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Antwerp, Belgium

Vlaeykensgang

A beautifully preserved and hidden 16th-century alleyway, tucked behind an unassuming door.
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Amarillo, Texas

Big Texan Steak Ranch & Brewery

Whether or not you take the 72-ounce steak challenge, there’s plenty of history, fun and Texas-style food at this legendary stop along Route 66.
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Salem, Massachusetts

Schooner Fame of Salem

Sail on this replica of the first American privateer vessel to make a capture during the War of 1812.
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Cortez, Colorado

Yucca House

Most of this “research national monument” still lies buried beneath the earth.
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Portland, Oregon

River View Cemetery

Virgil Earp, Wyatt Earp’s brother, is among those buried here.
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Paducah, Kentucky

Flood High Water Marks

A visualization of three catastrophic floods that led to the creation of the famed Flood Wall.
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Lighthouse Point, Florida

Cap’s Place Island Restaurant

This onetime gambler’s den was turned into a destination restaurant, reachable only by boat.
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Hillsboro Beach, Florida

Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse

This distinctive lighthouse with an iron skeleton is one of the tallest on the East Coast.
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Coconut Creek, Florida

Butterfly World

More than 20,000 butterflies can be seen at this spectacular park and research center.
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida

The Bonnet House Museum and Gardens

This oceanfront 1920s house museum offers visitors historic art and rare plants across five distinct ecosystems.
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Jeffersonville, Indiana

Big Four Bridge

An old railroad crossing that’s been converted into a pedestrian bridge.
Added by Traveling52
Prague, Czechia

Tesla Stained-Glass Window

A beautiful window with the old Tesla Radio company logo.
Added by ferdy182
Puhoi, New Zealand

The Puhoi Pub

Victorian-era pub covered head to toe with mementos from patrons of decades past.
Added by nathanielbormans
Caylloma, Peru

Cruz del Cóndor

A lookout spot for the Andean condor, at the edges of one of the deepest canyons in the world.
Added by Juan31505
Nichel, Germany

Nazi-Era Italian Laborers Memorial

A quiet pine forest near Nichel hides a powerful memorial to victims of a nearly forgotten war crime.
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Boston, Massachusetts

‘Japanese Lantern’

This historic sculpture from the 16th century is even older than the city of Boston.
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Nagasaki, Japan

Siebold Memorial Museum

A memorial to the man who brought Western medicine to Japan.
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Boston, Massachusetts

Cy Young Statue

Site of the first World Series
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