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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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Semey, Kazakhstan
Stronger Than Death Monument
This 100-foot tall tombstone memorializes victims of 40 years of nuclear testing in Kazakhstan.
50.3928, 80.2627
Brainerd, Minnesota
Old Crow Wing
This once prosperous community was home to European settlers and the Ojibwe.
46.2728, -94.3338
Lower Rabula Emmangweni, South Africa
Ntaba ka Ndoda
A monument with a complex history dedicated to one of South Africa's greatest heroes.
-32.8010, 27.1297
Stockholm, Sweden
Samkönade Trafikljusen
A temporary art piece to celebrate LGBTQ Pride is now a permanent part of Stockholm's traffic landscape.
59.3329, 18.0624
Ercolano, Italy
Vintage Market of Pugliano
For decades, vendors have sold clothes once worn by American soldiers who stormed Italy in the 1940s.
40.8099, 14.3500
Brisbane, Australia
Seized Endangered Species Exhibit
An exhibit of endangered species confiscated from smugglers and passengers.
-27.4038, 153.1097
Scalloway, Scotland
The Shetland Bus Memorial
This memorial celebrates the legacy of the British-Norwegian resistance movement during World War II.
60.1375, -1.2796
Tsu, Japan
Japon Louvre Sculpture Museum
A lesser-known sister to Paris's world-famous museum, located within a Buddhist sculpture paradise.
34.6765, 136.3493
Lancaster, Massachusetts
Mary Rowlandson's Monument
Mary Rowlandson's kidnapping ordeal became one of the nation's first best-selling books.
42.4499, -71.6754
Moscow, Russia
Bunker-703
A former special storage facility for documents during the Cold War.
55.7344, 37.6303
Wheaton, Maryland
Brookside Gardens Reflection Terrace
Hidden within an idyllic suburban garden is a memorial dedicated to the victims of a terrifying spree of killings committed on U.S. soil.
39.0572, -77.0369
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Fendika Azmari Bet
This nightlife venue and cultural center keeps a unique Ethiopian musical tradition alive in the nation’s capital, but breakneck urban development threatens to shut it down.
9.0190, 38.7702
Dozza, Italy
Murals of Dozza
Since the 1960s, this small village has invited painters to decorate its walls.
44.3588, 11.6257
Brighton, England
'Twins'
These shopping center benches are actually a modern art installation.
50.8237, -0.1459
Kempton, Pennsylvania
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary
Beautiful views of the surrounding hills and birds of prey can be found at this sanctuary.
40.6338, -75.9869
Zagreb, Croatia
Grič Tunnel
A World War II evacuation tunnel turned into a history display of Croatian state and people.
45.8149, 15.9710
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Leonardo's Horse Scale Model
A smaller model of the Da Vinci sculpture that took 500 years to come to life.
40.6044, -75.4689
Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Bridgewater Seal Statue
This large granite seal outside a Massachusetts funeral home comes with a surprising dedication.
41.9860, -70.9760
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