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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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Statue of Lord Laddu Gopal
27.1951, 78.0212
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Melbourne, Australia
Model Tudor Village
A historic model village was gifted from residents of London to Melbourne as thanks for their help during World War II.
-37.8133, 144.9810
Bloomington, Indiana
Captain Janeway Statue
It's a unique monument honoring a great character who inspired a generation of young women to be more and pursue their dreams.
39.1659, -86.5366
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Spitz Clock
This giant pocket watch is the third iteration of a local landmark that has been standing just off the Santa Fe Plaza for over 100 years.
35.6878, -105.9389
San Francisco, California
Sunnyside Conservatory
Over a century old, this restored Victorian building is surrounded by a lush garden filled with rare palms.
37.7319, -122.4408
Bladensburg, Maryland
William Hilleary House
George Washington once stopped by this house for dinner.
38.9390, -76.9378
London, England
The Cornhill Devils
These Victorian era devil sculptures were designed to spite a local vicar.
51.5133, -0.0848
Cadereyta de Montes, Mexico
JardĂn BotĂ¡nico Regional de Cadereyta
An alluring, arid botanical garden home to a bewildering variety of cacti both endangered and common.
20.6873, -99.8048
VitĂ³ria, Brazil
Brazil Telephone Museum
An emporium of communication in VitĂ³ria's Old City.
-20.3200, -40.3350
Gunnison, Colorado
Alpine Tunnel
The first railway tunnel to cross the Continental Divide and, at 11,523 feet, was once the highest railroad tunnel in the world.
38.6454, -106.4084
Leesburg, Virginia
Edward D. Baker Memorial Stone
The only U.S. Senator to die on the field of battle is buried in San Francisco but memorialized at Balls Bluff Regional Park.
39.1317, -77.5273
Portugal
Minas dos Carris
An abandoned mining complex in Serra do GerĂªs.
41.8089, -8.0488
St Mawes, England
St. Mawes Castle
A 16th-century artillery fort built to protect England against European invasion.
50.1555, -5.0237
Penrith, England
Long Meg and Her Daughters
Legends say this red sandstone monolith and the dozens of smaller boulders that surround it were once a coven of witches—before a Scottish wizard turned them all to stone.
54.7280, -2.6674
Singapore
Jurong Hill
This tranquil park with a spiral viewing tower is an off-the-beaten-path area where renowned people have planted a small grove of trees.
1.3175, 103.7079
Oroville, California
Oroville Train Tunnel
A train tunnel that was made obsolete by the dam it helped create.
39.5419, -121.5420
Washington, D.C.
'Encore'
Washington D.C.'s most famous pianist, composer, and bandleader still tickles the ivories outside Howard Theater.
38.9155, -77.0207
Easton, Maryland
The Little Red Schoolhouse
The only one-room schoolhouse remaining in Talbot County, Maryland.
38.8598, -76.0774
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Red Planet Books & Comics
The only Native American comic shop in the world.
35.0852, -106.6592
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