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England

Hownsgill Viaduct

This viaduct looks more like something from a Victorian dream.
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Namur, Belgium

Quartier des Carmes

This is a surprising Art Deco district in a city with a history dating back to the 17th and 18th centuries.
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Oslo, Norway

Nordisk Bibelmuseum (Nordic Bible Museum)

Over 4500 valuable bibles are safely tucked away in this museum in central Oslo.
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Mousehole, Cornwall, England

Mousehole Harbour Lights

The harbour of this Cornish village is illuminated by thousands of lights every Christmas season.
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Medina, Ohio

Castle Noel

Year-round Christmas attraction filled with movie magic.
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Rovaniemi, Finland

Santa's Hometown

This Finnish town on the Arctic Circle is trademarked as the Official Hometown of Santa Claus.
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Charlton, Massachusetts

Charlton Route 20 Cow Tunnel

A 1926 cow tunnel that passes underneath the nation’s longest road.
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Niles, Michigan

The Mourning Museum at Borrowed Time Oddities

A cabinet of funerary art and death culture hidden inside an oddities shop.
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Hong Kong

Ex-Sham Shui Po Service Reservoir

Beautiful Romanesque arches in a recently rediscovered century old underground reservoir.
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Saint Andrews, Scotland

Gregory's Meridian Line

Scotland's claim to the prime meridian was laid 200 years prior to the one in Greenwich.
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Egypt

El Mo'alla Necropolis

Rare surviving tombs from one of the "Dark Ages" of Ancient Egypt.
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Boston, Massachusetts

Arthur Fiedler Memorial

A giant sculpture head with an optical illusion dedicated to the longtime conductor of the Boston Pops.
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Berlin, Germany

The Golden Rift

A thin golden line commemorates the deadliest terrorist attack in recent German history.
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Konstanz, Germany

‘Imperia’

A sculpture of a courtesan towers above Lake Constance, recalling a church scandal.
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Nagasaki, Japan

The Dutch Slope

A historical western settlement that is known as one of the three most disappointing sights of Japan.
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Flinders Chase, Australia

Remarkable Rocks

Impressively shaped, perfectly balanced boulders perched on the edge of a sea-cliff.
Added by nathanielbormans
Thebes, Illinois

Thebes Historical Courthouse

Overlooking the Mississippi River, this building served as the county courthouse from 1848 to 1861.
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Paimpont, France

Merlin’s Tomb

Where the legendary wizard sleeps for eternity, according to Arthurian lore.
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