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North Carolina
Whalehead Club
This historic Art Nouveau mansion has guided tours and impressive views of the Currituck Sound.
36.3734, -75.8323
Edinburgh, Scotland
Mural of the Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home
A colorful mural decorates one of the city's oldest animal shelters.
55.9642, -3.1295
Sisters, Oregon
The Fantastic Museum
A small Oregon museum is filled with a robust history.
44.2912, -121.5496
Wrocław, Poland
Wrocław’s Former City Prison
This ex-prison dates back to the Middle Ages.
51.1126, 17.0327
Soquel, California
Land of Medicine Buddha
A Buddhist retreat built on more than 100 acres of California Redwood forest.
37.0105, -121.9349
Swift Run, Virginia
Knights of the Golden Horseshoe Markers
On the side of a Virginia highway, a collection of monuments commemorates an 18th-century trek through the Blue Ridge Mountains.
38.3578, -78.5474
Bedford, Virginia
National D-Day Memorial
This monument is dedicated to those lost on June 6, 1944, in the town with that day’s highest per-capita casualty rate.
37.3305, -79.5359
Benalmádena, Spain
Castillo Monumento Colomares
A New York–based physician returned home to Spain to build his own elaborate monument to Christopher Columbus.
36.5915, -4.5724
Italy
Italia Viaduct
Constructed during the 1960s, this bridge is still the highest in Italy.
39.9386, 15.9595
Tournai, Belgium
Belfry of Tournai
After the construction of a nearby cathedral obstructed the view, the oldest belfry in Belgium was more than doubled in height.
50.6057, 3.3880
Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, Poland
Modlin Fortress Granary
In northeastern Poland, the ruins of a massive granary overlook the Narew River.
52.4335, 20.6810
Boulder, Colorado
Valmont Butte
This now-abandoned outcrop is an important Native American spiritual site, overtaken by European settlers and mining pollution.
40.0308, -105.2117
Mexico City, Mexico
Salón de Cabildos (City Hall)
History is on display in this hall, which has served as the seat of city government for centuries.
19.4315, -99.1338
Istanbul, Turkey
Isa Yusuf Alptekin Park
A tiny park in the middle of some big power politics.
41.0051, 28.9750
Krakow, Poland
St. Mary's Basilica
St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.
50.0614, 19.9401
Wrocław, Poland
Monument In Honor of the Slaughtered Animals
In the center of Wrocław's old meat market stands a somber tribute to the city's livestock.
51.1122, 17.0306
Edinburgh, Scotland
The Writers' Museum
This small museum in a 17th-century building honors three iconic Scottish writers.
55.9496, -3.1939
Rome, Italy
Sisinnius Fresco in the Basilica San Clemente
A rather vulgar example of the transition from Latin to the Italian vernacular.
41.8893, 12.4976
Edinburgh, Scotland
The Witchery
Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.
55.9488, -3.1956
gołdapski, Poland
Stańczyki Viaducts
The two abandoned overpasses are among the largest bridges in Poland.
54.2975, 22.6545
Port Talbot, Wales
Baked Bean Museum of Excellence
The world’s only museum dedicated to baked beans.
51.5940, -3.8128
Monmouth, Wales
Monnow Bridge
The only medieval bridge in Britain with its defensive tower still in tact.
51.8091, -2.7199
Portland, Oregon
International Rose Test Garden
10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.
45.5191, -122.7054
Denver, Colorado
Colfax Avenue Museum
This eclectic collection documents the wild legacies of "America's Wickedest Street."
39.7398, -104.9566
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