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Guadalajara, Mexico
Fuente de los Niños Miones
20.6767, -103.3429
ChĂ£o Bom, Cabo Verde
Tarrafal Concentration Camp
15.2635, -23.7437
Ras Al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
Al Qasr Al Ghamedh (Al Qassimi Palace)
25.7421, 55.9361
Agra, India
Statue of Lord Laddu Gopal
27.1951, 78.0212
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
Brouwerij ’t IJ
This bird-loving brewery is situated in an old municipal bathhouse, nestled beside a 300-year-old windmill.
52.3668, 4.9263
Tervuren, Belgium
Royal Museum for Central Africa Natural History Collections
A fascinating and enormous collection of natural history exhibits stained by a dark colonial legacy.
50.8309, 4.5183
Montejo de Tiermes, Spain
Tiermes
The ruins of an ancient Celtiberian town with incredible rock-cut buildings and a Roman aqueduct.
41.3307, -3.1489
Colborne, Ontario
The Big Apple
This giant roadside fruit is home to an array of apple-based treats.
44.0219, -77.9055
Greenfield, Scotland
Willie MacRae Memorial
The solitary cairn marks a mysterious death that's still controversial more than two decades later.
57.1163, -4.9819
Mexico City, Mexico
Museo Vivo del Muralismo (Live Museum of Muralism)
The former headquarters of Mexico's Secretariat of Public Education now houses a muralism museum, including Diego Rivera's first large-scale mural project.
19.4371, -99.1319
Canberra, Australia
National Gallery Sculpture Garden
Dozens of large-scale, creative, evocative curios from prominent artists dot the calm outdoor space around this major museum.
-35.3000, 149.1379
Fortescue, Australia
Totem Pole
Many rock climbers have come to conquer this slender sea stack, with various degrees of success.
-43.1392, 148.0062
San AgustĂn Etla, Mexico
Centro de las Artes de San AgustĂn (Arts Center of San AgustĂn)
The former textile factory is now an oasis for the arts.
17.1968, -96.7605
Ashford, England
Mark IV World War I Tank
A rare example of this century-old British tank stands near the center of town in Ashford.
51.1504, 0.8705
London, England
The Attendant, Fitzrovia
Drink your espresso at a Victorian-era urinal in this underground-restroom-turned-coffee-bar.
51.5193, -0.1407
Sierra Gorda, Chile
Chacabuco
This abandoned nitrate town was repurposed as a dictator's prison.
-23.1472, -69.6167
Macquarie, Australia
The Big Owl
This roadside attraction became locally famous for its unintentionally phallic shape.
-35.2477, 149.0675
Salamanca, Spain
Cave of Salamanca
A hidden medieval crypt where a famous legend says the devil used to teach black magic.
40.9602, -5.6644
Munich, Germany
Pinakothek der Moderne Futuro House
One of the most easily accessible examples of the rare 1960s UFO houses.
48.1475, 11.5718
Las Vegas, Nevada
Zak Bagans Haunted Museum
A collection of haunted objects and macabre oddities under one roof.
36.1584, -115.1457
Leander, Texas
Davis Cemetery
Victims of the Webster Massacre are buried here in a mass grave.
30.5828, -97.8261
Chennai, India
Fort St. George
The first English fort built in India.
13.0796, 80.2874
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