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Hamburg, Germany

Hamburger SV Fan Burial Ground

Europe’s first football club cemetery, where lifelong supporters remain close to their team even after death.
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Marysville, Ohio

The ‘Union County Giant’ House

The historical home of Colonel Noah Orr, also known as the “Union County Giant” who stood at 7ft 8ins.
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Richmond, Indiana

Madonna of the Trail

The fifth geographically in a series of twelve statues commemorating westward expansion in the United States.
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Fredrikstad, Norway

Hope Cathedral

A floating interfaith chapel made from ocean plastic.
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Warsaw, Poland

Elektrownia Powiśle

One of Warsaw's coolest malls was once a center for anti-Nazi resistance activity.
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Tasartico, Spain

Playa de Güigüí

Remote beach reachable only by boat or a strenuous hike across a mountain.
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Schwerin, Germany

Petermännchen Statue at Schwerin Castle

A carved figure embodying the palace’s pint-sized but protective spirit rooted in local folklore.
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Cape Town, South Africa

Cecil Rhodes Plinth

The last remnant of a controversial statue at Cape Town University.
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Glasgow, Scotland

Absolute Zero Discovery Point

On this spot Lord Kelvin allegedly discovered absolute zero.
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Larkspur, Colorado

Old Palmer Lake Cemetery

In a beautiful open space on the north side of the Palmer Divide sits one solitary 19th-century gravestone in a copse of trees.
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Clarksville, Indiana

Lewis and Clark Statues

This site is where Lewis and Clark met and formed the Corp of Discovery with a few local men.
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Culiacán, Mexico

Jesús Malverde Chapel

A giant shrine to Mexico's "narco-saint."
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Brookline, Massachusetts

Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site

The home of the founder of American landscape architecture puts his principles into practice.
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Virginia City, Nevada

The Combination Shaft

At one time, it was the second deepest mine shaft on the planet!
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Trelleborg, Sweden

Berlin Wall Section in Trelleborg

A piece of Cold War history most people walk past unknowingly.
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Osaka, Japan

Organic Building

An office building covered from head to toe in over eighty variety of plants
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Las Condes, Chile

Centro Artesanal Los Dominicos

What was once rural farmland owned by the Dominican Order is now an artisanal crafts market enveloped by Santiago’s urban sprawl.
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West Hollywood, California

Barney’s Beanery

A legendary West Hollywood bar where celebrities shoot pool with the locals.
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