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-3.7465, -73.2415
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32.0806, -81.0946
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51.5111, -0.1461
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Walnut Ridge, Arkansas
Beatles Park
This small Arkansas town once had a close encounter with the Beatles, and are determined never to let anyone forget that. Ever.
36.0648, -90.9628
Pocahontas, Arkansas
Pocahontas 'Meteorite'
Despite what scientists think, the town still says this is an extraterrestrial rock.
36.2608, -90.9713
Rothsay, Minnesota
World’s Largest Prairie Chicken
The statue honors the booming birds Rothsay, Minnesota, is famous for.
46.4814, -96.2816
Montrose, South Dakota
Porter Sculpture Park
A roadside collection of over-sized iron creations that are a bit more macabre than most.
43.6629, -97.1804
Toledo, Ohio
Jimmy Carter's Hot Dog Bun
This restaurant proudly displays bread signed by the 39th president.
41.6600, -83.5021
Madison, Wisconsin
Elvis Karate Fight Plaque
A stone marker memorializes the spot where the King broke up a street fight with a classic karate stance.
43.1170, -89.3250
Florence, Italy
Il Porcellino
This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.
43.7699, 11.2542
Florence, Italy
Galileo's Middle Finger
The middle finger of modernity.
43.7677, 11.2559
Chicago, Illinois
Willis Tower Glass Platform
Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.
41.8789, -87.6363
Chicago, Illinois
Tiffany Dome
This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.
41.8842, -87.6250
Lumio, France
The Abandoned Village of Occi
Resting on a hill overlooking the coast, these medieval ruins look completely deserted save for their restored chapel.
42.5845, 8.8392
Paris, France
Catacombes de Paris
The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.
48.8343, 2.3322
Nice, France
La Tete Carrée Library
This massive blockhead sculpture hides an entire library.
43.7030, 7.2791
Fairfield, Australia
Fruit Bats of Yarra Bend Park
Is there such thing as too many fruit bats? Not anymore.
-37.7954, 145.0120
Sydney, Australia
Cockatoo Island
Cockatoo Island is a Heritage-listed island in the middle of Sydney Harbour.
-33.8471, 151.1716
Port Arthur, Australia
Port Arthur Penal Colony
Relics of Australia's convict past, and a modern scene of unimaginable horror.
-43.1471, 147.8426
Sydney, Australia
Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney
Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!
-33.8646, 151.2198
Sydney, Australia
'Forgotten Songs' Sound Sculpture
A collaboration of art and ornithology mourns the calls of Sydney's lost birds.
-33.8672, 151.2078
Katoomba, Australia
Three Sisters
This trio of Australian rock spires may have inspired aboriginal legend or just modern tourism.
-33.7322, 150.3122
Guatape, Colombia
Guatapé
The Andean town where every single building is decorated with a brightly colored frieze.
6.2311, -75.1535
Bogotá, Colombia
Central Cemetery of Bogotá
Storied crypts fill the most famous cemetery in Colombia.
4.6164, -74.0749
New York, New York
Hallett Nature Sanctuary
Long the exclusive domain of birds and vagabonds, this little-known Central Park peninsula is open to the public once more.
40.7665, -73.9750
New York, New York
Track 61
This abandoned subway station beneath the Waldorf-Astoria hotel is allegedly used to secretly transport presidents.
40.7563, -73.9735
New York, New York
Site of the Pan Am Helipad
This Manhattan skyscraper is a reminder of the brief but glorious age of urban air taxis.
40.7533, -73.9765
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