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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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La Palma, Spain
Gran Telescopio Canarias
The world's largest single-aperture telescope resides in the Canary Islands.
28.7561, -17.8917
Funchal, Portugal
'Plastic Mero'
Crafted from ocean litter, this sculpture highlights the ills of overconsumption.
32.6437, -16.9141
Isnäs, Finland
Rönnäs Archipelago Museum
Home to the finest collection of peasant boats in Finland.
60.3634, 26.0480
Salford, England
Irwell Sculpture Trail
The longest sculpture trail in the United Kingdom.
53.4708, -2.2960
Purcellville, Virginia
The Oakdale School
The oldest existing one-room brick schoolhouse in Loudoun County.
39.1136, -77.6947
Alamosa County, Colorado
Zapata Falls
A short but powerful waterfall resides amid Colorado’s Great Sand Dunes.
37.6189, -105.5531
Tokyo, Japan
Transparent Restroom
These unique toilets feature transparent glass covered in PDLC film.
35.6695, 139.6907
New York, New York
Bryant Park Escape Hatch
A commemorative plaque hides a door that leads down to the New York Public Library's underground book bunker.
40.7539, -73.9839
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans Photo Alliance Gallery
A building that was once a general store, a speakeasy, and a newspaper office now holds a small gallery filled with New Orleans photography.
29.9453, -90.1275
Grafton, New Hampshire
Ruggles Mine
Generations of rockhounds got their start at this beloved, historic mine.
43.5897, -71.9945
Silver Peak, Nevada
Silver Peak
The precious-metals strikes dating back to the 1860s are now mostly inactive, but this area has become the United States' only domestic source of lithium.
37.7542, -117.6344
San Francisco, California
Gregangelo Museum
A 1920s home transformed into an immersive art experience, where every room is a portal to another realm.
37.7327, -122.4684
Chewton, Australia
Robert Penney Bakery Sculpture
A 19th-century baker stands ready to serve customers.
-37.0809, 144.2579
Ohakune, New Zealand
Ohakune Carrot
The largest model carrot in the world.
-39.4200, 175.4038
Weligama, Sri Lanka
Kushtarajagala Statue
Does this 10-foot-tall statue carved into a rock face depict a king afflicted by a skin condition or a Buddhist figure?
5.9695, 80.4200
Calais, Maine
Saint Croix Island National Historic Site
A shoreline exhibit describing the disastrous first attempt by the French to colonize North America.
45.1242, -67.1475
Rockhill, Pennsylvania
East Broad Top Railroad
Catch a ride through the Pennsylvania countryside on this historic narrow-gauge railroad.
40.2417, -77.8983
Melbourne, Australia
Eight-Hour-Day Monument
Commemorating the 19th-century labor movement in Australia.
-37.8071, 144.9656
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