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Hyder, Alaska

Hyder

The easternmost town in Alaska can only be accessed from Canada.
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Irving, Texas

Momo Spot

Exceptional Nepalese food can be found in a Texas gas station.
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Hội An, Vietnam

Reaching Out Teahouse

Located off a bustling strip, a silent teahouse employs workers with hearing- or speech-related disabilities.
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Segni, Italy

Chiesa di San Pietro (Church of Saint Peter)

At this medieval church, Thomas Beckett was cantonized as a martyr.
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Kamakura, Japan

Harakiri Yagura

Access to this hidden site of a 14th-century mass suicide is prohibited, unless it is to pray for the dead.
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Tucson, Arizona

San Pedro Chapel

This quiet chapel was central to a community of settlers who reclaimed an abandoned fort.
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Lepakshi, India

Hanging Pillar of Lepakshi

Inside a beautiful Indian temple is a seemingly magical floating pillar that doesn't touch the ground.
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Fairfax, Virginia

Thompson Family Cemetery

A graveyard that dates back over 200 years stands near a busy shopping center.
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Tucson, Arizona

Fort Lowell

Visitors to this public park will also find the ruins of an old western fort.
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Robin Hood's Bay, England

The Visiter Memorial

This plaque commemorates an amazing 19th-century sea rescue.
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Indianapolis, Indiana

Chatham Passage

This multisensory alley has the ability to remind bustling citygoers to stop and smell the roses.
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Girona, Spain

Flies of Saint Narcís

These fly sculptures are scattered around the city and represent the patron saint of Girona.
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Oaxaca, Mexico

Itanoní

In a quiet residential neighborhood, one restaurant fights to preserve heirloom corn, one tortilla at a time.
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Almansa, Spain

Battle of Almansa Museum

Commemorating a battle where French troops were commanded by an Englishman, and English troops by a Frenchman.
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Oxford, England

The Painted Room Oxford

This hidden 13th-century tavern room has a few Shakespearean connections.
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Manipur, India

Loktak Lake

The largest freshwater lake in northeast India is also the only floating national park in the world.
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Mbabane, Eswatini

Sibebe Rock

This granite mountain is the largest rock in Africa and the second-largest monolith in the world.
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Fairfax Station, Virginia

St. Mary's Church

The most historic church in Fairfax County played a role in the creation of the American Red Cross.
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