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The Pamir Highway between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan takes a mere hour driving through a stretch of No Man’s Land.

Every spring brings a colorful tribute to this wizardly actor's most famous role.

A painted medieval castle where the most celebrated outlaw-poet of the Middle Ages was imprisoned — and where you can descend into his exact cell, nine centuries later.

Resting place of the legendary Wing Chun grandmaster who taught Bruce Lee.

The technology company Ericsson erected a real rune stone to mark the birthplace of the wireless technology.

This Cardiff Bay landmark traces its history back to when Norwegian ships transported coal from Wales.

“Primitivist” style sculptures that emphasize the human body as nature’s highest creation and seek a connection between man, the sea, and the tradition of the Mediterranean.

Part of a heritage railway which replicates the interior of a small town English railway station in the 1920's.

A monumental magenta installation looms over a tangle of roads and tracks, as controversial as it is conspicuous.

Historical marker that is a mini replica of the original in New York.

Make a joyful noise with these contrabass chimes.

The only perennial creek in the Mojave Preserve is also the site of an 1860s fort.

A small-town Nebraska museum is home to thousands of handmade clown dolls.

At this leafy estate, one man’s passion for trees grew into Arbor Day.

A fur trade museum in western Nebraska stands on the reconstructed footprint of a 19th-century trading post.

From this scenic rockface, you can still see the paths Western pioneers followed.

One of the earliest subway stations in Stockholm, which still looks like the 1950s.

Beginning as a white quartz gravel mine in the early 20th century, it was turned into a Christian-themed tunnel to present the core messages of the faith.