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Though it looks like a golf ball teed up for a hit, this hilltop station is actually used to monitor air traffic.

At the base of the Spring Mountains, a unique nursery packed with desert plants.

In 1927, a biplane disappeared while attempting to complete the first non-stop transatlantic flight between Paris and New York City. This memorial stands at the last place it was seen.

A collection of birches from across Sweden.

At an estimated 3,800 years old, this olive tree is one of the oldest on earth.

Near the summit of Mount Washington, a stone monument remembers a life lost to one of the mountain's infamous storms.

This 15th-century Ottoman bridge was modified to keep up with the changing course of the river Erenik.

Built in the Soviet era, this cableway system still runs gondolas from Odessa down to Otrada Beach.

The ruins of an 18th-century mansion that was once named "Mistake" by the man who had it built.

How did a literal hole in a wall become one of the top-rated tourist attractions in this English town?

Packed with geological formations, an ancient river, and taxidermied seals, this overlooked coastal cave system is worth a spelunk.

The only example of a Paris Métro sign in use at a subway station outside of the French capital. 

Welsh literary history is preserved in the delicate pages of these medieval manuscripts.

No shoes allowed on this trail, which is designed to be experienced barefoot.

These steps were uniquely crafted so Bishop Richard Fox could travel between his home and town.

The bell that resides above this small chapel is actually a converted bomb.

Dedicated to an airmail pilot who never let go of his important payload.