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Guadalajara, Mexico
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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Nikko, Japan
Abandoned Western Village
This western-themed amusement park is host to a large number of decaying animatronic cowboys.
36.7729, 139.7102
Hemphill, Texas
Patricia Huffman Smith NASA Museum
Located in the place where the Columbia space shuttle came down, a museum-memorial that is both touching and informative.
31.3458, -93.8449
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
Bill's Old Bike Barn
Home to an eclectic collection of over 200 vintage motorcycles, Americana, and some of the most extraordinary antiques from all around the world.
41.0381, -76.3191
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Ruins of St. John's Episcopal Church
Built in the 1850s, this church was of the first five churches constructed in Harper's Ferry.
39.3230, -77.7320
Greens, New Hampshire
Garnet Pool
A long-forgotten Victorian swimming hole is still a fun spot for a dip.
44.3031, -71.2212
Florence, Colorado
Herrick Sawmill
An abandoned sawmill from more than 134 years ago stands testament to the ambition of one man.
38.2667, -105.1890
Buckeye, Arizona
Hobo Joe
A giant mascot, a car bomb, and the mafia mingle in the history of a defunct restaurant chain.
33.3698, -112.5853
Wadi Halfa, Sudan
Church Pillars of Sai Island
These pillars are one of the few remnants from the mysterious lost empire of Makuria.
20.7379, 30.3302
Arlington, Virginia
Hall's Hill Wall
Remnants of a wall built to separate Black residents of Hall's Hill from a newly built subdivision are a grim reminder of segregation in 20th-century Virginia.
38.8910, -77.1216
Richmond, Australia
Richmond Bridge
It's beautiful, it's haunted and its claim to fame is that it's the oldest existing stone arch bridge in Australia.
-42.7339, 147.4400
Almenno San Bartolomeo, Italy
Collection of Peddler Bicycles
An eclectic collection of highly specialized bicycles once used by artisans for their specific needs.
45.7353, 9.5827
Ekbalam, Mexico
"Angels" of Ek' Balam
These winged Maya figures are the subject of speculation and conspiracies.
20.8923, -88.1359
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Jefferson Rock
This shale formation along the Appalachian Trail once inspired the third president of the United States.
39.3226, -77.7333
Pine Valley, Utah
Pine Valley Chapel
This church was constructed by a shipbuilder and designed like an upside-down boat.
37.3917, -113.5146
Front Royal, Virginia
Front Royal Quartermaster Remount Depot
These buildings are a poignant reminder of the thousands of horses and mules who passed through this area of the Shenandoah Valley on their way to war.
38.8593, -78.1715
Zelenikovo, Bulgaria
MiG-21 Monument
A supersonic jet stands on a pedestal in this rural village as a monument to military aviation.
42.4091, 25.0813
Manchester, England
Southern Cemetery
The largest municipal cemetery in the United Kingdom and the second largest in Europe contains some of Manchester’s biggest characters.
53.4274, -2.2611
Magnolia, Mississippi
Lynyrd Skynyrd Monument
A seven-ton black granite monument dedicated to the memory of those who died and those who lived through the 1977 crash of the popular Southern rock band.
31.0789, -90.5941
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