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Spencer, Indiana

Cataract General Store

Both funky and traditional, it's the oldest of its kind in Indiana.
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Waterford, Ireland

Waterford Walls Festival

The 10th version of this annual street art event is scheduled again for 2024.
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Heuvelland, Belgium

Hotel Kosmos

This old, abandoned hotel offers magnificent views.
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Barcelona, Spain

Tramvia Blau

Barcelona's only remaining tram system takes riders to the Tibidabo funicular.
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Kansas City, Missouri

Dalí Collection at Hallmark Visitors Center

The famous greeting card maker owns a collection of paintings by the famed surrealist.
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Torrance, California

Chen Art Gallery

This Chinese art gallery is hidden inside the Sunrider Corporation headquarters.
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Maglič, Serbia

Maglič

The ruins of this medieval castle on a foggy hill tell the story of a once-mighty empire.
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Barnard Castle, England

The Butter Market

This building was once a town hall, a fire station, a prison, a dairy market, and the target for two marksmen.
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Somerset, England

Wells Cathedral Clock

This astronomical clock is the second oldest in England.
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Thoptewadi, India

Sinhagad Fortress

This ancient fortress was once the setting for a strange battle won with the help of a lizard.
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Wiernsheim, Germany

Bomb Bell Memorial

This bomb was once used as a church after it failed to detonate.
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Subotica, Serbia

Raichle's Palace

This dazzling Art Nouveau mansion is now home to the Modern Art Gallery Subotica.
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San Martín de Montalbán, Spain

Santa María de Melque

This ancient Visigothic church might hide an ancient treasure.
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Lindon, Colorado

Abbott Church

A tiny nondenominational church harkens back to the days of the first homesteaders in the region.
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East Dean, England

Sherlock Holmes Retirement Cottage

In this quiet village, a blue plaque marks the spot where the famous fictional detective retired.
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Burnley, England

Oaks Hotel Stained Glass Window

This window celebrates the role of tea, coffee, cocoa, and cotton in creating the fortune of the man who commissioned it.
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Somerset, England

Vicars' Close

The oldest residential street in Europe also features an optical illusion.
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Rashwood, England

Chateau Impney

A 19th-century British industrialist built this Louis XIII–inspired chateau for his homesick French wife.
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