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Fuente de los Niños Miones
20.6767, -103.3429
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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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Athens, Greece
Temple of Artemis Agrotera
The only ancient site that remains on the south bank of the sacred Ilissos river.
37.9676, 23.7354
Norfolk, Virginia
'Navigator'
A sculpture made from recycled materials and hand-blown glass dedicated to transportation and transformation.
36.8976, -76.2153
Ibadan, Nigeria
Kenneth Dike Library
Not only does this library house unique Arabic manuscripts, but it was also designed to keep the building cool during warm days.
7.4463, 3.8966
Chandler, Oklahoma
Seaba Station Motorcycle Museum
Located along historic Route 66, this former gas station has been restored and converted into a museum filled with vintage motorcycles.
35.6865, -97.0003
Conche, Newfoundland and Labrador
French Shore Interpretation Centre
A small museum in Newfoundland is home to a 227-foot tapestry that preserves the remote region's colorful history.
50.8929, -55.8950
Lorton, Virginia
Turning Point Suffragist Memorial
The first national memorial to honor all women suffragists stands on land where suffragists were once imprisoned.
38.6820, -77.2531
London, England
Museum of London Docklands
A museum that chronicles the interesting and often dark history of the London docklands, once one of the major trading ports of the world.
51.5075, -0.0239
Cambridge, Massachusetts
The Trophy Room Project
An anonymous art project beneath Longfellow Bridge where hundreds of trophies line the steel support beams.
42.3615, -71.0753
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
National Museum of Industrial History
A former plant in one of the hubs of U.S. steelmaking has been turned into this museum celebrating the history of American industry.
40.6128, -75.3710
Yonezawa, Japan
The Fountain of Ideas
Ward off bad luck and fill your bottle with "the most watery water" at this little roadside shrine in Yonezawa.
37.9092, 140.1175
North Kingstown, Rhode Island
Narragansett Rune Stone
It's said that this stone with its mysterious runic inscription is evidence of the Norse visiting Narragansett.
41.5701, -71.4526
Salem, Massachusetts
Stephen Phillips House
Built in 1821 using rooms from another estate, the Phillips House is the only historic home on scenic Chestnut Street open to the public.
42.5193, -70.9026
Ceres, Scotland
'Provost of Ceres'
A well-traveled statuette of a much-beloved village icon.
56.2923, -2.9704
Mishawaka, Indiana
Shiojiri Garden
One of the few authentic Japanese gardens in the state of Indiana and perhaps the most peaceful place in the city of Mishawaka.
41.6659, -86.1648
Stirling, Scotland
The Star Pyramid
This pyramid is dedicated to all those who suffered martyrdom for civil and religious liberty in Scotland.
56.1221, -3.9454
Warsaw, Poland
Tchorek Plaques
These plaques found across Warsaw commemorate the sites where executions or battles took place during the German occupation.
52.2303, 20.9508
Melbourne, Australia
Speakers’ Corner
From the late 19th century until the 1960s, these stone-lined "stumps" were a popular place for people to air their views on local and international issues.
-37.8198, 144.9761
Pluckley, England
Dering Wood
A woodland close to England's "most haunted village" has been the site of many unexplained events and deaths.
51.1652, 0.7179
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