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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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Pie Town, New Mexico
Pie Town
This popular pitstop lives up to its name.
34.2992, -108.1304
Rivington, England
Liverpool Castle
This 20th-century replica of a 13th-century castle has itself fallen into ruin.
53.6125, -2.5633
Leuven, Belgium
'Renée'
This statue of a studious young woman stands at the site of Leuven's first college to accept female students.
50.8744, 4.6999
Tokyo, Japan
The Whale Monument
Emerging from the sidewalk, this sculpture of a whale commemorates the importance of baleen in traditional Japanese puppetry.
35.6845, 139.7822
Lorton, Virginia
Barrel Arch Bridge
This unique structure is the only one of its kind in Virginia.
38.7051, -77.2475
Clarkdale, Arizona
Verde Canyon Railroad
An excursion train traverses a picturesque red-rock canyon along the Verde River.
34.7758, -112.0566
Creeragh, Ireland
Me Little Brudder Memorial
A small memorial commemorates a man who died at Kilkee Cliffs.
52.6559, -9.7206
Worthington, Indiana
Big Sycamore Tree
A limb from Indiana's largest sycamore tree on record.
39.1226, -86.9814
GmĂ¼nd in Kärnten, Austria
Geteilte Kirche am Kreuzbichl (Divided Church)
A road runs through the middle of this small Austrian chapel.
46.9103, 13.5459
Cincinnati, Ohio
Statue of Abraham Lincoln at Lytle Park
One of the few beardless depictions of Lincoln, George Grey Barnard's 1917 statue was denounced by many—including Lincoln's own son.
39.1011, -84.5043
Lund, Sweden
Skissernas Museum
The Lund University's former gym houses a museum focusing on the creative process of art.
55.7080, 13.1981
Natick, Massachusetts
Horatio Alger House
The American author whose "rags-to-riches" stories were popular during the Gilded Age.
42.2709, -71.3145
Baud, France
Vénus de Quinipily
Despite the name, this ancient statue of uncertain origins is unlikely to represent the Roman goddess Venus.
47.8689, -3.0335
Scheelite, California
Pine Creek Tungsten Mine
For decades, the largest tungsten producer in the U.S. was located in a spectacular setting in the high Sierra Nevada, with some of the workings over 11,000 feet.
37.3599, -118.7002
Hopkinton, Massachusetts
'Spirit of the Marathon'
A monument to the winner of the 1946 Boston Marathon, Greek runner Stylianos Kyriakides.
42.2369, -71.5009
Newport Beach, California
Fashion Island Wind Chimes
These were the largest wind chimes in the world when artist Tom Van Sant created them for a California mall in 1967.
33.6145, -117.8754
Jayuya, Puerto Rico
Tumba del Indio
A place to pay homage to TaĂno heritage.
18.2194, -66.5928
Bruges, Belgium
Smallest Gothic Window in Bruges
You can spot this teeny tiny stained-glass window from the Bonifacius bridge.
51.2050, 3.2250
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