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Franklin, Pennsylvania
St. John's Episcopal Church
41.3958, -79.8289
De Pere, Wisconsin
Frank & Nancy’s Marine Corps Museum
44.4595, -88.2140
Luarca, Spain
Giant Squid Museum
43.5410, -6.5389
Mumbai, India
The Old Limestone Arch
18.9688, 72.8039
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Langwarrin, Australia
Frankie the Chrome Gnome
A 9-metre tall reflective steel statue of a garden gnome crafted by Gregor Kregar, a New Zealand-Serbian artist.
-38.1457, 145.1766
Charlestown, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Alexander Hamilton Birthplace
Alexander Hamilton, a founding father for the United States, was an immigrant and born on Nevis.
17.1408, -62.6296
Owl Creek, North Carolina
Hiwassee Dam
This dam is part of the nation’s largest public power producer and a historic steward of Hiwassee River.
35.1608, -84.1890
Yerevan, Armenia
Urartian Tomb of Yerevan
Hidden 2600-year-old Urartian tomb is located in close proximity to a busy shopping mall.
40.1531, 44.4988
Talavera de la Reina, Spain
Roman Altars and Tombstones
For centuries, one side of this basilica has integrated local archaeological finds.
39.9615, -4.8225
Santa Fe, New Mexico
National Park Service Southwest Regional Office
The largest known adobe office building, emulating in style and layout the forms of traditional adobe architecture common to the region.
35.6674, -105.9228
Swellendam, South Africa
Drostdy Museum
A museum complex showing 17th-century life in Swellendam.
-34.0184, 20.4528
Las Vegas, Nevada
Downtown Container Park
A unique shopping and dining park created from old shipping containers and filled with local businesses.
36.1675, -115.1384
Athens, Greece
Philopappou Hill Pathways
Rest stops along this pathway offer some of the best views of the Acropolis of Athens.
37.9671, 23.7216
Oka, Guam
Oka Point
The forgotten site of Guam’s first civilian hospital, where crumbling concrete foundations overlook the sea.
13.5013, 144.7703
Hamburg, Germany
The Cheeky Boy at Hummel Fountain
A small stone boy mischievously turns his backside toward the city’s most famous water carrier.
53.5523, 9.9815
Leiden, Netherlands
Sieboldhuis
The west's first Japanese museum and the origin of East Asian studies.
52.1597, 4.4846
Glossop, England
Hope Cross
Mediaeval cross marking an old Roman ridgeway on the top of moors in the Peak District.
53.3834, -1.7595
Dijon, France
The Buried Church Beneath Musée Rude
A forgotten stone skeleton of medieval Dijon slumbers beneath the feet of unsuspecting museum visitors.
47.3210, 5.0442
Xian Shi, China
Terracotta Army of Qin Shi Huang
A life-sized imperial army, buried in battle formation, has stood underground for over 2,000 years—built not for war, but for eternity.
34.3841, 109.2785
Valencia, Spain
Ancient Walls of Valencia
Across Valencia lie the remains of three ancient fortifications built centuries apart: a Roman enclosure, an Islamic expansion, and a medieval Christian wall.
39.4768, -0.3737
Franklin, Indiana
Franklin College Benjamin Franklin Statue
On the campus of Franklin College you can get a Benjamin Franklin twofer.
39.4798, -86.0481
Hong Kong
Forbes Street Tree Wall
26 Chinese banyan trees cling dramatically to a stone wall, overhanging the street below.
22.2814, 114.1278
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