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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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Schwangau, Germany
MarienBrĂ¼cke (Maria Bridge)
A unique bridge with an equally unique view.
47.5550, 10.7493
Nienhagen, Germany
Gespensterwald (Ghost Forest)
Twisted trees shaped by coastal winds make this woodland look like something from a spooky story.
54.1628, 11.9405
Parkville, Australia
Burke and Wills Monument
This unusual stone monument marks the starting point of the epic and tragic event.
-37.7889, 144.9561
Walmer, England
Walmer Castle and Gardens
This curious Tudor-era castle was once home to Napoleon's greatest adversary, the Duke of Wellington.
51.2002, 1.4011
Bradford-on-Avon, England
Town Bridge & Lock-up
This bridge later moonlighted as a local jail.
51.3469, -2.2510
Tonosho, Japan
Dofuchi Strait
The world's narrowest strait is often mistaken for a canal.
34.4864, 134.1862
Concord, Massachusetts
The Wright Tavern
The Wright Tavern is possibly the most important building in Concord Massachusetts to the American Revolution.
42.4602, -71.3487
Stirling, Scotland
Mar's Wark
The main residence of the Erskine family and the hereditary keeper of the nearby royal Stirling Castle.
56.1211, -3.9442
SĂ£o Paulo, Brazil
Memorial da ResistĂªncia de SĂ£o Paulo (Memorial of the Resistance)
The building that once housed the dictator's secret police is now a museum that documents the history of an oppressive regime and those who fought against it.
-23.5349, -46.6388
Aberfeldy, Scotland
Croft Moraig Stone Circle
This Neolithic stone circle is the most complete of its kind in Scotland.
56.6017, -3.9603
Smygehuk, Sweden
'Famntaget' ('The Embrace')
This statue standing near Sweden's southernmost point was based on the grandmother of a modern movie star.
55.3389, 13.3589
Coulee City, Washington
Summer Falls
This large artificial waterfall in Washington state was merely an incidental byproduct of a technological megaproject.
47.5043, -119.2971
Pereiaslav, Ukraine
Museum of Space Exploration
A century-old church is now a space museum with a treasure trove of Soviet space items.
50.0596, 31.4758
Munich, Germany
DenkStätte WeiĂŸe Rose (White Rose Memorial Exhibition)
This poignant tribute to the White Rose movement showcases artifacts related to the heroic anti-Nazi struggle.
48.1505, 11.5802
Outer Hebrides, Scotland
'Hercules'
A memorial to the acting bear whose escape caused a sensation on the Outer Hebrides.
57.5647, -7.2885
Recife, Brazil
'Monument Tortura Nunca Mais' ('Torture Never Again')
This haunting sculpture stands as a memorial to the torture victims of the Brazilian military dictatorship.
-8.0564, -34.8777
Moab, Utah
Gemini Bridges
It's safe—and permitted—to walk across these twin natural sandstone arches.
38.5860, -109.7076
Leesburg, Virginia
Gleedsville Cemetery
The all-but-forgotten cemetery is Eastern Loudon County's largest African-American burial ground.
39.0527, -77.5993
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