly, Scotland
Wych Elm of Beauly Priory
After 800 years, Europe's oldest elm tree has met its end.
57.4846, -4.4578
Covington, Georgia
The Covington Film Garden
An ode to this small town's big film history.
33.5951, -83.8572
Wellesley, Massachusetts
Babson Globe
A massive rotating globe sits at the center of Babson Park.
42.2977, -71.2641
Las Vegas, Nevada
Underground House
A luxurious doomsday bunker hidden beneath an unassuming Las Vegas home offers the best of subterranean suburbia.
36.1168, -115.1274
Hamburg, Germany
Der Pudel auf dem Dach (The Poodle on the Roof)
Hidden in plain sight on a gable between two towers on the roof of shipping firm F. Laeisz' headquarter in Hamburg sits an unexpected bronze sculpture.
53.5479, 9.9922
Stowe, Vermont
Trapp Family Lodge
Vermont's hills are alive with the sound of music at this historic hotel.
44.4655, -72.7452
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Lover's Window at Mount Calvert
Evidence of a long-ago crush remains scratched into the glass at this historic Maryland House.
38.7853, -76.7146
Adelaide, Australia
Rundle Lantern
An iconic work of public art that lights up the downtown area.
-34.9228, 138.6057
PĂllaro, Ecuador
Casa El Pacto
The devil masks on display at this small museum are part of an annual festival that has been taking place for centuries.
-1.1682, -78.5372
Edinburgh, Scotland
Mansfield Traquair Centre
Edinburgh’s version of the Sistine Chapel is this former church, with an interior covered in paintings done by one woman over the course of nearly a decade.
55.9596, -3.1909
Wall Township, New Jersey
Marconi American Wireless Company Tower
A piece of telecommunications history.
40.1898, -74.0606
Malmö, Sweden
Grand Circus Hotel
At this bohemian accommodation, guests who dream of joining the circus can spend the night in themed wagons.
55.6037, 13.0445
San Diego, California
Birthplace of Modern Triathlon
In September 1974, a small group of athletes completed the first modern triathlon event in San Diego's Mission Bay.
32.7691, -117.2095
Vernon, Vermont
Tiny Bread Box
Every Saturday morning, this microbakery fills up with freshly baked pastries and sourdough breads.
42.7335, -72.5387
Ringwood East, Australia
Ringwood Mining Historical Site
A monument commemorating the antimony mine that once operated in this Melbourne suburb.
-37.8129, 145.2415
Galena, Illinois
West Street Sculpture Park
Dozens of large steel sculptures fill this two-acre park outside a former blacksmith's studio.
42.4110, -90.4384
Nhill, Australia
Nhill Draught Horse Memorial
Dedicated to one of the horses that helped cultivate the region.
-36.3335, 141.6497
Florence, Arizona
Poston Butte
The "Father of Arizona" tried to build a Zoroastrian fire temple on the hill where he's now buried.
33.0552, -111.4090
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