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41.6658, -86.1845
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38.8706, -77.0687
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47.5681, 10.6981
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29.9295, -94.2744
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London, England
God's Own Junkyard
A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.
51.5839, -0.0083
London, England
'The Naked Ladies'
No one knows who created the statues or if they are arranged properly—let alone the artwork's real name.
51.4468, -0.3242
London, England
Leadenhall Market
This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.
51.5126, -0.0834
Venice, Italy
The Mad Colored Houses of Burano
This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.
45.4855, 12.4172
Barcelona, Spain
Sagrada FamÃlia
Construction of Barcelona's iconic (but controversial) church is expected to be completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.
41.4036, 2.1744
County Antrim, Northern Ireland
The Dark Hedges
The atmospheric road was never meant to be so creepy.
55.1356, -6.3828
London, England
Brompton Cemetery
The sixth of London's "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries, and a source of unlikely inspiration to Beatrix Potter.
51.4828, -0.1871
San Francisco, California
Alcatraz Island
In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.
37.8267, -122.4230
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