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Mathews Museum
37.4342, -76.3211
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Maison Culturelle du Tapis
31.6288, -7.9884
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‘Strange Fruit’
44.8376, -0.5806
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Hans Albers Monument Reliefs
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Mathews, Virginia
Mathews Museum
A walk-through general store display reveals how community once functioned in rural coastal America.
37.4342, -76.3211
Marrakech, Morocco
Maison Culturelle du Tapis
A unique museum focusing on the history of carpets and fabrics from different tribes and eras in Moroccan history.
31.6288, -7.9884
Bordeaux, France
‘Strange Fruit’
This striking sculpture was created in memory of enslaved people, acknowledging that the city of Bordeaux was France’s second-largest slave-trade port.
44.8376, -0.5806
Hamburg, Germany
Hans Albers Monument Reliefs
Carved scenes of sex work and unglamorous labour beneath a cultural hero.
53.5487, 9.9609
Hong Kong
Lau Shui Heung Reservoir
This scenic reservoir is known colloquially as the “mirror of the sky.”
22.4956, 114.1690
Krong Siem Reap, Cambodia
Vimean Sokha Museum
Holds a ton of antique electronics, clocks, cameras, motorbikes, and bicycles.
13.3855, 103.8561
Vicksburg, Mississippi
McRaven Tour Home
Built in 1797, this is Mississippi’s most haunted house.
32.3460, -90.8719
Cave Creek, Arizona
Cave Creek Tubercular Cabin
The last such cabin in Arizona is a rare remnant of a bygone era of medical treatment.
33.8290, -111.9483
Hull, Massachusetts
Hull Lifesaving Museum
The original base for shipwreck rescues in Boston Harbor in the original Point Allerton Lifesaving Station opened in 1889.
42.3061, -70.8999
El Paso, Texas
Los Lagartos Statue
This statue is in the center of San Jacinto Plaza, commemorating the live alligator pond that once stood in the area.
31.7593, -106.4881
Nantwich, England
Nantwich Canal Aqueduct and Embankment
A Grade 2 cast-iron aqueduct, designed by Thomas Telford which links 2 halves of an enormous embankment.
53.0692, -2.5355
Pasadena, California
Neon Retro Arcade
A ticket to this nostalgia-soaked arcade comes with free play on more than 40 classic games.
Sponsored By Visit Pasadena
Oslo, Norway
Villa Stenersen
Take a guided tour at this tucked-away villa, which is an internationally recognized architectural gem.
59.9393, 10.6986
Kalfafellsstadur, Iceland
Aircraft Mechanics Creed Monument
An airplane wing is a roadside art installation and monument on a remote stretch of highway.
64.1481, -15.9599
Hong Kong
Po Toi Island
Hong Kong’s barren, southernmost island is a throwback to the territory’s humble fishing village origins.
22.1653, 114.2530
Chicago, Illinois
Music Box Theatre
A historic 1929 art-house cinema that features independent, classic, cult, and foreign films in an atmospheric setting.
41.9499, -87.6639
Collado Villalba, Spain
Piedra del Concejo
This odd stone has served as a meeting place for local councils since the 17th century.
40.6455, -3.9921
Hermanus, South Africa
Fernkloof Nature Reserve
The world’s most biodiverse place when it comes to plants.
-34.3945, 19.2659
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