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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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Fetlar, Scotland
The Hjaltadans Stone Circle
On a remote island, legend has it that a fiddler and his wife were turned to stone.
60.6167, -0.8667
Stockholm, Sweden
Gamla Riksarkivet Lift
Sweden's first electric elevator remains hidden within a fortress-like building.
59.3257, 18.0639
Amiens, France
Amiens Cathedral Labyrinth
A sublime medieval path adorns the marble floor of one of the most beautiful Gothic cathedrals in France.
49.8946, 2.3021
London, England
York Water Gate
These ornate arches show how the course of the River Thames has changed.
51.5081, -0.1229
Nassau, Bahamas
Queen's Staircase
This staircase in a lush tropical grotto was built by enslaved laborers and renamed to honor Queen Victoria's role in ending slavery in the British Empire.
25.0731, -77.3376
Leiden, Netherlands
Bakkerssteeg Street Sign
This century-old street sign is a forgotten remnant of the old city.
52.1604, 4.4969
Chicago, Illinois
Concrete Traffic
An actual 1957 Cadillac De Ville, encased in 15 cubic yards of concrete.
41.7946, -87.6006
Tarpon Springs, Florida
Tarpon Springs Epiphany Celebration
Every January 6, young men dive into Spring Bayou in search of a cross and a year's worth of maritime blessings.
28.1556, -82.7576
Mojstrana, Slovenia
Monument to the Fallen Partisan Alpinists
The monument honors the mountaineers who were part of Europe’s best anti-Nazi forces.
46.4055, 13.8412
Soshanguve, South Africa
Tswaing Meteorite Crater
An ancient impact crater on the outskirts of Pretoria.
-25.4089, 28.0829
Smith Island, Maryland
Smith Island
An isolated island home to one of the oldest English-speaking communities in the region and Maryland's state dessert.
37.9954, -76.0333
Calgary, Alberta
Calgary's Utility Box Art
Decorated by local artists, the city's utility boxes have become three-dimensional canvases.
51.0749, -114.1687
Yazd, Iran
Yazd Atash Behram
The fire inside this temple has burned for more than 1,500 years.
31.8812, 54.3733
Silvis, Illinois
Hero Street USA
Lined with plaques and tributes to veterans, this patriotic street was founded by Mexican immigrants.
41.5137, -90.4241
London, England
Church of Notre Dame de France
Colorful murals by Jean Cocteau hide within this peaceful London sanctuary.
51.5114, -0.1301
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Huddesteen
The last of Amsterdam's original sea level markers remaining in place.
52.3815, 4.8893
London, England
Rubens Ceiling at the Banqueting House
The sumptuous ceiling was one of the last things Charles I saw before his execution.
51.5046, -0.1260
BogotĂ¡, Colombia
Light Kiosk
Colombia's first concrete structure doubles as a replica of Versaille's Petit Trianon Belvedere and a symbol for development.
4.6107, -74.0685
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