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Fuente de los Niños Miones
20.6767, -103.3429
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15.2635, -23.7437
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Al Qasr Al Ghamedh (Al Qassimi Palace)
25.7421, 55.9361
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27.1951, 78.0212
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Birmingham, Alabama
Thomas Jefferson Tower's Zeppelin Mooring Mast
The metal spire on the roof of this tower was intended as an airship docking station, but it was never actually used.
33.5130, -86.8107
Ritzville, Washington
Lasting Legacy Wildlife Museum
A diorama lover's dream world.
47.1179, -118.3592
Puerto Palomas, Mexico
The Pink Store
A mecca of Mexican art and cuisine just over the border.
31.7822, -107.6273
Portland, Oregon
Pix-O-Matic
On East Burnside, a 24-hour vending machine distributes world-class pastries.
45.5231, -122.6428
Clayton, Alabama
Whiskey Bottle Tombstone
In 1863, a woman buried her hard-drinking husband beneath his beloved booze.
31.8809, -85.4501
Virginia City, Nevada
Red Dog Saloon
A Wild West saloon that helped define a generation of psychedelic rock.
39.3118, -119.6494
London, England
The Wrong Abbey Road
Tourists who rely on a transit map to find the iconic Beatles location often end up in a far-off neighborhood.
51.5324, 0.0038
Taiping, Malaysia
Antong Coffee Mill
Malaysia's oldest coffee roaster is also a historical landmark.
4.8557, 100.7317
Chivhu, Zimbabwe
Daramombe Rock Paintings
Several ancient rock paintings can be found on the hills surrounding the Daramombe High School.
-19.0954, 31.3086
Musselburgh, Scotland
Rough Wooing Memorial
Sculptures depicting Scottish and English soldiers in battle honor a 16th-century conflict.
55.9407, -3.0304
Tallinn, Estonia
Kadriorg Palace
A spectacular Petrine Baroque summer palace commissioned for Catherine I by Peter the Great.
59.4385, 24.7910
Brooklyn, New York
William Beard's Grave
The painter who popularized "bulls" and "bears" as symbols for the stock market didn't get a proper headstone for over a century.
40.6580, -73.9941
Hingham, Massachusetts
World's End
Plans for this peninsula included houses, the United Nations Headquarters, and a nuclear power plant. When none of them worked out, it became an expansive park.
42.2709, -70.8800
Malartic, Québec
Malartic Mine
The largest open-pit gold mine in Canada.
48.1118, -78.1317
Portland, Oregon
Portland Puppet Museum
A puppeteer’s paradise offering shows, workshops, and an archive of over 2,000 puppets.
45.4627, -122.6567
Portland, Oregon
Cargo
A world of craftwork elegantly curated in a historic brick warehouse.
45.5160, -122.6651
Milwaukie, Oregon
Wyrd Leatherworks and Meadery
Get your cosplay on at Milwaukie’s only Medieval fantasy-themed mead hall.
45.4278, -122.6347
Portland, Oregon
Creepy's
Definitely not a clown bar.
45.5174, -122.6590
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