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Franklin, Pennsylvania
St. John's Episcopal Church
41.3958, -79.8289
De Pere, Wisconsin
Frank & Nancy’s Marine Corps Museum
44.4595, -88.2140
Luarca, Spain
Giant Squid Museum
43.5410, -6.5389
Mumbai, India
The Old Limestone Arch
18.9688, 72.8039
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Fargo, North Dakota
Tiny Things
North Dakota's smallest store only has tiny items.
46.8764, -96.8088
Montpelier, Indiana
The Montpelier Indian
A 25-foot-tall statue of an Indian chief in downtown Montpelier, Indiana.
40.5539, -85.2775
Johnson City, Tennessee
The Last Boone Bear Tree
The last tree on which Pioneer Daniel Boone carved that he "cilled" a bear during his journeys.
36.3824, -82.4088
Salamanca, Spain
Convento de Santa Clara
This 13th century convent is now a medieval painting museum.
40.9621, -5.6606
Xiamen, China
Kulangsu Island
Wander through a subtropical island rich with 19th-century colonial architecture, grand pianos, and the reassurance that you won't encounter automobiles.
24.4464, 118.0734
Ketchum, Idaho
Galena Lodge
A community gathering space that inspires outdoor adventure.
43.7837, -114.5535
Janesville, Wisconsin
Cozy Inn Restaurant
Wisconsin’s oldest Chinese restaurant, still glowing beneath its historic neon sign.
42.6817, -89.0266
Alexandria, Virginia
Lee Fendall House Museum and Garden
Historic Lee family homestead built in 1785, later serving as a private home and a Civil War hospital.
38.8094, -77.0457
Nara, Japan
Nekodan (Cat Stairway)
According to local legend, anyone who falls on these temple steps will turn into a cat.
34.6888, 135.8410
Woodstock, Georgia
Olde Rope Mill Ruins
A 19th-century mill complex once powered by three waterways still leaves visible traces in the woods.
34.1312, -84.5232
Atlanta, Georgia
Goat Farm Arts Center
This 19th century cotton-gin factory has been repurposed into an artist space and cultural center, complete with goats.
33.7859, -84.4165
Tatev, Armenia
Satani Kamurj (Devil’s Bridge)
A natural bridge formed by limestone travertines in Armenia's Vorotan River Canyon.
41.0992, 46.2576
Cali, Colombia
La Linterna
Not just another old printing press; it's a place of cultural resistance and a history of the city.
3.4478, -76.5394
Florence, Italy
Cloister of the Dead
A haunting medieval cloister that once served as the friars’ burial ground.
43.7749, 11.2494
San Isidro, Argentina
Molino GarcĂa (Garcia Mill)
A perfectly preserved 19th-century mill that can still run today.
-30.1544, -68.7314
Edinburgh, Scotland
St. Margaret's Well
An ancient healing font dedicated to an 11th-century matriarch was moved to make way for progress.
55.9460, -3.1596
Braga, Portugal
Prometheus Statue
In a fusion of myth and mischief, this statue is a testament to this university's quest for both knowledge and pleasure
41.5596, -8.3982
London, England
Site of the Original Globe Theatre
The ground on which Shakespeare’s initial playhouse once stood.
51.5069, -0.0947
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