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Fuente de los Niños Miones
20.6767, -103.3429
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Tarrafal Concentration Camp
15.2635, -23.7437
Ras Al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
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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Rome, Italy
Casa dei Crescenzi
A rare example of a medieval house in Rome adorned with a melancholic inscription.
41.8897, 12.4807
Dublin, Ireland
Dublin Writers Museum
This museum is dedicated to the most famous Irish writers in history.
53.3544, -6.2640
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Boelson Cottage
This tiny cottage surrounded by railroads is the oldest surviving structure in Fairmount Park.
39.9897, -75.2029
Edinburgh, Scotland
'A Drama in Time'
Neon artworks light up this dark Edinburgh tunnel.
55.9528, -3.1826
Marrakesh, Morocco
Jarjeer Mule And Donkey Refuge
This sanctuary is home to donkeys who finally get to rest after a life of toil.
31.4189, -8.0852
Highland, Scotland
Abandoned Badbea
An abandoned village where the ruined foundations cling to a cliff.
58.1590, -3.5510
Bayfield, Wisconsin
Copper Crow Distillery
Sip whey-based vodka at the first Native-owned distillery opened on a reservation in centuries.
46.8569, -90.7934
Bologna, Italy
The Demon of Palazzo Salina
This building features dozens of faces along its facade, although one is a bit chilling.
44.4927, 11.3474
Vila Nova de Foz CĂ´a, Portugal
Penascosa Petroglyph
These rock drawings in the CĂ´a Valley also create an ancient optical illusion.
41.0800, -7.1116
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Valour Road
Three young men who lived on this street are honored for their service during World War I.
49.8974, -97.1880
Ishigaki, Japan
730 Crossing
This monumental intersection commemorates the day Okinawa switched to driving on the left.
24.3384, 124.1574
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Grave of Hubert H. Humphrey
Vice President Humphrey's final resting place is tucked away in this cemetery along with a few other notable figures.
44.9361, -93.2992
Zephyrhills, Florida
Zephyrhills Museum of Military History
This facility, now a museum, once housed and trained U.S. Army Air Force pilots who flew during the Allied invasion of Normandy.
28.2307, -82.1635
Dade City, Florida
Pioneer Florida Museum & Village
Step into the past and experience what life was once like in the Sunshine State.
28.3845, -82.1913
Gateshead, England
Dunston Staiths
The largest timber structure in Europe.
54.9580, -1.6350
Zrenjanin, Serbia
Pinova Vila
Once a beautiful palace, this structure is now known as the ''museum of destruction."
45.3836, 20.3882
Naples, Italy
Stazione Neapolis
A special area of the National Archaeological Museum of Naples is located inside a metro station.
40.8538, 14.2520
Stockholm, Sweden
Bromma Blocks
These airport hangars are now a bustling shopping center with only hints of its past still lingering.
59.3556, 17.9553
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