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Goldfield, Nevada

Goldfield Historic High School

This school building was an extravagant show of wealth for a boomtown that mostly faded in the following decade.
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Sderot, Israel

Eternity Pillars

A memorial monument over the ruins of Sderot’s police station remembers the lives lost in the October 7th attack.
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Warsaw, Poland

Cemetery-Monument in Wawer

A symbolic cemetery in a suburban square marks the birthplace of Poland's WWII resistance movement.
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Berlin, Germany

The Parliament of Trees

A curious memorial to the Berlin Wall, German division, the war, and those who died at the wall.
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Waalwijk, Netherlands

Schoenenkwartier

A place where shoes are not displayed as fashion, but dissected as objects of craft, industry and cultural identity.
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Livadia, Greece

Oracle of Trophonius

This sanctuary became synonymous with fear and terror in the ancient world.
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Luss, Scotland

Luss Hogback Stone

An 11th-century Viking gravestone in a Victorian parish church graveyard.
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Iquitos, Peru

Ayapua Boat Museum

In a past life this steamboat hauled rubber and passengers up and down the Amazon.
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Savannah, Georgia

Savannah Pirates and Treasure Museum

High seas history comes to life at this immersive museum with an on-site tavern.
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London, England

‘Three Figures’

A configuration of a trio of statues that depict a scene reflecting a time emblematic in the city’s rich history.
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Väster, Sweden

Match Museum

One of the world’s only museums dedicated to the humble matchstick.
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Himeji, Japan

Himeji Castle Shrine

A displaced shrine that was put back after a string of bad luck.
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Marathon, Florida

Flipper’s Grave

The grave of the first dolphin to play Flipper is located at the Dolphin Research Center.
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Cochem, Germany

Reichsburg Cochem

This 12th-century castle majestically overlooks the city and the beautiful Mosel River valley.
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Kanab, Utah

The Great Chamber

Discover this sandstone alcove, a geologic wonder in southern Utah, that continues to slowly shape shift.
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Rome, Italy

Santa Costanza

This immaculately preserved church from late antiquity was originally the mausoleum of the Emperor Constantine's daughter.
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Taiwan

Taipei Bridge Scooter Waterfall

The cascade created by Taipei’s rush-hour traffic has become one of the city’s quirkiest photo spots.
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Nanjing, China

Foding Palace

A massive underground palace containing a colossal reclining Buddha statue and the only Buddha parietal bone relic in the world.
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