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Fuente de los Niños Miones
20.6767, -103.3429
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Tarrafal Concentration Camp
15.2635, -23.7437
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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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Lagro, Indiana
Hanging Rock National Natural Landmark
This rock formation above the Wabash River is part of an ancient coral reef.
40.8300, -85.7073
Robertsport, Liberia
Robertsport Ghost Ship
After several weeks of radio silence, this abandoned oil tanker washed up on a remote beach in Liberia.
6.7309, -11.3793
Lamar, Colorado
Petrified Wood Building
Once named the “world’s oldest gas station” due to its unusual construction material.
38.0948, -102.6201
Cessford, Scotland
Cessford Castle
The ruins of a 15th-century castle that has seen its fair share of bitter feuds.
55.5076, -2.4161
Movatn, Norway
Dornier Do 17M-1 Crash Site
The remains of a German plane still sit in the Norwegian wood where it crashed in 1942.
60.0439, 10.7927
Mexico City, Mexico
Plaza Valentín Gómez Farías
Named after a Mexican president, who once lived nearby, this park in a residential Mexico City neighborhood packs a whole lot of history into a small space.
19.3777, -99.1824
Krakow, Poland
Kraków Pinball Museum
A collection of modern and vintage pinball machines housed in the cellar of a 15th-century building.
50.0528, 19.9401
London, England
Long John Silver Figurehead Collection
The world's largest collection of ship figureheads includes figures from legends and history alike, from Sir Lancelot to Abraham Lincoln.
51.4829, -0.0096
Yonezawa, Japan
Ubayu Onsen
Located in a remote mountain valley in Yamagata Prefecture, these hot springs have attracted bathers for over 450 years.
37.7609, 140.2224
Barstow, California
Rainbow Basin
Colorful sedimentary rock layers provide opportunities both for hiking and photography.
35.0213, -117.0343
Kyoto, Japan
Original Nintendo Building
The first location of the eventual video game giant.
34.9697, 135.7562
Peoria, Illinois
Advance Space
A collection of art crafted from various hardware tools.
40.6831, -89.6036
Stone Park, Illinois
Italian Cultural Center
Inside the center are Italian works of art and a replica model of St. Peter's Basilica.
41.9007, -87.8801
Farnborough, England
Farnborough Airship Hangar Frame
The lasting remains of the Balloon Section of the British Armed Forces.
51.2849, -0.7612
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Aikey Brae Stone Circle
Considered "the most original, complete, and unimproved" circles in Aberdeenshire.
57.5140, -2.0704
Boston, Massachusetts
Massachusetts General Hospital Sundial
Designed to honor all those that work as nurses around the globe.
42.3622, -71.0678
Newton Mearns, Scotland
Mearns Castle
Attached to this castle is a local church.
55.7697, -4.3093
Queens, New York
Wise Clock (Riis Park Memorial Clock)
This 19th-century clock has been restored to help withstand the harsh environment of its seaside home.
40.5671, -73.8718
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