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Fuente de los Niños Miones
20.6767, -103.3429
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Tarrafal Concentration Camp
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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Leeds, England
'The Boules Player'
This sculpture celebrates a boules tournament and the link between Leeds and its twin city Lille.
53.7976, -1.5479
Basel, Switzerland
Tinguely Fountain
This artistic fountain display pays homage to this area's theatrical history.
47.5537, 7.5906
Omaha, Nebraska
Joslyn Castle
This once rural mansion now sits in the heart of the city.
41.2616, -95.9719
Portland, Oregon
Bison Coffeehouse
This café is dedicated to serving coffee roasted by Native American-owned companies.
45.5518, -122.6043
Brasstown, North Carolina
John C. Campbell Folk School
Founded in 1925, this folk school attracts students from across the country and preserves traditional Appalachian art.
35.0391, -83.9638
Elkader, Iowa
Fern Ridge Unit
This tiny site in Iowa, part of a patchwork national wildlife refuge, is home to ancient flora and fauna.
42.8429, -91.3694
CĂ³rdoba, Argentina
Cabildo de CĂ³rdoba
One of the oldest colonial buildings still standing in South America.
-31.4163, -64.1843
TerezĂn, Czechia
Theresienstadt (TerezĂn Concentration Camp)
Created as a "model concentration camp" to hide Nazi atrocities from the international community, this former camp-ghetto now holds a museum and memorial honoring the lives lost within.
50.5138, 14.1649
Seville, Spain
Plaza de toros de la Real Maestranza de CaballerĂa de Sevilla
Spain's largest bullring offers a unique glimpse at architecture and history.
37.3860, -5.9984
Lorton, Virginia
Barrett House
A weathered, American Foursquare-style house originally built for lumber merchant William Wimsatt.
38.7061, -77.2482
Seoul, South Korea
Hyangwonjeong Pavilion
A unique structure located on the grounds of one of five grand palaces that were built by the Joseon dynasty.
37.5823, 126.9770
Petermann, Australia
Lake Amadeus
This large lake in Central Australia contains an estimated 600 million tons of salt.
-24.8254, 131.0495
Seoul, South Korea
Unhyeongung
The site of the last royal wedding in Korea.
37.5760, 126.9871
Edgewood, Iowa
Ice Cave of Bixby State Preserve
Chilly air billows out from the entrance of an abandoned mine on a steep hillside, providing a refuge for Ice Age fauna and flora.
42.6750, -91.4000
Austin, Texas
Longview Cemetery
A tiny graveyard with a mysterious past.
30.2018, -97.8268
Holbrook, Arizona
Arizona Sake
One man handcrafts "the best sake made outside of Japan" in a tiny desert town on Route 66.
34.9204, -110.1501
Rocchette, Italy
Rocchettine
This long-abandoned village sits across a narrow gorge from a still-inhabited settlement that was once its twin.
42.3726, 12.6258
Huzhou Shi, China
Anji Bamboo Museum
Home to around 40 different species, this forest was also the setting for "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon."
30.5887, 119.6608
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