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Hatteras, North Carolina

Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum

An Outer Banks museum devoted to the thousands of shipwrecks resting off North Carolina’s coast.
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Sündü, Azerbaijan

Sundu Waterfall

The waterfall among the rocks in the village of Sundu in the Gobustan region fascinates everyone with its unique beauty.
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Vinslöv, Sweden

Kyrka Gumlösa

An interesting tombstone is set into the side of the oldest brick structure in Northern Europe.
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Pessac, France

Cité Frugès

This housing estate commissioned by a local sugar magnate was an early project by influential architect Le Corbusier.
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Washington, D.C.

John Ericsson Memorial

National Mall monument to the inventor of the screw propeller.
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Gorizia, Italy

Digital Art Gallery

What was once an ordinary pedestrian tunnel under Gorizia Castle has been transformed into an immersive artistic experience.
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Santiago, Chile

Iglesia de la Vera Cruz

The hauntingly beautiful interior of a church almost destroyed by protestors’ fire.
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Huntingburg, Indiana

League Stadium

A historic small-town ballpark that became the on-screen home of the Rockford Peaches in “A League of Their Own.”
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Colwyn Bay, Wales

Terry Jones Statue

A cheeky tribute to a comedy legend.
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South Wingfield, England

South Wingfield Railway Station

Is this the oldest railway station in the world?
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Huthwaite, England

Sutton Colliery Explosion Memorial at Brierly Forest Park

This memorial to a sad event is also an amazing piece of modern art
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Kelmarsh, England

Kelmarsh Tunnels

its a 480 Meter tunnel on a public bridal way which is currently unlit so take a torch even in the day
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Northwest Territories

Canol Heritage Trail

An abandoned WWII-era U.S. Army megaproject, turned hiking trail in the remote Canadian subarctic.
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Detroit, Michigan

Fisher Building

It's been called “Detroit’s largest art object.”
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Centre, England

Aysgarth Falls

The most impressive falls in Wensleydale once produced power to weave the uniform of an Italian revolution.
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Davie, Florida

Flamingo Gardens and the Wray House

A time capsule of life in Southern Florida in the 1930s.
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King's Lynn, England

The George Vancouver Statue

Statue, at his birthplace, of the man who surveyed the NW coast of the USA and Canada in the late 18th century
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King's Lynn, England

Trinity Guildhall

A great example of the enduring medieval decorative construction technique known as flushwork.
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