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Cortona, Italy

Rocca di Pierle

The eerie ruins of this feudal fortress witnessed the execution of 60 conspirators in 1387.
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Zrenjanin, Serbia

Auto Škola Euro Start

Lodged in the wall of this driving school is a Zastava 750, one of the region's most popular cars.
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Felsted, England

The Felsted Hag

This 400-year-old house tells a tale of witchcraft and woodwork.
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Afton, Wyoming

World's Largest Elkhorn Arch

This town is home to the world’s largest arch constructed entirely of elk antlers.
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Knoxville, Maryland

The Sign Above the Tunnel

This advertisement for talcum powder was painted on the rock face and has since defied removal.
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Santa Clara, California

Intel Museum

The headquarters of the semiconductor giant has a 10,000-square-foot museum.
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Roccamorice, Italy

Eremo di San Bartolomeo in Legio (Hermitage of Saint Bartholomew in Legio)

This iconic rock hermitage was once the abode of a future pope.
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Recsk, Hungary

Recsk National Memorial Park

For decades, Hungary's Communist Party insisted this gulag had never existed.
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Hermitage, Scotland

Hermitage Castle

This castle resides in a valley known for immense bloodshed during the Middle Ages.
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Simrishamn, Sweden

Simrislundsristningen (Simrislund Carvings)

These Bronze Age rock carvings are among the oldest in the region.
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Maldon, England

The Bronze Relief of Edward Bright

Known as the "Fat Man of Maldon," Bright was a larger-than-life figure.
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Mill, Netherlands

Defensiekanaal

This vast World War II defense line was the site of a fierce battle.
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Barry's Bay, Ontario

Crooked Slide Park

Inside this park, an engineering marvel from the early 20th-century still stands.
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Norfolk, Virginia

Mary Hardy MacArthur Memorial

The childhood home of the famous general's mother is now a small, walled garden.
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Nathrop, Colorado

Hancock Ghost Town

All that remains of this once-booming mining town are the ruins of a saloon.
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County Antrim, Northern Ireland

The Linford Barrows

These unknown Bronze Age earthworks are believed to be ancient burial mounds.
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Pescocostanzo, Italy

Bosco di Sant'Antonio

A fairy-tale-like forest that was sacred to Jupiter and Saint Anthony.
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Mansfield, England

The Golden Hand Sculpture

Constructed 20 years ago, this sculpture is slowly fading to the hands of time.
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