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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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Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm Metro Red Line Seats
There are hidden patterns on the subway seats of some Stockholm metro cars.
59.3322, 18.0635
Bratislava, Slovakia
‘The Six White Mice’
A series of bronze circus performers spread throughout a Slovakian shopping center.
48.1403, 17.1213
Neah Bay, Washington
Cape Flattery
At the most northwestern point of the contiguous United States lies a trail leading through an ancient forest to stunning cliff-side vistas and massive oceanside caves.
48.3840, -124.7155
Baghdad, Iraq
Dar Tawfiq Al-Suwaidi
The home of Iraq's former prime minister now houses historical manuscripts.
33.3314, 44.3901
Semaphore, Australia
Semaphore Time Ball Tower
This stone tower was built in the late 19th century to signal the time to ships in the water.
-34.8383, 138.4804
Tokyo, Japan
Oinusama
Rubbing salt on this small stone dog is said to make wishes come true.
35.7029, 139.8213
Edinburgh, Scotland
Arthur's Seat
This extinct volcano rises above Edinburgh and is special for its panoramic views over the city.
55.9441, -3.1618
Portknockie, Scotland
Bow Fiddle Rock
Named for its similarity to the tip of a violin's bow, this striking formation was created by millions of years of erosion.
57.7066, -2.8503
Helsinki, Finland
Lapinlahti Hospital
This former hospital was once one of the oldest mental health facilities in Europe.
60.1676, 24.9135
Coconino County, Arizona
Red Butte Airfield
The Grand Canyon’s original airport, which once welcomed pilots like Amelia Earhart and Charles Lindbergh, lies abandoned.
35.8519, -112.0922
Hibbing, Minnesota
Bob Dylan's Childhood Home
Where one of America's greatest songwriters lived before he was Bob Dylan.
47.4218, -92.9340
Hawthorne, Nevada
Hawthorne Ordnance Museum
Once a staging site for World War II munitions.
38.5310, -118.6248
Mountainair, New Mexico
Salinas Pueblo Missions
The remains of AbĂ³, Gran Quivera, and Qurai are monuments to the long, complicated history of the Indigenous people of the Southwest.
34.2596, -106.0933
Scott, Arkansas
Toltec Mounds
People of the Plum Bayou culture built these enormous mounds over 1,000 years ago.
34.6455, -92.0601
Kalimpong, India
Memorial Stupa of Helena Roerich
Outside a hilltop monastery in India, a monument to a 20th-century Russian mystic.
27.0381, 88.4607
Lonaconing, Maryland
Lonaconing Furnace
The first blast furnace in the United States that used coal and coke fuel instead of charcoal to make pig iron.
39.5703, -78.9779
London, England
Giants of St. Dunstan-in-the-West
A pair of club-wielding guardians stand watch over London's first public clock to feature a minute hand.
51.5142, -0.1102
Madrid, Spain
Colonia de la Prensa Gate
This Art Nouveau gate still stands at the former entrance of a 20th-century Spanish writer's colony.
40.3783, -3.7479
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