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Guadalajara, Mexico
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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Wells, Nevada
Angel Lake and the East Humboldt Mountains
An attractive alpine lake at 8,400 feet that is accessible via a paved road.
41.0265, -115.0859
Chillicothe, Ohio
Hopewell Culture National Historic Park
The mounds at this site were reconstructed with the help of archaeologists and historians.
39.3758, -83.0065
Tamniah, Saudi Arabia
Al Yanfa
A network of tunnels runs underneath the buildings of this ancient village.
17.9948, 42.7668
Gagnef, Sweden
Gagnef Flottbron
This unique bridge is one of the last of its kind in Sweden.
60.5875, 15.0684
McLean, Virginia
Burling Cabin Site
The local community brought back this land to transform it into a nature preserve.
38.9654, -77.2004
Portland, Oregon
Hollywood Theater
At this airport "microcinema," you can catch a film before you catch a flight.
45.5892, -122.5935
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
Pico Basilé
It's been nearly a century since this volcano, the tallest mountain in Equatorial Guinea, erupted.
3.5897, 8.7591
Budapest, Hungary
MihĂ¡ly Kolodko's Mini Statues
From cartoon characters to tiny tanks, a guerilla sculptor's little bronze statues are hidden throughout the city of Budapest.
47.5039, 19.0502
Skanör med Falsterbo, Sweden
'Badaren - SpĂ¥r av Mänsklighet (The Swimmer - Traces of Man)'
An art installation composed of items left behind by beachgoers.
55.3929, 12.8482
Grazalema, Spain
Pinsapar de Grazalema
A reservation-only highland forest reserve of endangered Pinsapar firs stands above a village in AndalucĂa.
36.7578, -5.3720
County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Torr Heads Ruins
Beautiful scenery provides the backdrop for an abandoned coastguard facility.
55.1959, -6.0634
Hadiyah, Saudi Arabia
Hadiyah Railway Station
Once a major stop on the Hejaz Railway, this desert station (complete with steam locomotive) has been abandoned for decades.
25.5413, 38.7411
Tokyo, Japan
Ningyocho Mechanical Clock Towers
When this clock strikes a certain time, puppets showcase a story of life in Edo Japan.
35.6854, 139.7830
Es Migjorn Gran, Spain
Cova des Coloms
The largest cave on the island of Menorca was likely the site of Iron Age rites and rituals.
39.9329, 4.0389
Guanajuato, Mexico
Don Quixote Iconographic Museum
The world's largest collection of Don Quixote-inspired art.
21.0145, -101.2520
New Brunswick, New Jersey
Lawrence Brook Carvings
A mixture of strange symbols, ciphers, words and cryptograms carved in 1876 remain unsolved to this day.
40.4734, -74.4227
MĂ¢con, France
Foundling Wheel, MĂ¢con
During the 17th-century, orphaned infants were placed in this barrel to be cared for by the hospital.
46.3031, 4.8319
Blasdell, New York
Penn Dixie Fossil Park
More than 350 million years ago, western New York was covered in a vast sea. Today, you can dig up the remains of the plants and animals that lived there.
42.7767, -78.8307
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