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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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Norheimsund, Norway
Hardanger Fartøyvernsenter (Hardanger Maritime Museum)
A living museum working to keep the traditions of building and repairing handmade wooden boats, ropemaking, and blacksmithing alive.
60.3665, 6.1474
Clarksburg, Maryland
Dowden's Ordinary Park
This suburban park recalls the history of a famous tavern. Despite the name, it's no ordinary place!
39.2363, -77.2771
Cumberland, Rhode Island
Nine Mens Misery
Constructed in 1676, this stone memorial is believed to be the oldest veteran's memorial in the United States.
41.9398, -71.4066
Noojee, Australia
Noojee Trestle Bridge
This remnant of an old railroad is the tallest surviving wooden trestle bridge in Victoria.
-37.9004, 145.9843
Santos, Brazil
Memorial NecrĂ³pole EcumĂªnica
In this Brazilian city, a vertical graveyard rules the skyline.
-23.9486, -46.3435
Joes, Colorado
Prairie Futures
An environmental art installation inspired by farmhouses and crop circles.
39.6563, -102.6807
St Marys, Pennsylvania
Decker's Chapel
A tiny one-room church built after one man's prayer for healing was answered.
41.4008, -78.5604
Annapolis, Maryland
The Tripoli Monument
The oldest military monument in the United States.
38.9831, -76.4876
Clarksburg, Maryland
Clarksburg School
One of the last schoolhouses constructed in the early 20th-century still standing in Montgomery County.
39.2369, -77.2814
Villa Gesell, Argentina
El Viejo Hobbit
"Di amigo y entra" at this Argentinian Middle Earth-inspired pub.
-37.2611, -56.9802
Derbent, Russia
Ekranoplan Lun
An enormous Soviet aircraft, the only one of its kind, stands at the deserted shore of the Caspian Sea.
41.9407, 48.3789
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
‘Welcome to Cleveland’ Sign
This rooftop sign has been confusing Milwaukee-bound airline passengers for decades.
42.9913, -87.8835
Moscow, Russia
'Worker and Kolkhoz Woman'
An iconic Soviet statue of working-class people.
55.8281, 37.6469
PulpĂ, Spain
Geoda de PulpĂ (PulpĂ Geode)
Peek into a cave of giant, glimmering crystals.
37.3815, -1.7022
Portland, Oregon
Hollywood Theatre
This theatre and its amazing marquee harken back to the Golden Age of Hollywood.
45.5356, -122.6207
Denver, Colorado
The Learned Lemur
A small store filled with animal skulls and other curiosities.
39.7398, -104.9603
Lincoln, New Hampshire
Indian Head
The Old Man of the Mountain’s less-famous, but still beloved little brother is said to resemble a leader of the Abenaki tribe.
44.0842, -71.6842
San Francisco, California
American Bookbinders Museum
This museum explores the history of the book, from scrolls to mass-produced objects through tools, stories, and massive cast-iron binding machinery (some of it operational).
37.7813, -122.4027
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