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40.3909, -3.7314
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29.8261, -82.3409
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Kildonan, Scotland
Prehistoric Crocodile Footprint
Dating back roughly 240 million years to the Triassic period, it was left by a large, 12-foot-long crocodile ancestor called a Chirotherium or "hand-beast".
55.4437, -5.1360
Evans City, Pennsylvania
‘Night of the Living Dead’ Grave Markers
The iconic grave markers from George A. Romero's 1968 horror masterpiece,Night of the Living Dead.
40.7614, -80.0646
Rīga, Latvia
The Birdhouse Tree of Riga
A bare tree in Riga’s Esplanāde is transformed into an extraordinary vertical neighbourhood by scores of colourful bird nesting boxes clustered across its trunk and branches.
56.9538, 24.1144
Portland, Maine
John Ford Statue
The master of westerns can be found in...the coastal city of Portland?
43.6545, -70.2573
Darmstadt, Germany
Waldkunstpfad
A forest outside Darmstadt becomes an open-air art gallery, where international artists turn trees, branches, stones, and clearings into strange, playful, and thought-provoking works.
49.8505, 8.6635
Ketchum, Idaho
Adam’s Gulch
A busy trail network outside Ketchum, Idaho, hides a small piece of early Forest Service history.
Sponsored By Visit Sun Valley
Bellevue, Idaho
Silver Creek Preserve
In Idaho’s high desert, underground water resurfaces as a remarkably rich spring-fed creek.
Sponsored By Visit Sun Valley
Newburyport, Massachusetts
Timothy Dexter’s William Pitt Statue
The last surviving life-size sculpture owned by eccentric 18th century businessman and self-styled "Lord Timothy Dexter" who once decorated his home with 40 of these.
42.8066, -70.8703
Madrid, Spain
Acueducto de La Partida
The oldest surviving example of the aqueducts that crossed the Casa de Campo to distribute water.
40.4184, -3.7308
Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer, France
Bunker Tombé
Impressive spectacle of how a bunker can land on a beach and resist mother nature for the years that have passed since WWII.
49.9100, 0.9389
Binh An, Vietnam
Duong Long Cham Towers
Standing as a 12th-century architectural titan, this trio of brick structures boasts the tallest surviving Cham tower in Vietnam, reaching an impressive height of 38 meters.
13.9250, 108.9904
Murray Harbour, Prince Edward Island
Cape Bear Lighthouse and Marconi Station
This lighthouse has been in operation since 1881, with an interesting connection to the RMS Titanic.
46.0031, -62.4597
Indio, California
Liberation Mural
The sequential animation shows a galloping horse stretching, morphing into a winged Pegasus, and finally transforming into a bird soaring.
33.7295, -116.2508
Cleveland, Ohio
Fir Street Cemetery
The second oldest Jewish cemetery in Cleveland was, despite its diminutive size, originally three separate burial grounds.
41.4796, -81.7278
Montreal, Quebec
The Ring
This massive circular sculpture may not be a portal to other worlds, but it does inspire the mind to imagine them.
45.5012, -73.5684
Yorktown, Virginia
Nelson House
Yorktown’s grandest colonial home still wears the scars of the siege that helped end the American Revolution.
Sponsored By Visit Williamsburg
Yorktown, Virginia
Watermen’s Museum
Some museums preserve beautiful things; this museum preserves hard work.
Sponsored By Visit Williamsburg
Williamsburg, Virginia
Chickahominy Riverfront Park
This park offers one of the easiest ways to paddle into a Chesapeake landscape that has looked much the same for centuries.
Sponsored By Visit Williamsburg
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