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Pietrapertosa, Italy

Volo dell'Angelo

The steel cable lets adventurers zoom between two mountain towns at speeds of up to 75 miles per hour.
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Santana do Riacho, Brazil

Cachoeira do Lajeado

This unique 230-foot waterfall is a natural beauty hidden within the vast wild landscape.
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Auckland, New Zealand

OnDo Giant Noodle Sculpture

In an Auckland neighborhood, looming chopsticks lift noodles from the sidewalk.
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Leiden, Netherlands

Kamerlingh Onnes Laboratory Plaque

A plaque hidden in the law faculty at Leiden University honors the first scientist to make liquid helium.
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Inverness, California

Point Reyes Lighthouse

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.
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Desert Springs, Australia

Olive Pink Botanic Garden

Olive’s garden serves up a seemingly endless helping of outback delights.
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Jenner, California

Fort Ross

The southernmost outpost of the Russian Empire in colonial America.
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Campbell, Ohio

Iron Soup

There is beauty and history in the ruins of this former company town.
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Trujillo, Honduras

Grave of Filibuster William Walker

Fenced off in a garden cemetery in Honduras lies the grave of the most notorious American filibuster.
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Nachikatsuura-chō, Japan

Fudarakusan-ji

A temple made famous by Japanese Buddhist monks who sacrificed themselves at sea.
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Muscat, Oman

Chandelier at the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque

This spectacular mosque houses the second-largest chandelier in the world.
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Colobraro, Italy

Colobraro

Just saying the name of this town out loud is said to bring bad luck.
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London, England

Kirkaldy Testing Museum

A collection of machines designed to break things for science.
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Atlanta, Georgia

Lake Claire Community Land Trust

A hidden oasis just two minutes from downtown Atlanta.
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London, England

British Library Treasures Gallery

The library houses an incredible collection of some of the world's most impressive books and manuscripts.
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Laadla, Estonia

Kingdom of Torgu

A clerical error gave rise to this imaginary micronation in the southwestern corner of Estonia.
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Venosa, Italy

Incompiuta di Venosa

The construction of a new church near Venosa was started in the 11th century, but never finished.
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Mexico City, Mexico

Foro Sol

The F1 Mexican Grand Prix circuit goes right through the middle of this old baseball stadium.
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